Preparation of Papers For IEEE T and J: (March 2004)
Preparation of Papers For IEEE T and J: (March 2004)
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AbstractThese 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. 
Define  all symbols  used in the  abstract. Do  not  cite references in 
the  abstract.  Do  not  delete  the  blank  line  immediately  above  the 
abstract; it sets the footnote at the bottom of this column. 
 
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alphabetical order, separated  by commas. For a list  of suggested 
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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  version  of  this 
document,  please  download  the  electronic  file,  TRANS-
JOUR.DOC,  from 
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/stylesheet
s.htm  so  you  can  use  it  to  prepare  your  manuscript.  If  you 
would  prefer  to  use  LATEX,  download  IEEEs  LATEX  style 
and sample files from the same Web page. Use these LATEX 
files  for  formatting,  but  please  follow  the  instructions  in 
TRANS-JOUR.DOC or TRANS-JOUR.PDF. 
If  your  paper  is  intended  for  a  conference,  please  contact 
                                                          
Manuscript  received  October  9,  2001.  (Write  the  date  on  which  you 
submitted your paper for review.) 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., "NdFeB"). 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.  
F.  A.  Author  is  with  the  National  Institute  of  Standards  and  Technology, 
Boulder,  CO  80305  USA  (corresponding  author  to  provide  phone:  303-555-
5555; fax: 303-555-5555; 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: author@nrim.go.jp). 
your  conference  editor  concerning  acceptable  word  processor 
formats for your particular conference.  
When you open TRANS-JOUR.DOC, select Page Layout 
from the View menu in the menu bar (View | Page Layout), 
which allows you to see the footnotes. Then type over sections 
of  TRANS-JOUR.DOC  or  cut  and  paste  from  another 
document  and  then  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, 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.  
 
