From: "Killingworth,Sara" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 09:06:20 +0000

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*PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*



*Healthcare Technology Letters now publishing as Gold Open Access*



The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that from
2017, its rapid-publication journal *Healthcare Technology Letters (HTL)*
will publish under a gold open access model. The journal will also increase
in frequency from 4 issues to 6 issues per year.



Launched in 2014, *HTL* was developed to provide a home for peer-reviewed,
innovative and timely research in the multi-disciplinary area of healthcare
technology. The switch to a fully open access model enables essential
research in this fast moving field to be made freely available to anyone
who wishes to read it and use it. Articles are also deposited immediately
in PubMed Central, further increasing visibility and discoverability of
research.



Speaking of the announcement, Vincent Cassidy, Head of Academic Markets at
the IET: said, “Open access continues to grow in popularity and is becoming
increasingly mandated by both funding bodies and universities. By changing
the publishing model of *HTL* to fully open access, we can help researchers
comply more easily with these mandates whilst aligning with the overall
mission of the IET to support the progression of research across all
engineering disciplines.”



An e-first journal, *HTL* focuses on the most recent advances within a wide
scope of disciplines, encompassing biomedical engineering, and computer and
information science for healthcare. It is supported by a prestigious,
international editorial board comprising members with expertise across a
wide range of healthcare technologies.



Cassidy added: “In the relatively short time it has been publishing, HTL
has seen a significant increase in submissions which further underpins our
decision to make this essential information openly accessible. The journal
is quickly becoming established as a resource to keep readers and
researchers abreast of the latest developments in healthcare technology.
The change in business model and increase in publication frequency will
help us to better serve this community who depend on timely access to novel
research.”



Article processing charges for papers accepted for publication in 2017 will
be waived. The first fully open access issue of *Healthcare Technology
Letters* will publish in February 2017.



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*About Healthcare Technology Letters*



Healthcare technology is a rapidly advancing, interdisciplinary field and
Healthcare Technology Letters has been designed to meet the needs of
researchers working in this context. The journal aims to bring together an
audience of biomedical and electrical engineers, physical and computer
scientists, and mathematicians to enable the exchange of the latest ideas
and advances through rapid online publication of original healthcare
technology research. Healthcare Technology Letters is included in PubMed
Central and is available to view on the IET Digital Library at
www.ietdl.org/htl. .



*About the Editor-in-Chief*


Professor Christopher James, University of Warwick, UK



Professor James is Director of Warwick Engineering in Biomedicine, at the
University of Warwick, which brings together the diverse biomedical
engineering research of the university’s School of Engineering. His
research activity centres on the development of biomedical signal and
pattern processing techniques, as well as the use of technological
innovations, to advance healthcare and promote wellbeing. Primarily, his
interest lies in the field of neural engineering and in behaviour
monitoring through unobtrusive measurements. He has published over 160
papers in neural engineering in varied biomedical engineering journals and
served as a conference referee. He is an active figure in both the
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). In 2012 he was awarded the IET
Sir Monty Finniston Achievement Award for his work in the Biomedical
Engineering field.



*About The IET*


The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over
167,000 members in 150 countries. It is also the most interdisciplinary –
to reflect the increasingly diverse nature of engineering in the 21st
century. Energy, transport, manufacturing, information and communications,
and the built environment: the IET covers them all.



The IET is working to engineer a better world by inspiring, informing and
influencing our members, engineers and technicians, and all those who are
touched by, or touch, the work of engineers.



We want to build the profile of engineering and change outdated perceptions
about engineering in order to tackle the skills gap. This includes
encouraging more women to become engineers and growing the number of
engineering apprentices.



For more information, visit www.theiet.org





*Sara Killingworth*

Solutions Marketing Manager, Knowledge Services