Introduction to the Winter 2023 Issue

Abstract

Welcome to Volume 3 of IEEE Journal of Microwaves! In this issue we combine a complete set of regular contributions with Part 1 of a Microwave Theory and Technology Society 70th Anniversary commemoration, consisting of some twenty-one specially invited papers embodying this major milestone in the history of the organization. Several additional articles, including some major historic overviews, are to be released in our spring issue of JMW which contains Part 2 of this 70th Anniversary celebration. In order to make it possible to bring up all the anniversary issue papers contained in both parts one and two using a single database search, every special issue paper contains the index term: “MTT 70th Anniversary Special Issue.” The full set (covering two issues) of 70th anniversary papers can be accessed using a simple parenthesis-delineated search of the five-word phrase. Plans are also in place to combine all the on-line papers into a full-color print issue for distribution upon request. In addition to this very nice collection of quality papers, we celebrate six of our Outstanding Reviewers of 2021 and 2022 and announce our first IEEE Journal of Microwaves Best Paper prize.

Keywords

• Winter issue
• opening editorial
• MTT 70th Anniversary Special Issue
• outstanding reviewers
• reviewer recognition
• best paper prize