It was established in 2013 and covers all IEEE fields of interest.

The founding editor-in-chief was Michael Pecht (University of Maryland) and the current editor-in-chief is Derek Abbott (University of Adelaide).

[1] The journal hosts special sections that highlight a specific topic of general IEEE interest.

Associate editors propose a concentration area that emphasizes applications-oriented and interdisciplinary topics.

Together with the editorial staff a "Call for Papers" is then sent to academic and industrial researchers soliciting the submissions of manuscripts that identify and discuss technical challenges and recent results on the topic of that section.