Salcic EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems 2011, 2011:1 EDITORIAL Open Access EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems now publishing with SpringerOpen Zoran Salcic As the Editor-in-Chief, it is my pleasure to open this new Chapter in the development of EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems. After five years since its foundation and publication within Hindawi publishing, the Journal has just been transferred to Springer and will be published on the SpringerOpen platform. The first five years were exciting as a part of a pioneering effort to create a journal on a highly contestable topic within the relatively inexperienced publisher. However, with the joint work of the. | Salcic EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems 2011 2011 1 http content 2011 1 1 EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems a Springeropen Journal EDITORIAL Open Access EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems now publishing with SpringerOpen Zoran Salcic As the Editor-in-Chief it is my pleasure to open this new Chapter in the development of EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems. After five years since its foundation and publication within Hindawi publishing the Journal has just been transferred to Springer and will be published on the SpringerOpen platform. The first five years were exciting as a part of a pioneering effort to create a journal on a highly contestable topic within the relatively inexperienced publisher. However with the joint work of the Editorial board the publisher the support of EURASIP and numerous enthusiastic authors and contributors the EURASIP JES has found its way to the scientific community and has grown in a respectable place for exchange of the most recent ideas and results in the broader area of embedded systems. The journal successfully attracted many special issues ranging from very theoretical to very application oriented as the area of embedded systems is. Now the journal is facing an even more exciting period by being transferred under umbrella of a well known and trusted Springer brand which will give a new momentum to the journal development and increase the visibility and impact on research community. Recent changes and additions to the Editorial board are on the lines of the strengthening in terms of reputation and geographical presence quality of contributions and peer-reviews which will continue in the same direction in future. By being open JES will be available to the widest audience and make a way to all corners of the world. At the same time with the Springer s help and resources as well as excellent web presence the journal has chance to develop even faster and become one of the major intersection points and .