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production and broaden the possibilities for artistic expression
Preparation of Papers for by enabling users to create complex graphics just by entering
text prompts. Artificial intelligence (AI) picture generators,
been accepted), print it in two-column format, including picas wide). We recommend that you avoid sizing figures less
figures and tables. Also, a complete list of contact information than one column wide, as extreme enlargements may distort
for all authors should be included. Include full mailing your images and result in poor reproduction. Therefore, it is
addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail better if the image is slightly larger, as a minor reduction in
addresses. This information will be used to send each author a size should not have an adverse affect the quality of the image.
complimentary copy of the journal in which the paper appears.
In addition, designate one author as the “corresponding Size of Author Photographs
author.” This is the author to whom proofs of the paper will be The final printed size of an author photograph is exactly
sent. Proofs are sent to the corresponding author only. 1 inch wide by 1 1/4 inches long (6 picas × 7 1/2 picas). Please
ensure that the author photographs you submit are
proportioned similarly. If the author’s photograph does not
appear at the end of the paper, then please size it so that it is
proportional to the standard size of 1 9/16 inches wide by
C. Figures 2 inches long (9 1/2 picas × 12 picas). JPEG files are only
Format and save your graphic images using a suitable accepted for author photos.
graphics processing program that will allow you to create the
images as PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), or How to create a PostScript File
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), sizes them, and adjusts the First, download a PostScript printer driver from
resolution settings. If you created your source files in one of http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pdrvwin.htm (for
the following you will be able to submit the graphics without Windows) or from http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/
converting to a PS, EPS, or TIFF file: Microsoft Word, pdrvmac.htm (for Macintosh) and install the “Generic
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, or Portable Document PostScript Printer” definition. In Word, paste your figure into
Format (PDF). a new document. Print to a file using the PostScript printer
driver. File names should be of the form “fig5.ps.” Use Open
D. Electronic Image Files (Optional) Type fonts when creating your figures, if possible. A listing of
the acceptable fonts are as follows: Open Type Fonts: Times
Roman, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Courier, Symbol,
Import your source files in one of the following: Microsoft
Palatino, Avant Garde, Bookman, Zapf Chancery, Zapf
Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, or Portable
Dingbats, and New Century Schoolbook.
Document Format (PDF); you will be able to submit the
graphics without converting to a PS, EPS, or TIFF files. Image
Print Color Graphics Requirements
quality is very important to how yours graphics will
IEEE accepts color graphics in the following formats: EPS,
reproduce. Even though we can accept graphics in many
PS, TIFF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF. The resolution
formats, we cannot improve your graphics if they are poor
of a RGB color TIFF file should be 400 dpi.
quality when we receive them. If your graphic looks low in
When sending color graphics, please supply a high quality
quality on your printer or monitor, please keep in mind that
hard copy or PDF proof of each image. If we cannot achieve a
cannot improve the quality after submission.
satisfactory color match using the electronic version of your
files, we will have your hard copy scanned. Any of the files
types you provide will be converted to RGB color EPS files.
If you are importing your graphics into this Word template,
please use the following steps:
Web Color Graphics
Under the option EDIT select PASTE SPECIAL. A dialog
IEEE accepts color graphics in the following formats: EPS,
box will open, select paste picture, then click OK. Your figure
PS, TIFF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF. The resolution
should now be in the Word Document.
of a RGB color TIFF file should be at least 400 dpi.
If you are preparing images in TIFF, EPS, or PS format,
Your color graphic will be converted to grayscale if no
note the following. High-contrast line figures and tables
separate grayscale file is provided. If a graphic is to appear in
should be prepared with 600 dpi resolution and saved with no
print as black and white, it should be saved and submitted as a
compression, 1 bit per pixel (monochrome), with file names in
black and white file. If a graphic is to appear in print or on
the form of “fig3.tif” or “table1.tif.”
IEEE Xplore in color, it should be submitted as RGB color.
Photographs and grayscale figures should be prepared with
300 dpi resolution and saved with no compression, 8 bits per
Graphics Checker Tool
pixel (grayscale).
The IEEE Graphics Checker Tool enables users to check
graphic files. The tool will check journal article graphic files
against a set of rules for compliance with IEEE requirements.
