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IEEE Paper Format | Template & Guidelines
Published on August 24, 2022 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on April 6, 2023.
IEEE provides guidelines for formatting your paper. These guidelines must be followed when you’re submitting a manuscript for publication in an IEEE journal. Some of the key guidelines are:
- Formatting the text as two columns, in Times New Roman, 10 pt.
- Including a byline, an abstract , and a set of keywords at the start of the research paper
- Placing any figures, tables, and equations at the top or bottom of a column, not in the middle
- Following the appropriate heading styles for any headings you use
- Including a full list of IEEE references at the end
- Not including page numbers
To learn more about the specifics of IEEE paper format, check out the free template below. Note that you may not need to follow these rules if you’ve only been told to use IEEE citation format for a student paper. But you do need to follow them to submit to IEEE publications.
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The template below can be used to make sure that your paper follows IEEE format. It’s set up with custom Word styles for all the different parts of the text, with the right fonts and formatting and with further explanation of key points.
Make sure to remove all the explanatory text in the template when you insert your own.
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IEEE recommends specific heading styles to distinguish the title and different levels of heading in your paper from each other. Styles for each of these are built into the template.
The paper title is written in 24 pt. Times New Roman, centered at the top of the first page. Other headings are all written in 10 pt. Times New Roman:
- Level 1 text headings begin with a roman numeral followed by a period. They are written in small caps, in title case, and centered.
- Level 2 text headings begin with a capital letter followed by a period. They are italicized, left-aligned, and written in title case.
- Level 3 text headings begin with a number followed by a closing parenthesis . They are italicized, written in sentence case, and indented like a regular paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon .
- Level 4 text headings begin with a lowercase letter followed by a closing parenthesis. They are italicized, written in sentence case, and indented slightly further than a normal paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon.
- Component headings are used for the different components of your paper outside of the main text, such as the acknowledgments and references. They are written in small caps, in title case, centered, and without any numbering.
You should use 10 pt. Times New Roman font in your IEEE format paper .
For the paper title, 26 pt. Times New Roman is used. For some other paper elements like table footnotes, the font can be slightly smaller. All the correct stylings are available in our free IEEE format template .
No, page numbers are not included in an IEEE format paper . If you’re submitting to an IEEE publication, page numbers will be added in the final publication but aren’t needed in the manuscript.
IEEE paper format requires you to include an abstract summarizing the content of your paper. It appears at the start of the paper, right after you list your name and affiliation.
The abstract begins with the word “Abstract,” italicized and followed by an em dash. The abstract itself follows immediately on the same line. The entire section is written in bold font. For example: “ Abstract —This paper discusses … ”
You can find the correct format for your IEEE abstract and other parts of the paper in our free IEEE paper format template .
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- Manuscript should be prepared in a double column, single-spaced format using a required IEEE Access template. A Word or LaTex file and a PDF file are both required upon submission. Content on each file must match exactly. File sizes should not exceed 40MB. Download IEEE Access Templates for Microsoft Word and LaTex.
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- Short biographies are required for ALL authors on an article submission. As indicated in the required IEEE Access templates, biographies of all authors should be included directly within the article below the references section.
- All authors should be listed on both the source file (Word of LaTex file) and the manuscript PDF file. When submitting your files ensure the submission system successfully extracts the full author list from your files.
- The article should be thoroughly reviewed for proper grammar before being submitted. Articles with poor grammar will be immediately rejected. If needed, IEEE Access offers Paperpal Preflight to assist authors in checking their manuscript for grammar issues prior to submission. Check your manuscript on Paperpal Preflight by clicking here .
- All research works should be carefully referenced. More information to avoid plagiarism is listed below. Do not include references that are not relevant to your work, and carefully check each reference for accuracy and ensure that they have not been retracted, as retracted references can undermine the validity of your work.
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- IEEE Access does not have a page limit; however, we strongly recommend keeping the page count under 50 pages for ease of readability. Longer articles may result in longer peer review times. Additional content can be added as supplementary material.
