IEEE EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL FOR AUTHORS IEEE Publishing Operations 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA V 9.20.2021 © 2021 IEEE IEEE EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL FOR AUTHORS 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 A. Purpose of Manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 B. Definition of a Transactions and Explanation of the Review Process ................................................................................................................... 3 C. IEEE Transactions Editing Philosophy ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 II. WRITING PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Writing Parts of an Article .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Title ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Byline and Membership Citation ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4 IEEE Membership Grades ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 IEEE Open Access Publishing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 First Footnotes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 B. The Body of the Article ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Index Terms .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Note to Practitioners .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Nomenclature ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Text Section Headings ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Text Equations .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 References ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Text Citation of Figures and Tables .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Biographies ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Squibs .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 C. Other Text ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Footnotes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Lists in Text ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Dedication Line(s) ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Note Added in Proof............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 D. Other Types of Papers ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Editorials ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Brief Papers ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Short Papers, Correspondence, and Communications.......................................................................................................................................... 17 Comments and Replies ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Corrections/Errata ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Book Reviews ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Obituaries/In Memoriam ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 E. Writing Style for Transactions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Spelling ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Trademarks .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Plurals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Hyphenation Rules .............................................................................................................................................................................................