Articles should be prepared according to the following guidelines:
- Style: Magazine articles should be accessible and interesting. Your article should be clear to an undergraduate engineering student, for example.
- Source file: Submit your article in Microsoft Word format, single column format, single line spacing.
- Abstract: You need to include a 150-250-word abstract to be displayed in IEEE Xplore. Written as one paragraph and should not contain mathematical equations or tabular material. It should include three or four keywords or phrases and be grammatically correct.
- Word Count: Articles are limited to approximately 5000 to 6000 words.
- Illustrations: We encourage 10-12 Figures/Tables/Images. IEEE accepts PS, EPS, PDF, PNG, JPG or TIFF formats for graphics submission. Please note that we need permission to use any images that are not your own.
- Resolution: Minimum 300 dpi. Most graphics are published at one column width (3.5 inches / 89 mm) or two column width (7.16 inches / 182 mm).
- Bylined: Provide short author bio(s) at the end of the article – one or two sentences. Emphasis on name and affiliation.
- References: Include a few references at the end, typically 10-15. Please minimize self-references. Any image permissions should be included in captions.
- Peer Review: The article will be peer reviewed by at least two experts before going to print. Any comments/suggestions by the reviewers must be implemented by the authors.
- Copyright form: Before going to production, the author must sign an IEEE copyright form and confirm that we have permission for all content including images.
Upon Acceptance
If your article is accepted for publication, you will be required to submit the following material:
- The source file for the final version of the article in Word or LaTeX format (be sure to include the names of all of the authors)
- The final version of the article in PDF format (the PDF must match the source file)
- You need to include a 150-250 word abstract to be displayed in IEEE Xplore. Written as one paragraph and should not contain mathematical equations or tabular material. It should include three or four keywords or phrases and be grammatically correct.
- A separate source file for each figure in jpg, gif, tif, or eps format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi (name each file according to its relationship to the article, e.g., fig1.eps, fig2.tif, etc.)
- The name, mailing address, and phone number of the corresponding author.