- In alignment with the IEEE Code of Ethics and with respect to the wishes of the subject of the image, IEEE will no longer accept submitted papers which include the ‘Lena image’. For more information please click here .
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Preparation of Papers for IEEE Sponsored Conferences & Symposia*
This electronic document is a ÒliveÓ template. The various components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] are already defined on the style sheet, as illustrated by the portions given in this document.
I INTRODUCTION
This template provides authors with most of the formatting specifications needed for preparing electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of use when formatting individual papers, (2) automatic compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate the concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3) conformity of style throughout a conference proceedings. Margins, column widths, line spacing, and type styles are built-in; examples of the type styles are provided throughout this document and are identified in italic type, within parentheses, following the example. Some components, such as multi-leveled equations, graphics, and tables are not prescribed, although the various table text styles are provided. The formatter will need to create these components, incorporating the applicable criteria that follow.
II PROCEDURE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION
Ii-a selecting a template (heading 2).
First, confirm that you have the correct template for your paper size. This template has been tailored for output on the US-letter paper size. It may be used for A4 paper size if the paper size setting is suitably modified.
II-B Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications
The template is used to format your paper and style the text. All margins, column widths, line spaces, and text fonts are prescribed; please do not alter them. You may note peculiarities. For example, the head margin in this template measures proportionately more than is customary. This measurement and others are deliberate, using specifications that anticipate your paper as one part of the entire proceedings, and not as an independent document. Please do not revise any of the current designations
Before you begin to format your paper, first write and save the content as a separate text file. Keep your text and graphic files separate until after the text has been formatted and styled. Do not use hard tabs, and limit use of hard returns to only one return at the end of a paragraph. Do not add any kind of pagination anywhere in the paper. Do not number text heads-the template will do that for you.
Finally, complete content and organizational editing before formatting. Please take note of the following items when proofreading spelling and grammar:
III-A Abbreviations and Acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are used in the text, even after they have been defined in the abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc, and rms do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in the title or heads unless they are unavoidable.
III-B Units
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary units (in parentheses). An exception would be the use of English units as identifiers in trade, such as Ò3.5-inch disk driveÓ.
Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads to confusion because equations do not balance dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly state the units for each quantity that you use in an equation.
Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations of units: ÒWb/m2Ó or Òwebers per square meterÓ, not Òwebers/m2Ó. Spell out units when they appear in text: Ò. . . a few henriesÓ, not Ò. . . a few HÓ.
Use a zero before decimal points: Ò0.25Ó, not Ò.25Ó. Use Òcm3Ó, not ÒccÓ. (bullet list)
III-C Equations
The equations are an exception to the prescribed specifications of this template. You will need to determine whether or not your equation should be typed using either the Times New Roman or the Symbol font (please no other font). To create multileveled equations, it may be necessary to treat the equation as a graphic and insert it into the text after your paper is styled. Number equations consecutively. Equation numbers, within parentheses, are to position flush right, as in (1), using a right tab stop. To make your equations more compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents. Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and variables, but not Greek symbols. Use a long dash rather than a hyphen for a minus sign. Punctuate equations with commas or periods when they are part of a sentence, as in
Note that the equation is centered using a center tab stop. Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined before or immediately following the equation. Use Ò(1)Ó, not ÒEq. (1)Ó or Òequation (1)Ó, except at the beginning of a sentence: ÒEquation (1) is . . .Ó
III-D Some Common Mistakes
The word ÒdataÓ is plural, not singular.
The subscript for the permeability of vacuum ?0, and other common scientific constants, is zero with subscript formatting, not a lowercase letter ÒoÓ.
In American English, commas, semi-/colons, periods, question and exclamation marks are located within quotation marks only when a complete thought or name is cited, such as a title or full quotation. When quotation marks are used, instead of a bold or italic typeface, to highlight a word or phrase, punctuation should appear outside of the quotation marks. A parenthetical phrase or statement at the end of a sentence is punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the parentheses.)
A graph within a graph is an ÒinsetÓ, not an ÒinsertÓ. The word alternatively is preferred to the word ÒalternatelyÓ (unless you really mean something that alternates).
