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I. INTRODUCTION A. Final Stage

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and save to MS Word templates directory. The template to When you submit your final version, after your paper has
produce your conference paper is available at been accepted, print it in two-column format, including
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This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce
under Grant BS123456 (sponsor and financial support acknowledgment goes
here). Paper titles should be written in uppercase and lowercase letters, not all
uppercase. Avoid writing long formulas with subscripts in the title; short
formulas that identify the elements are fine (e.g., "Nd–Fe–B"). Do not write Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field. Note that “Fig.” is
"(Invited)" in the title. Full names of authors are preferred in the author field, abbreviated. There is a period after the figure number, followed by two
but are not required. Put a space between authors' initials. spaces. It is good practice to explain the significance of the figure in the
F. Anderson is with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, caption.
Boulder, CO 80305 USA (corresponding author to provide phone: 303-555-
5555; fax: 303-555-5555; e-mail: author@ boulder.nist.gov).
S. B. Niles, Jr., was with Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 USA. He is of the paper will be sent. Proofs are sent to the
now with the Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, corresponding author only.
CO 80523 USA (e-mail: author@lamar. colostate.edu).
T. C. Donald is with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of B. Figures
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA, on leave from the National Research
Institute for Metals, Tsukuba, Japan (e-mail: author@nrim.go.jp). All tables and figures will be processed as images.
However, IEEE cannot extract the tables and figures TABLE I
UNITS FOR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
embedded in your document. (The figures and tables you
Conversion from Gaussian and
insert in your document are only to help you gauge the size Symbol Quantity
CGS EMU to SI a
of your paper, for the convenience of the referees, and to  magnetic flux 1 Mx  108 Wb = 108 V·s
make it easy for you to distribute preprints.) Therefore, B magnetic flux density, 1 G  104 T = 104 Wb/m2
submit, on separate sheets of paper, enlarged versions of magnetic induction
H magnetic field strength 1 Oe  103/(4) A/m
the tables and figures that appear in your document. m magnetic moment 1 erg/G = 1 emu
These are the images IEEE will scan and publish with your  103 A·m2 = 103 J/T
paper. M magnetization 1 erg/(G·cm3) = 1 emu/cm3
 103 A/m
4M magnetization 1 G  103/(4) A/m
C. Electronic Image Files (Optional)  specific magnetization 1 erg/(G·g) = 1 emu/g  1
A·m2/kg
You will have the greatest control over the appearance of j magnetic dipole 1 erg/G = 1 emu
your figures if you are able to prepare electronic image files. moment  4  1010 Wb·m
If you do not have the required computer skills, just submit J magnetic polarization 1 erg/(G·cm3) = 1 emu/cm3
 4  104 T
paper prints as described above and skip this section.
,  susceptibility 1  4
1) Easiest Way: If you have a scanner, the best and  mass susceptibility 1 cm3/g  4  103 m3/kg
quickest way to prepare non-color figure files is to print  permeability 1  4  107 H/m
your tables and figures on paper exactly as you want them to = 4  107 Wb/(A·m)
appear, scan them, and then save them to a file in PostScript r relative permeability   r
w, W energy density 1 erg/cm3  101 J/m3
(PS) or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) formats. Use a N, D demagnetizing factor 1  1/(4)
separate file for each image. File names should be of the
form “fig1.ps” or “fig2.eps.” No vertical lines in table. Statements that serve as captions for the
entire table do not need footnote letters.
2) Slightly Harder Way: Using a scanner as above, save a
Gaussian units are the same as cgs emu for magnetostatics; Mx =
the images in TIFF format. High-contrast line figures and maxwell, G = gauss, Oe = oersted; Wb = weber, V = volt, s = second, T =
tables should be prepared with 600 dpi resolution and saved tesla, m = meter, A = ampere, J = joule, kg = kilogram, H = henry.
with no compression, 1 bit per pixel (monochrome), with
file names of the form “fig3.tif” or “table1.tif.” To obtain a
3.45-in figure (one-column width) at 600 dpi, the figure figures and tables from their original format to TIFF. Some
requires a horizontal size of 2070 pixels. Typical file sizes useful image converters are Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw,
will be on the order of 0.5 MB. and Microsoft Photo Editor, an application that is part of
Photographs and grayscale figures should be prepared Microsoft Office 97 and Office 2000 (look for C:\Program
with 220 dpi resolution and saved with no compression, 8 Files\Common Files \Microsoft Shared\ PhotoEd\
bits per pixel (grayscale). To obtain a 3.45-in figure (one- PHOTOED.EXE. (You may have to custom-install Photo
column width) at 220 dpi, the figure should have a Editor from your original Office disk.)
horizontal size of 759 pixels. Here is a way to make TIFF image files of tables. First,
Color figures should be prepared with 400 dpi resolution create your table in Word. Use horizontal lines but no
and saved with no compression, 8 bits per pixel (palette or vertical lines. Hide gridlines (Table | Hide Gridlines). Spell
256 color). To obtain a 3.45-in figure (one column width) at check the table to remove any red underlines that indicate
400 dpi, the figure should have a horizontal size of 1380 spelling errors. Adjust magnification (View | Zoom) such
pixels. that you can view the entire table at maximum area when
you select View | Full Screen. Move the cursor so that it is
For more information on TIFF files, please go to out of the way. Press “Print Screen” on your keyboard; this
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/inform copies the screen image to the Windows clipboard. Open
ation.htm and click on the link “Guidelines for Author Microsoft Photo Editor and click Edit | Paste as New Image.