Sizing of Graphics
These requirements are designed to ensure sufficient image
Most charts graphs and tables are one column wide (3 1/2
quality so they will look acceptable in print. After receiving a
inches or 21 picas) or two-column width (7 1/16 inches, 43
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graphic or a set of graphics, the tool will check the files figures. Do not put captions in “text boxes” linked to the
against a set of rules. A report will then be e-mailed listing figures. Do not put borders around the outside of your
each graphic and whether it met or failed to meet the figures. Use the abbreviation “Fig.” even at the beginning of a
requirements. If the file fails, a description of why and sentence. Do not abbreviate “Table.” Tables are numbered
instructions on how to correct the problem will be sent. The with Roman numerals.
IEEE Graphics Checker Tool is available at Color printing of figures is available, but is billed to the
http://graphicsqc.ieee.org/ authors. Include a note with your final paper indicating that
For more Information, contact the IEEE Graphics H-E-L-P you request and will pay for color printing. Do not use color
Desk by e-mail at graphics@ieee.org. You will then receive an unless it is necessary for the proper interpretation of your
e-mail response and sometimes a request for a sample graphic figures. If you want reprints of your color article, the reprint
for us to check. order should be submitted promptly. There is an additional
charge for color reprints. Please note that many IEEE
journals now allow an author to publish color figures on
E. Copyright Form
Xplore and black and white figures in print. Contact your
An IEEE copyright form should accompany your final society representative for specific requirements.
submission. You can get a .pdf, .html, or .doc version at Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use
http://www.ieee.org/copyright. Authors are responsible for words rather than symbols. As an example, write the quantity
obtaining any security clearances. “Magnetization,” or “Magnetization M,” not just “M.” Put
units in parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. As in
Fig. 1, for example, write “Magnetization (A/m)” or
III. MATH “Magnetization (A m−1),” not just “A/m.” Do not label axes
If you are using Word, use either the Microsoft Equation with a ratio of quantities and units. For example, write
Editor or the MathType add-on (http://www.mathtype.com) “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
for equations in your paper (Insert | Object | Create New | Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). “Float over text” “Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 A/m).” Do
should not be selected. not write “Magnetization (A/m) × 1000” because the reader
would not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 meant
16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should be legible,
IV. UNITS approximately 8 to 12 point type.
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are B. References
strongly encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. The
units (in parentheses). This applies to papers in data
sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. Multiple
storage. For example, write “15 Gb/cm2 (100 Gb/in2).” An
references [2], [3] are each numbered with separate brackets
exception is when English units are used as identifiers in trade,
[1]–[3]. When citing a section in a book, please give the
such as “3½-in disk drive.” Avoid combining SI and CGS
relevant page numbers [2]. In sentences, refer simply to the
units, such as current in amperes and magnetic field in
reference number, as in [3]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or
oersteds. This often leads to confusion because equations do
“reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence:
not balance dimensionally. If you must use mixed units,
“Reference [3] shows ... .” Please do not use automatic
clearly state the units for each quantity in an equation.
endnotes in Word, rather, type the reference list at the end of
The SI unit for magnetic field strength H is A/m. However,
the paper using the “References” style.
if you wish to use units of T, either refer to magnetic flux
Number footnotes separately in superscripts (Insert |
density B or magnetic field strength symbolized as µ 0H. Use
Footnote).2 Place the actual footnote at the bottom of the
the center dot to separate compound units, e.g., “A·m2.”
column in which it is cited; do not put footnotes in the
reference list (endnotes). Use letters for table footnotes (see
Table I).
V. HELPFUL HINTS
Please note that the references at the end of this document
A. Figures and Tables are in the preferred referencing style. Give all authors’ names;
Because IEEE will do the final formatting of your paper, do not use “et al.” unless there are six authors or more. Use a
you do not need to position figures and tables at the top and space after authors’ initials. Papers that have not been
bottom of each column. Large figures and tables may span published should be cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that
both columns. Place figure captions below the figures; place have been accepted for publication, but not yet specified for an
table titles above the tables. If your figure has two parts, issue should be cited as “to be published” [5]. Papers that have
include the labels “(a)” and “(b)” as part of the artwork. Please been submitted for publication should be cited as “submitted
verify that the figures and tables you mention in the text 2It is recommended that footnotes be avoided (except for the unnumbered
actually exist. Please do not include captions as part of the footnote with the receipt date on the first page). Instead, try to integrate the
footnote information into the text.