Do not use the word ÒessentiallyÓ to mean ÒapproximatelyÓ or ÒeffectivelyÓ.
In your paper title, if the words Òthat usesÓ can accurately replace the word ÒusingÓ, capitalize the ÒuÓ; if not, keep using lower-cased.
Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones ÒaffectÓ and ÒeffectÓ, ÒcomplementÓ and ÒcomplimentÓ, ÒdiscreetÓ and ÒdiscreteÓ, ÒprincipalÓ and ÒprincipleÓ.
Do not confuse ÒimplyÓ and ÒinferÓ.
The prefix ÒnonÓ is not a word; it should be joined to the word it modifies, usually without a hyphen.
There is no period after the ÒetÓ in the Latin abbreviation Òet al.Ó.
The abbreviation Òi.e.Ó means Òthat isÓ, and the abbreviation Òe.g.Ó means Òfor exampleÓ.
IV USING THE TEMPLATE
Use this sample document as your LaTeX source file to create your document. Save this file as root.tex . You have to make sure to use the cls file that came with this distribution. If you use a different style file, you cannot expect to get required margins. Note also that when you are creating your out PDF file, the source file is only part of the equation. Your T e X → → \rightarrow → PDF filter determines the output file size. Even if you make all the specifications to output a letter file in the source - if your filter is set to produce A4, you will only get A4 output.
It is impossible to account for all possible situation, one would encounter using T e X . If you are using multiple T e X files you must make sure that the “MAIN“ source file is called root.tex - this is particularly important if your conference is using PaperPlaza’s built in T e X to PDF conversion tool.
IV-A Headings, etc
Text heads organize the topics on a relational, hierarchical basis. For example, the paper title is the primary text head because all subsequent material relates and elaborates on this one topic. If there are two or more sub-topics, the next level head (uppercase Roman numerals) should be used and, conversely, if there are not at least two sub-topics, then no subheads should be introduced. Styles named ÒHeading 1Ó, ÒHeading 2Ó, ÒHeading 3Ó, and ÒHeading 4Ó are prescribed.
IV-B Figures and Tables
Positioning Figures and Tables: Place figures and tables at the top and bottom of columns. Avoid placing them in the middle of columns. Large figures and tables may span across both columns. Figure captions should be below the figures; table heads should appear above the tables. Insert figures and tables after they are cited in the text. Use the abbreviation ÒFig. 1Ó, even at the beginning of a sentence.
One | Two |
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Three | Four |
We suggest that you use a text box to insert a graphic (which is ideally a 300 dpi TIFF or EPS file, with all fonts embedded) because, in an document, this method is somewhat more stable than directly inserting a picture.
Figure Labels: Use 8 point Times New Roman for Figure labels. Use words rather than symbols or abbreviations when writing Figure axis labels to avoid confusing the reader. As an example, write the quantity ÒMagnetizationÓ, or ÒMagnetization, MÓ, not just ÒMÓ. If including units in the label, present them within parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. In the example, write ÒMagnetization (A/m)Ó or ÒMagnetization A[m(1)]Ó, not just ÒA/mÓ. Do not label axes with a ratio of quantities and units. For example, write ÒTemperature (K)Ó, not ÒTemperature/K.Ó
V CONCLUSIONS
A conclusion section is not required. Although a conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest applications and extensions.
Appendixes should appear before the acknowledgment.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The preferred spelling of the word ÒacknowledgmentÓ in America is without an ÒeÓ after the ÒgÓ. Avoid the stilted expression, ÒOne of us (R. B. G.) thanks . . .Ó Instead, try ÒR. B. G. thanksÓ. Put sponsor acknowledgments in the unnumbered footnote on the first page.
References are important to the reader; therefore, each citation must be complete and correct. If at all possible, references should be commonly available publications.
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IEEE Paper Format | Template & Guidelines
Published on 28 August 2022 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on 6 April 2023.
