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With time passing imperceptibly, _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ has indeed attracted the attention of its international peers in MEMS and nanotechnology since it was launched as a new

journal on May 28, 2015. _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ is the first engineering journal co-published by the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the Institute of Electronics of Chinese

Academy of Sciences (IECAS). On behalf of the editorial board of _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_, we would like to express our deep gratitude to our readers, authors, and reviewers. We

sincerely thank all of you for your strong and consistent support! As we all know, for an international journal to have great impact globally, its publications must be of the highest quality

and reflect the research field globally. Only by receiving original papers from around the world and assessing them by international peers, we can select the high-quality papers to match

the leading academic standards. The quality of the review and processing of manuscripts is essential for us. On this basis, since launching the journal, _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_

has been adhering to the rigorous peer-review process. As it was founded last year, with the assistance of our international editorial board members and editors from around the world as well

as benefitting from the international profile of the NPG, _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ has accumulated experts from 22 countries and regions to submit 110 invited and contributed

papers on their most recent research (Figure 1). Using our strict and rigorous review process, 48 peer-reviewed papers from 69 academic organizations in 13 countries and regions were

formally accepted for publication (Figure 2). Several leading experts were invited as new editorial board members, and now the editorial board has 40 internationally renowned experts from 12

countries and regions (Figure 3). The international peer-review process can ensure the quality of publications to meet the international standards at a high level. Currently, the reviewer

database of _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ has more than 3000 experts. As of May 28, 2016, 202 international experts from 27 countries and regions are involved in the peer-review

process of submitted manuscripts (Figure 4). Hereby we express our heartfelt thanks for their professional service and strong support. _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ constantly strives

to facilitate and stimulate the research community to develop new concepts and methods for advancement of some specific hot topics. Three special issues including Micro and Nano Systems for

Cell Analysis, Nanomanufacturing, Optofluidics are under development, and are scheduled for publications starting from the end of 2016. The journal aims to publish leading, peer-reviewed

fundamental and applied research in the exciting and emerging fields of microsystems and nanoengineering. Submissions are welcome in fields including design (theory, modeling, or

simulation), fabrication, characterization, reliability, packaging, and applications of devices and systems with micro- or nano-scale features. This new joint publication will provide a

rapid forum for the dissemination of original research articles and selected high-quality review articles in all aspects of microsystems and nanoengineering with an emphasis on fundamental

research. We will continue to publish papers alongside more general research summaries to increase readership and create impact, in a manner that will distinguish the new _Nature_ journal

from other journals in MEMS and nanoengineering. Benefitting from the great publication expertise of both the NPG and the IECAS, we believe that _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ will

become one of the boutique journals in the field. We also believe that the advent of _Microsystems & Nanoengineering_ is bound to make a positive contribution to the spread of new

knowledge and the development of microsystems and nanotechnology globally. AUTHOR INFORMATION Author notes * Tel: 1-612-626-1636 E-mail: [email protected] * [email protected] AUTHORS AND

AFFILIATIONS * Editor-in-Chief, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Yirong Wu * Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of

Sciences, Beijing, China, Yirong Wu * Executive Editor-in-Chief, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Ian White * Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering and Professor, University of

Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Ian White * Executive Editor-in-Chief, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Tianhong Cui * Professor, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis,

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