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for publication” [6]. Please give affiliations and addresses for If you wish, you may write in the first person singular or
private communications [7]. plural and use the active voice (“I observed that ...” or “We
Capitalize only the first word in a paper title, except for observed that ...” instead of “It was observed that ...”).
proper nouns and element symbols. For papers published in Remember to check spelling. If your native language is not
translation journals, please give the English citation first, English, please get a native English-speaking colleague to
followed by the original foreign-language citation [8]. carefully proofread your paper.
C. Abbreviations and Acronyms
VI. SOME COMMON MISTAKES
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
The word “data” is plural, not singular. The subscript for
used in the text, even after they have already been defined in
the permeability of vacuum µ0 is zero, not a lowercase letter
the abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, ac, and dc do not
“o.” The term for residual magnetization is “remanence”; the
have to be defined. Abbreviations that incorporate periods
adjective is “remanent”; do not write “remnance” or
should not have spaces: write “C.N.R.S.,” not “C. N. R. S.”
“remnant.” Use the word “micrometer” instead of “micron.” A
Do not use abbreviations in the title unless they are
graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an “insert.” The word
unavoidable (for example, “IEEE” in the title of this article).
“alternatively” is preferred to the word “alternately” (unless
D. Equations you really mean something that alternates). Use the word
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in “whereas” instead of “while” (unless you are referring to
parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). First use the simultaneous events). Do not use the word “essentially” to
equation editor to create the equation. Then select the mean “approximately” or “effectively.” Do not use the word
“Equation” markup style. Press the tab key and write the “issue” as a euphemism for “problem.” When compositions
equation number in parentheses. To make your equations more are not specified, separate chemical symbols by en-dashes; for
compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or example, “NiMn” indicates the intermetallic compound
appropriate exponents. Use parentheses to avoid ambiguities Ni0.5Mn0.5 whereas “Ni–Mn” indicates an alloy of some
in denominators. Punctuate equations when they are part of a composition NixMn1-x.
sentence, as in Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones
“affect” (usually a verb) and “effect” (usually a noun),
(1) “complement” and “compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,”
“principal” (e.g., “principal investigator”) and “principle”
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined (e.g., “principle of measurement”). Do not confuse “imply”
before the equation appears or immediately following. and “infer.”
Italicize symbols (T might refer to temperature, but T is the Prefixes such as “non,” “sub,” “micro,” “multi,” and “ultra”
unit tesla). Refer to “(1),” not “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” are not independent words; they should be joined to the words
except at the beginning of a sentence: “Equation (1) is ... .” they modify, usually without a hyphen. There is no period
after the “et” in the Latin abbreviation “et al.” (it is also
E. Other Recommendations
italicized). The abbreviation “i.e.,” means “that is,” and the
Use one space after periods and colons. Hyphenate complex abbreviation “e.g.,” means “for example” (these abbreviations
modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid dangling are not italicized).
participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was calculated.” An excellent style manual and source of information for
[It is not clear who or what used (1).] Write instead, “The science writers is [9]. A general IEEE style guide and an
potential was calculated by using (1),” or “Using (1), we Information for Authors are both available at
calculated the potential.” http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.html
Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.” Use
“cm3,” not “cc.” Indicate sample dimensions as “0.1 cm × 0.2
cm,” not “0.1 × 0.2 cm2.” The abbreviation for “seconds” is VII. EDITORIAL POLICY
“s,” not “sec.” Do not mix complete spellings and Do not submit a reworked version of a paper you have
abbreviations of units: use “Wb/m2” or “webers per square submitted or published elsewhere. Do not publish
meter,” not “webers/m2.” When expressing a range of values, “preliminary” data or results. The submitting author is
write “7 to 9” or “7-9,” not “7~9.” responsible for obtaining agreement of all coauthors and any
A parenthetical statement at the end of a sentence is consent required from sponsors before submitting a paper.
punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A IEEE TRANSACTIONS and JOURNALS strongly discourage
parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the parentheses.) courtesy authorship. It is the obligation of the authors to cite
In American English, periods and commas are within relevant prior work.
quotation marks, like “this period.” Other punctuation is The Transactions and Journals Department does not publish
“outside”! Avoid contractions; for example, write “do not” conference records or proceedings. The T RANSACTIONS does
instead of “don’t.” The serial comma is preferred: “A, B, and publish papers related to conferences that have been
C” instead of “A, B and C.” recommended for publication on the basis of peer review. As a
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