IEEE provides guidelines for formatting your paper. These guidelines must be followed when you’re submitting a manuscript for publication in an IEEE journal. Some of the key guidelines are:
- Formatting the text as two columns, in Times New Roman, 10 pt
- Including a byline, an abstract , and a set of keywords at the start of the research paper
- Placing any figures, tables, and equations at the top or bottom of a column, not in the middle
- Following the appropriate heading styles for any headings you use
- Including a full list of IEEE references at the end
- Not including page numbers
To learn more about the specifics of IEEE paper format, check out the free template below. Note that you may not need to follow these rules if you’ve only been told to use IEEE citation format for a student paper. But you do need to follow them to submit to IEEE publications.
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Ieee format template, ieee heading styles, frequently asked questions about ieee paper format.
The template below can be used to make sure that your paper follows IEEE format. It’s set up with custom Word styles for all the different parts of the text, with the right fonts and formatting and with further explanation of key points.
Make sure to remove all the explanatory text in the template when you insert your own.
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IEEE recommends specific heading styles to distinguish the title and different levels of heading in your paper from each other. Styles for each of these are built into the template.
The paper title is written in 24 pt Times New Roman, centred at the top of the first page. Other headings are all written in 10 pt Times New Roman:
- Level 1 text headings begin with a roman numeral followed by a full stop. They are written in small caps, in title case, and centred.
- Level 2 text headings begin with a capital letter followed by a full stop. They are italicised, left-aligned, and written in title case.
- Level 3 text headings begin with a number followed by a closing parenthesis . They are italicised, written in sentence case, and indented like a regular paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon .
- Level 4 text headings begin with a lowercase letter followed by a closing parenthesis. They are italicised, written in sentence case, and indented slightly further than a normal paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon.
- Component headings are used for the different components of your paper outside of the main text, such as the acknowledgments and references. They are written in small caps, in title case, centred, and without any numbering.
You should use 10 pt. Times New Roman font in your IEEE format paper .
For the paper title, 26 pt. Times New Roman is used. For some other paper elements like table footnotes, the font can be slightly smaller. All the correct stylings are available in our free IEEE format template .
No, page numbers are not included in an IEEE format paper . If you’re submitting to an IEEE publication, page numbers will be added in the final publication but aren’t needed in the manuscript.
IEEE paper format requires you to include an abstract summarising the content of your paper. It appears at the start of the paper, right after you list your name and affiliation.
The abstract begins with the word ‘Abstract,’ italicised and followed by an em dash. The abstract itself follows immediately on the same line. The entire section is written in bold font. For example: ‘ Abstract —This paper discusses …’
You can find the correct format for your IEEE abstract and other parts of the paper in our free IEEE paper format template .
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Important criteria for proceedings regular papers.
Proceedings of the IEEE publishes survey, review, tutorial-type papers that are of broad and long-range interest to the electronics, electrical engineering, and computer science communities.
- Tutorial papers that explain a technology and may give practical information for implementing it. These papers are written for the purpose of informing non-specialist engineers about a particular technology.
- Review or Survey papers that have a common goal to critically examine a technology, highlighting its pros and cons, issues, ramifications, applications, and potential as well as describing its future technological prospects. Surveys should provide a comprehensive coverage of the entire technology from its inception, while reviews should cover in depth one or more of its most important aspects.
- All papers must provide novel insights and new perspectives.
- Prospective authors should be renowned experts in the subject of the submitted paper and have a distinguished publication record in the field. They must have the ability to effectively communicate the technical concepts to a broad audience which includes specialists in related fields.
- Papers that primarily report new results (transactions-type papers);
- Papers that provide a review, survey, tutorial treatment of a niche topic (primarily of interest to a specialized research community); systematic literature reviews that do not provide a critical evaluation of the technology or provide insight into future directions;
- Papers that provide a superficial treatment of the technology.
Preparing Your Regular Paper
Cover Letter : Each regular paper submission must be accompanied by a cover letter outlining the details below. Submissions that do not include a detailed cover letter may be returned without review.
