This is related to the JCR note  Many authors are waiting that the JMPEE goes back to JCR Thomson list now that Impact Factor is becoming the only meter with which academics are pushed to judge the journals. The idea is to invite the authors of the proceeding papers to submit their contributions detailed enough in discussion that are suitable for a journal, this quality is reflected in the Impact factor that shows the relative amount of cites that the paper have in average. If enough papers are obtained from this sources  an Special Issue dedicated to such event could be produced.

The upcoming meetings are PACRIM 2011, IMPI 45 and AMPERE 13. It is known that the risk of receiving poor papers is high because of the Impact Factor of JMPEE, the editorial plan addressed to the organizer of those meetings cannot contain the guarantee of having JMPEE listed by that time because it is an external procedure, which certainly would be started as soon as possible. However, among the many presenters in large conferences, there are always people writing very nice and good papers papers regardless other circumstances.

The idea for these conferences is that in most of them the papers are accepted based on the abstracts, then people send the paper to be published in the proceedings. It is common that papers are very well written for proceedings, but require some improvement for being considered in a journal. So the idea is inviting people to submit both versions, one for the proceedings and one for the journal. Maybe, the invitation for submitting a journal version could emerge from reviewing the proceedings version. This is only an idea, both invitations could be prepared at the same time.

What it is important is that the journal version should be submitted before the meeting, the latest at the beginning of the meeting, and be reviewed by a committee organized by the Guest Editor, and announce during the  meeting when the accepted papers would be published. By the end of the meeting the verdict over the papers should be delivered.