Journal of real-time image processing: fourth issue of volume 21

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (2024) 21:135 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11554-024-01516-7 EDITORIAL Journal of real‑time image processing: fourth issue of volume 21 Nasser Kehtarnavaz1 © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024 This editorial provides an update of the status of Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (JRTIP). First, I am pleased to report that JRTIP has become a top 25% rated Springer Nature Journal in terms of authors satisfaction in the authors survey conducted by Springer Nature. In response to the inquiries "The editorial advice and comments throughout the process helped to improve the paper" and "The editors managed the peer review process well," JRTIP received a score of 96% satisfaction. This reflects a very positive experience the authors have had publishing their research work in the journal. I would like to express my gratitude to the associate editors for their excellent editorial contributions. It is also worth pointing out that the number of JRTIP papers downloads topped 200,000 in 2023, a substantial increase over 2022. This is an indication of the growing stature of JRTIP in the category of journals in imaging science and photographic technology. The journal has now fully transitioned into the new reviewing system called Springer Nature’s Article Processing Platform (SNAPP). Since the last editorial, several new features have been added to SNAPP that have improved the reviewing process of manuscripts. These features include enhancements in managing reviewers, notifications improvements, and an improved reviewer dashboard. A Springer sponsored editorial board lunch meeting was recently held during the 2024 SPIE Conference on RealTime image Processing and Deep Learning in Maryland, USA. In this meeting, steps that can be taken to improve the SNAPP reviewing system as well as ways to raise the visibility of JRTIP were discussed and several suggestions were made to the Springer management regarding these issues. A picture of those in attendance at the meeting appears in Fig. 1. As a final item of this editorial, I would like to mention the changes that have occurred in the editorial board since the last editorial. The Associate Editors Dr. Ahmed Bouridane, Dr. Emre Celebi, Dr. Sergio Goma, and Dr. Luis Salgado have retired/stepped down from the editorial board. I would like to thank them for their service and contributions to JRTIP during their tenure as associate editors. Meanwhile, Dr. Chandan Gope, Dr. Reza Pourreza, Dr. Jianfeng Ren, and Dr. Haoran Wei have joined JRTIP as associated editors. I wish to welcome them to the editorial board. As always, I would like to express my appreciation to the reviewers, the associate editors, and the Springer management for contributing to JRTIP in one way or another. Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. * Nasser Kehtarnavaz 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA Vol.:(0123456789) 135 Page 2 of 2 Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (2024) 21:135 Fig.1  Editorial Board Meeting in April 2024—from left to right: Elizabeth Dziubela, Abhishek Sehgal, Mukul Shirvaikar, and Nasser Kehtarnavaz  (...truncated)