- Description of topic and its importance to a broad audience
- Type of coverage (survey, review, tutorial)
- Explanation on how the paper differs from existing surveys, reviews, tutorials on the topic
- Brief biography of authors highlighting their qualifications for writing the paper, including references to previously published material
- Background citations that extend beyond author’s own work to demonstrate the appeal of the topic to a broad audience
Length of Paper : Proceedings papers tend to be longer than typical transactions-type papers. The typical regular paper is between 20-25 pages long, when formatted using the standard IEEE transactions template. Although there is no page limit, we strongly recommend that papers be no more than 35 pages long, for ease of readability. Additional content may be added as supplementary material, if appropriate.
Grammar : Proper grammar is a requirement for publication in Proceedings of the IEEE . Any articles submitted with poor grammar will be rejected. If needed, IEEE offers a 3rd-party service for language polishing, for a fee: https://www.aje.com/c/ieee (use the URL to claim a 10% discount). Authors may also be interested in using Grammarly, which is a free writing application that can provide feedback on grammar.
Formatting and Style : For detailed instructions on how to prepare your paper, such as IEEE style manual, article templates, frequently asked questions, multimedia, and graphics, visit the IEEE Author Center . Authors can use the standard transactions template for Proceedings of the IEEE . Authors’ photographs and biographies should be included along with the paper. Biographies should not exceed 200 words.
Supplementary Materials : Authors are encouraged to submit supplementary materials (code, data, video, etc.) along with their papers to enhance the information contained in the papers, leading to richer content for readers. Supplementary materials can be submitted in any of the following formats:
- A 2-3 minute abstract video introducing the paper
- A 45 minute to 1 hour video giving in-depth tutorial coverage of the paper
- A code demo or a lab demo involving hardware
To learn more about how to create an author video, please visit our guide to author videos .
Proceedings of the IEEE has also adopted the following services:
Code Ocean : A cloud-based computational reproducibility platform, integrated with IEEE Xplore that enables IEEE authors to publish their executable code associated with research articles. Code may be uploaded at submission, revision or after acceptance of the article. For more information, please visit IEEE Xplore / Code Ocean FAQs .
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Supplementary materials will be reviewed and posted on IEEE Xplore with the published articles.
Open Access
Proceedings of the IEEE is a hybrid journal, allowing either traditional manuscript submission or Open Access (author-pays OA) publication of articles. For more information on IEEE Open Access and Article Processing charges, please visit the IEEE Open site .
Copyright and Plagiarism
Each article submitted to Proceedings of the IEEE is scanned for plagiarism, including similarity to an author’s own work.
- Article submissions that plagiarize another author’s work will be rejected from Proceedings of the IEEE , and cases may be reported to the IEEE Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) department. For more information on the appropriate way to cite other authors’ work, please visit the IEEE Author Center .
- Reuse of an author’s own thesis or dissertation is allowed, as long as it is cited and has not been published elsewhere.
- Preprints of authors’ articles to their own web site, their employer’s site, or to another server that invites constructive comment from colleagues and provides a publication time stamp are allowed. Upon submission of an article to IEEE, an author is required to transfer copyright in the article to IEEE, and the author must update any previously posted version of the article with a prominently displayed IEEE copyright notice. Upon publication of an article by the IEEE, the author must replace any previously posted electronic versions of the article with either (1) the full citation to the IEEE work with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or (2) the accepted version only with the DOI (not the IEEE-published version).
- Articles submitted to Proceedings of the IEEE should not be under consideration for peer review at any other journal (duplicate submission).
For information about IEEE copyright and plagiarism guidelines, visit IEEE Intellectual Property Rights .
Peer Review
Proceedings of the IEEE has implemented a peer review procedure designed to ensure high quality and make the best use of reviewer resources. All submitted papers will be prescreened according to IEEE publication guidelines to determine whether they are comprehensible, fall within the scope of the journal, and meet the minimum criteria for technical substance that is established for this journal. The submissions will also be checked for completeness (e.g., details provided in the cover letter, which are evaluated as part of the prescreening process). Only manuscripts that meet the above criteria will be peer reviewed. The prescreening process is coordinated with the assistance of our Senior Editors and is conducted by the editorial board.