Supplied Electronic Text and Graphics.” Crop the table image (click Select button; select the part you
3) Somewhat Harder Way: If you do not have a scanner, want, then Image | Crop). Adjust the properties of the image
you may create non-color PostScript figures by “printing” (File | Properties) to monochrome (1 bit) and 600 pixels per
them to files. First, download a PostScript printer driver inch. Resize the image (Image | Resize) to a width of 3.45
from inches. Save the file (File | Save As) in TIFF with no
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pdrvwin.htm compression (click “More” button).
(for Windows) or from Most graphing programs allow you to save graphs in
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pdrvmac.htm TIFF; however, you often have no control over compression
(for Macintosh) and install the “Generic PostScript Printer” or number of bits per pixel. You should open these image
definition. In Word, paste your figure into a new document. files in a program such as Microsoft Photo Editor and re-
Print to a file using the PostScript printer driver. File names save them using no compression, either 1 or 8 bits, and
should be of the form “fig5.ps.” Use Adobe Type 1 fonts either 600 or 220 dpi resolution (File | Properties; Image |
when creating your figures, if possible. Resize). See Section II-D2 for an explanation of number of
4) Other Ways: Experienced computer users can convert bits and resolution. If your graphing program cannot export
to TIFF, you can use the same technique described for tables paper using the “References” style.
in the previous paragraph. Number footnotes separately in superscripts (Insert |
Footnote).1 Place the actual footnote at the bottom of the
Figures and Tables
column in which it is cited; do not put footnotes in the
Instructions about final paper and figure submissions reference list (endnotes). Use letters for table footnotes (see
in this document are for IEEE journals; please use this Table I).
document as a “template” to prepare your manuscript. Please note that the references at the end of this
For submission guidelines, follow instructions on paper document are in the preferred referencing style. Give all
submission system as well as the Conference website. 1) the complexity, of the work. For example, an obvious
Because IEEE will do the final formatting of your paper, extension of previously published work might not be
you do not need to position figures and tables at the top and appropriate for publication or might be adequately
bottom of each column. In fact, all figures, figure captions, treated in just a few pages.
and tables can be at the end of the paper. Large figures and 2) Authors must convince both peer reviewers and the
tables may span both columns. Place figure captions below editors of the scientific and technical merit of a paper;
the figures; place table titles above the tables. If your figure the standards of proof are higher when extraordinary or
has two parts, include the labels “(a)” and “(b)” as part of unexpected results are reported.
the artwork. Please verify that the figures and tables you 3) Because replication is required for scientific progress,
mention in the text actually exist. Please do not include papers submitted for publication must provide sufficient
captions as part of the figures. Do not put captions in information to allow readers to perform similar
“text boxes” linked to the figures. Do not put borders experiments or calculations and use the reported
around the outside of your figures. Use the abbreviation results. Although not everything need be disclosed, a
“Fig.” even at the beginning of a sentence. Do not paper must contain new, useable, and fully described
abbreviate “Table.” Tables are numbered with Roman information. For example, a specimen's chemical
numerals. composition need not be reported if the main purpose of
Color printing of figures is available, but is billed to the a paper is to introduce a new measurement technique.
authors (approximately $1300, depending on the number of Authors should expect to be challenged by reviewers if
figures and number of pages containing color). Include a the results are not supported by adequate data and
note with your final paper indicating that you request color critical details.
printing. Do not use color unless it is necessary for the 4) Papers that describe ongoing work or announce the
proper interpretation of your figures. If you want reprints latest technical achievement, which are suitable for
of your color article, the reprint order should be submitted presentation at a professional conference, may not be
promptly. There is an additional charge of $81 per 100 for appropriate for publication in a T RANSACTIONS or
color reprints. JOURNAL.
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use
words rather than symbols. As an example, write the II.CONCLUSION
quantity “Magnetization,” or “Magnetization M,” not just
“M.” Put units in parentheses. Do not label axes only with A conclusion section is not required. Although a
units. As in Fig. 1, for example, write “Magnetization conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not

(A/m)” or “Magnetization (A m1),” not just “A/m.” Do
replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might
elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest
not label axes with a ratio of quantities and units. For applications and extensions.
example, write “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write APPENDIX
“Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 A/m).” Do
not write “Magnetization (A/m)  1000” because the reader Appendixes, if needed, appear before the acknowledg-
would not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 meant ment.
16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should be legible,
approximately 8 to 12 point type. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
D. References
American English is without an “e” after the “g.” Use the
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. singular heading even if you have many acknowledgments.
The sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. Multiple Avoid expressions such as “One of us (S.B.A.) would like to
references [2], [3] are each numbered with separate brackets thank ... .” Instead, write “F. A. Author thanks ... .”
[1]–[3]. When citing a section in a book, please give the Sponsor and financial support acknowledgments are
relevant page numbers [2]. In sentences, refer simply to the placed in the unnumbered footnote on the first page.
reference number, as in [3]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or
“reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence:
“Reference [3] shows ... .” Unfortunately the IEEE
document translator cannot handle automatic endnotes in
1
It is recommended that footnotes be avoided (except for the unnumbered
footnote with the receipt date on the first page). Instead, try to integrate the
Word; therefore, type the reference list at the end of the footnote information into the text.
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