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Abstract—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. 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 “(Invited)” in the title. Full names of authors are
preferred in the author field, but are not required. Put a space
between authors’ initials. The abstract must be a concise yet
comprehensive reflection of what is in your article. In
particular, the abstract must be self-contained, without
abbreviations, footnotes, or references. It should be a
microcosm of the full article. The abstract must be between
150–250 words. Be sure that you adhere to these limits;
otherwise, you will need to edit your abstract accordingly.
The abstract must be written as one paragraph, and should
not contain displayed mathematical equations or tabular
material. The abstract should include three or four different
keywords or phrases, as this will help readers to find it. It is
important to avoid over-repetition of such phrases as this
can result in a page being rejected by search engines.
Ensure that your abstract reads well and is grammatically
correct.
Index Terms—Enter key words or phrases in alphabetical
order, separated by commas. For a list of suggested keywords,
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I. INTRODUCTION
HIS document is a template for Microsoft Word versions
6.0 or later. If you are reading a paper or PDF version of
this document, please download the electronic file,
trans_jour.docx, from the IEEE Web site at
www.ieee.org/authortools so you can use it to prepare your
manuscript. If you would prefer to use LaTeX, download
IEEE’s LaTeX style and sample files from the same Web page.
You can also explore using the Overleaf editor at
This paragraph of the first footnote will contain the date on which you
submitted your paper for review. It will also contain support information,
including sponsor and financial support acknowledgment. For example, “This
work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce under Grant
BS123456.”
The next few paragraphs should contain the authors’ current affiliations,
including current address and e-mail. For example, F. A. Author is with the
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If your paper is intended for a conference, please contact your
conference editor concerning acceptable word processor
formats for your particular conference.
II. GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
When you open trans_jour.docx, select “Page Layout” from
the “View” menu in the menu bar (View | Page Layout), (these
instructions assume MS 6.0. Some versions may have alternate
ways to access the same functionalities noted here). Then, type
over sections of trans_jour.docx or cut and paste from another
document and use markup styles. The pull-down style menu is
at the left of the Formatting Toolbar at the top of your Word
window (for example, the style at this point in the document is
“Text”). Highlight a section that you want to designate with a
certain style, and then select the appropriate name on the style
menu. The style will adjust your fonts and line spacing. Do not
change the font sizes or line spacing to squeeze more text into
a limited number of pages. Use italics for emphasis; do not
underline.
To insert images in Word, position the cursor at the insertion
point and either use Insert | Picture | From File or copy the
image to the Windows clipboard and then Edit | Paste Special |
Picture (with “float over text” unchecked).
IEEE will do the final formatting of your paper. If your paper
is intended for a conference, please observe the conference page
limits.
A. Abbreviations and Acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
used in the text, even after they have already been defined in
the abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, ac, and dc do not
have to be defined. Abbreviations that incorporate periods
should not have spaces: write “C.N.R.S.,” not “C. N. R. S.” Do
not use abbreviations in the title unless they are unavoidable
(for example, “IEEE” in the title of this article).
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA (e-
mail: author@ boulder.nist.gov).
S. B. Author, Jr., was with Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 USA. He is
now with the Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO 80523 USA (e-mail: author@lamar.colostate.edu).
T. C. Author is with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA, on leave from the National Research
Institute for Metals, Tsukuba, Japan (e-mail: [email protected]).
Preparation of Papers for IEEE TRANSACTIONS
and JOURNALS (February 2017)
First A. Author, Fellow, IEEE, Second B. Author, and Third C. Author, Jr., Member, IEEE
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