

AEs can also serve for additional terms, but it is normally required that the AE takes a break for at least one year before rejoining the editorial board. Terms may be extended by an additional year in cases of special needs.

The initial term of an AE is one year, which can be extended by two more years after a one-year checkpoint review conducted by the Senior Editors Panel. Typically, successful AE candidates have demonstrated their active involvement in the scientific life of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), including publications in RAS journals and conferences.

2 Role and ResponsibilitiesĪEs are selected based on their judgment and the scientific quality of their research international reputation likely ability to recruit reviewers diversity in research topic expertise, geography, and gender and reliability and commitment to service. The purpose of this document is to describe typical duties, procedures, and best practices for T-RO AEs. AEs are responsible for the fair and thorough review and evaluation of a paper’s originality, relevance, significance, technical correctness, organization and presentation, and references in a timely fashion. IEEE Transactions on Robotics Information for Associate EditorsĪssociate Editors (AEs), and the reviewers they recruit, play the most critical role in ensuring the quality and reputation of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO).