The journal uses a single-anonymous review process, meaning that and reviewers’ identities will be kept from authors. If you are contacted by a reviewer during the review process, please contact the Editor-in-Chief .
The review process for the journal is longer than a typical IEEE journal because of the nature of the papers and the requirement to engage senior reviewers who have broad experience in the covered field. Owing to the highly selective nature of the publication, the journal also has a low acceptance rate for regular papers.
The Editor-in-Chief maintains the highest authority of the publication on all editorial matters.
Post Publication Policies
For information about IEEE post publication policies, including posting and sharing policies, visit IEEE Author Center .
Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text
The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–generated text in an article shall be disclosed in the acknowledgements section of any paper submitted to an IEEE Conference or Periodical. The sections of the paper that use AI-generated text shall have a citation to the AI system used to generate the text. For more information, visit the IEEE Author Center .
Guidelines for Using the “Lena Image”
IEEE’s diversity statement and supporting policies such as the IEEE Code of Ethics speak to IEEE’s commitment to promoting an inclusive and equitable culture that welcomes all. In alignment with this culture and with respect to the wishes of the subject of the image, Lena Forsén, IEEE will no longer accept submitted papers which include the ‘Lena image’.
Submitting Your Regular Paper
Submit your regular paper via IEEE Author Portal for peer review. During the submission process, select “Regular Paper” under Manuscript Type, and s elect “ Proceedings of the IEEE Editorial Office: Regular Issue” under Issue Entry Header.
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This page will introduce you to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) style for formatting research papers and citing sources. IEEE – pronounced “I-triple-E” – is a style widely used among all branches of engineering, computer science, and other technological fields.
Though the OWL’s section on IEEE is sufficient for quick reference, if you are writing a lengthy manuscript or dissertation, or if you have detailed questions, you should consult the IEEE Editorial Style Manual, available as a PDF through the organization’s website . Alternately, if you are formatting a paper for submission to a specific organization, publication, or event, refer to the formatting guidelines provided by said organization / publication / event and privilege those guidelines over any found here.
The IEEE section contains the following pages:
General Format
- Basic formatting and page layout
- Abstracts, index terms, and other front matter
- Section headings, appendix headings, and similar
- Appendices, acknowledgements and other back matter
In-Text Citation
- Formatting in-text citations
- Citing within a reference
- Citing multiple references at once
Reference List
- Formatting reference page entries
- General principles for formatting references
- Specific instructions for formatting references to various media
Tables, Figures, and Equations
- Distinguishing between tables, figures, and equations
- Formatting tables appropriately
- Formatting labels, titles, captions, etc. appropriately
- Referring to tables, figures, and equations in text.
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Guidelines for Research Reports and Integrative Lit Reviews | Samples of Research Reports | Samples of Integrative Lit Reviews | Reviewers’ Expectations
About Research Reports
The most commonly published format in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, these articles report quantitative, qualitative, critical, and mixed methods studies and their results. Examples include experiments, textual analyses, content analyses, surveys, design research, interview-based studies, usability tests, and ethnographies.
About Integrative Literature Reviews
A new type of research report actively sought for the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, integrative literature reviews are an empirical research report that systematically collects, classifies, and analyzes a body of literature on a topic. As part of the research report, authors of integrative literature reviews describe the methodology used to search, choose and code studies, and focus on providing a critique or interpretation rather than just reporting data. Popular in other disciplines because they succinctly summarize and empirically assess all of the literature on a particular topic, these types of articles are actively recruited by the Transactions .
Guidelines:
Note : We recognize that, in our effort to focus on readers and be clear with authors, our guidelines are extensive and directive. We hope, however, this detailed guidance provides authors with the strongest possible guidance and ensures the most positive outcome possible from the peer-review process.
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Find IEEE conference templates for composing and formatting papers in Microsoft Word, LaTeX or Overleaf. Learn how to use the templates and avoid errors in IEEE Xplore® and Indexing partners.
Learn how to format your paper according to IEEE guidelines for publication in their journals. Download a free template with custom Word styles and explanations of key points.
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Learn how to prepare your paper for submission to IEEE conferences using this template. It includes specifications for margins, columns, line spacing, text styles, units, equations, and more.
Learn how to organize your IEEE journal article with the elements that communicate your research clearly and concisely. Find out how to format your title, abstract, keywords, footnote, introduction, methodology, equations, results, discussion, conclusion, references, and acknowledgments.
Learn how to structure your paper for publication in IEEE conferences. Find tips and best practices for title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, and references.
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Write Your Paper. IEEE offers guidance to help you write your paper, display equations correctly, improve your graphics, and meet the IEEE Xplore ® Digital Library requirements. Tools and templates will help you as you get your research ready for publication. IEEE Author Center Home. Accessibility. Nondiscrimination Policy. IEEE Ethics Reporting.
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These instructions give you guidelines for preparing papers for IEEE Transactions and Journals. Use this document as a template if you are using Microsoft Word 6.0 or later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. The electronic file of your paper will be formatted further at IEEE. Do not cite references in the abstract. Do not delete the blank line immediately above the abstract.
The paper title should be centered at the top of the first page, in 24-point type. The byline should be centered below the title, after a line break, in 10-point type. It should contain the following, on separate lines: E-mail address (es). The body of the paper should be in 10-point type, and formatted to appear in two columns.
Manuscript should be prepared in a double column, single-spaced format using a required IEEE Access template. A Word or LaTex file and a PDF file are both required upon submission. Content on each file must match exactly. ... A debate paper will be a scholarly technical research paper that makes the case for a particular position. The EIC may ...
leading publishers' journals [1]. as an ieee author, you will both contribute to and benefit from that impact and reputation. authors need to find your research in order to cite it. The EEE i Xplore digital library is an advanced online platform containing most of the published material from ieee Publications and its
This template provides authors with most of the formatting specifications needed for preparing electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of use when formatting individual papers, (2) automatic compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate the concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3 ...
Learn how to format your paper according to IEEE guidelines for publication in their journals. Download a free template with custom Word styles and explanations of key points.
Length of Paper: Proceedings papers tend to be longer than typical transactions-type papers. The typical regular paper is between 20-25 pages long, when formatted using the standard IEEE transactions template. Although there is no page limit, we strongly recommend that papers be no more than 35 pages long, for ease of readability.
IEEE Overview. This page will introduce you to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) style for formatting research papers and citing sources. IEEE - pronounced "I-triple-E" - is a style widely used among all branches of engineering, computer science, and other technological fields.
preparing papers for IEEE conferences. Use this document as a template if you are using Microsoft Word 6.0 or later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. Instructions about final paper and figure submissions in this document are for IEEE journals; please use this document as a "template" to prepare your manuscript.
IEEE Journal Paper Template. This is a skeleton file demonstrating the use of IEEEtran.cls with an IEEE journal paper. To start writing your manuscript in Overleaf, simply click the 'Open as template' button above. Additional IEEE templates are also available - please use the tags below to view. These include: additional article templates for ...
In all references, the given name of the author or editor is abbreviated to the initial only and precedes the last name. Do not use commas around Jr., Sr., and III in names: Michael Smith Jr.; Ray Barnett Sr.; Lucas Molignaro III. IEEE publications must list names of all authors, up to six names.
About Research Reports The most commonly published format in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, these articles report quantitative, qualitative, critical, and mixed methods studies and their results. Examples include experiments, textual analyses, content analyses, surveys, design research, interview-based studies, usability ...
IEEE Journal Paper Template Official. This is a skeleton file demonstrating the use of IEEEtran.cls with an IEEE journal paper. To start writing your manuscript in Overleaf, simply click the 'Open as template' button above. Additional IEEE templates are also available - please use the tags below to view.
The in-text citation numbers must correspond to the citations in the reference list at the end of your paper. In-Text Citing Format: ... end of the line for my research [13]." "This theory was first put forward in 1987 [1]." ... "IoT and Fog Analytics for Industrial Robot Applications," in IEEE Symp. on Emerging Technologies and Factory ...