II.  PROCEDURE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION 
A.  Review Stage 
Please  check  with  your  editor  on  whether  to  submit  your 
manuscript  by  hard  copy  or  electronically  for  review.  If  hard 
copy,  submit  photocopies  such  that  only  one  column  appears 
per page. This will give  your referees plenty of room to write 
comments. Send the number of copies specified by your editor 
(typically  four).  If  submitted  electronically,  find  out  if  your 
editor prefers submissions on disk or as e-mail attachments. 
If  you  want  to  submit  your  file  with  one  column 
electronically, please do the following: 
  --First,  click  on  the  View  menu  and  choose  Print 
Layout. 
  --Second, place your cursor in the first paragraph. Go 
to  the  Format  menu,  choose  Columns,  choose  one  column 
Layout,  and  choose  apply  to  whole  document  from  the 
dropdown menu. 
  --Third,  click  and  drag  the  right  margin  bar  to  just 
over 4 inches in width. 
The  graphics  will  stay  in  the  second  column,  but  you  can 
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drag them to the first column. Make the graphic wider to push 
out any text that may try to fill in next to the graphic. 
B.  Final Stage 
When  you  submit  your  final  version,  after  your  paper  has 
been accepted, print it in two-column format, including figures 
and tables. Send three prints of the paper; two will go to IEEE 
and  one  will  be  retained  by  the  Editor-in-Chief  or  conference 
publications chair.  
You  must also send  your final manuscript on a  disk,  which 
IEEE will use to prepare your paper for publication. Write the 
authors names on the disk label. If you are using a Macintosh, 
please save  your file on a PC formatted disk, if possible. You 
may  use  Zip  or  CD-ROM  disks  for  large  files,  or  compress 
files using Compress, Pkzip, Stuffit, or Gzip.  
Also  send  a  sheet  of  paper  with  complete  contact 
information  for  all  authors.  Include  full  mailing  addresses, 
telephone  numbers,  fax  numbers,  and  e-mail  addresses.  This 
information will be used to send each author a complimentary 
copy  of  the  journal  in  which  the  paper  appears.  In  addition, 
designate one author as the corresponding author. This is the 
author  to  whom  proofs  of  the  paper  will  be  sent.  Proofs  are 
sent to the corresponding author only. 
C.  Figures 
All  tables  and  figures  will  be  processed  as  images. 
However,  IEEE  cannot  extract  the  tables  and  figures 
embedded  in  your  document.  (The  figures  and  tables  you 
insert in your document are only to help you gauge the size of 
your paper, for the convenience of the referees, and to make it 
easy  for  you  to  distribute  preprints.)  Therefore,  submit,  on 
separate  sheets  of  paper,  enlarged  versions  of  the  tables 
and  figures  that  appear  in  your  document.  These  are  the 
images IEEE will scan and publish with your paper.  
D.  Electronic Image Files (Optional) 
You  will  have  the  greatest  control  over  the  appearance  of 
your figures if you are able to prepare electronic image files. If 
you  do  not  have  the  required  computer  skills,  just  submit 
paper prints as described above and skip this section. 
1) Easiest Way: If you have a scanner, the best and quickest 
way to prepare noncolor figure files is to print your tables and 
figures  on  paper  exactly  as  you  want  them  to  appear,  scan 
them,  and  then  save  them  to  a  file  in  PostScript  (PS)  or 
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) formats. Use a separate file for 
each  image.  File  names  should  be  of  the  form  fig1.ps  or 
fig2.eps. 
2) Slightly Harder Way: Using a scanner as above, save the 
images  in  TIFF  format.  High-contrast  line  figures  and  tables 
should be prepared with 600 dpi resolution and saved 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 requires a horizontal 
size  of  2070  pixels.  Typical  file  sizes  will  be  on  the  order  of 
0.5 MB. 
Photographs  and  grayscale  figures  should  be  prepared  with 
220  dpi  resolution  and  saved  with  no  compression,  8  bits  per 
pixel  (grayscale).  To  obtain  a  3.45-in  figure  (one-column 
width)  at  220  dpi,  the  figure  should  have  a  horizontal  size  of 
759 pixels.  
Color  figures  should  be  prepared  with  400  dpi  resolution 
and saved with no compression, 8 bits per pixel (palette or 256 
color).  To  obtain  a  3.45-in  figure  (one  column  width)  at  400 
dpi, the figure should have a horizontal size of 1380 pixels.  
For  more  information  on  TIFF  files,  please  go  to 
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/informati
on.htm  and click on the  link  Guidelines  for Author Supplied 
Electronic Text and Graphics. 
3)  Somewhat  Harder  Way:  If  you  do  not  have  a  scanner, 
you may create noncolor PostScript figures by printing them 
to  files.  First,  download  a  PostScript  printer  driver  from 
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pdrvwin.htm  (for 
Windows) or from  http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/ 
pdrvmac.htm  (for  Macintosh)  and  install  the  Generic 
PostScript  Printer  definition.  In  Word,  paste  your  figure  into 
a  new  document.  Print  to  a  file  using  the  PostScript  printer 
driver. File names should be of the form fig5.ps. Use Adobe 
Type 1 fonts when creating your figures, if possible.  
4)  Other  Ways:  Experienced  computer  users  can  convert 
figures  and  tables  from  their  original  format  to  TIFF.  Some 
useful  image  converters  are  Adobe  Photoshop,  Corel  Draw, 
and  Microsoft  Photo  Editor,  an  application  that  is  part  of 
Microsoft  Office  97  and  Office  2000  (look  for  C:\Program 
Files\Common  Files  \Microsoft  Shared\  PhotoEd\ 
PHOTOED.EXE.  (You  may  have  to  custom-install  Photo 
Editor from your original Office disk.) 
Here  is  a  way  to  make  TIFF  image  files  of  tables.  First, 
create your table in Word. Use horizontal lines but no vertical 
lines. Hide  gridlines (Table  |  Hide  Gridlines).  Spell check the 
table  to  remove  any  red  underlines  that  indicate  spelling 
errors. Adjust magnification (View | Zoom) such that you can 
view the entire table at maximum area when you select View | 
Full Screen. Move the cursor so that it is out of the way. Press 
Print Screen on your keyboard; this copies the screen image 
to  the  Windows  clipboard.  Open  Microsoft  Photo  Editor  and 
click  Edit  |  Paste  as  New  Image.  Crop  the  table  image  (click 
Select  button;  select  the  part  you  want,  then  Image  |  Crop). 
Adjust  the  properties  of  the  image  (File  |  Properties)  to 
monochrome (1 bit) and 600 pixels per inch. Resize the image 
(Image | Resize) to a width of 3.45 inches. Save the file (File | 
Save As) in TIFF with no compression (click More button).  
Most graphing programs allow you to save graphs in TIFF; 
however,  you  often  have  no  control  over  compression  or 
number of bits per pixel. You should open these image files in 
a  program  such  as  Microsoft  Photo  Editor  and  re-save  them 
using no compression, either 1 or 8 bits, and either 600 or 220 
dpi  resolution  (File  |  Properties;  Image  |  Resize).  See  Section 
II-D2  for  an  explanation  of  number  of  bits  and  resolution.  If 
your graphing program cannot export to TIFF, you can use the 
same technique described for tables in the previous paragraph. 
A  way  to  convert  a  figure  from  Windows  Metafile  (WMF) 
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to TIFF is to paste it into Microsoft PowerPoint, save it in JPG 
format,  open  it  with  Microsoft  Photo  Editor  or  similar 
converter, and re-save it as TIFF. 
Microsoft  Excel  allows  you  to  save  spreadsheet  charts  in 
Graphics  Interchange  Format  (GIF).  To  get  good  resolution, 
make the Excel charts very large. Then use the Save as  
 
HTML  feature  (see  http://support.microsoft.com/support/ 
kb/articles/q158/0/79.asp).  You  can  then  convert  from  GIF  to 
TIFF using Microsoft Photo Editor, for example. 
No matter how you convert your images, it is a good idea to 
print  the  TIFF  files  to  make  sure  nothing  was  lost  in  the 
conversion.  
If  you  modify  this  document  for  use  with  other  IEEE 
journals or conferences, you should save it as type Word 97-
2000 & 6.0/95 - RTF (*.doc) so that it can be opened by any 
version of Word. 
E.  Copyright Form 
An  IEEE  copyright  form  should  accompany  your  final 
submission.  You  can  get  a  .pdf,  .html,  or  .doc  version  at 
http://www.ieee.org/copyright  or  from  the  first  issues  in  each 
volume  of  the  IEEE  TRANSACTIONS  and  JOURNALS.  Authors 
are responsible for obtaining any security clearances. 
 
III.  MATH 
If  you  are  using  Word,  use  either  the  Microsoft  Equation 
Editor  or  the  MathType  add-on  (http://www.mathtype.com) 
for  equations  in  your  paper  (Insert  |  Object  |  Create  New  | 
Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). Float over text 
should not be selected.  
 
IV.  UNITS 
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are 
strongly encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary 
units  (in  parentheses).  This  applies  to  papers  in  data 
storage.  For  example,  write  15  Gb/cm
2
  (100  Gb/in
2
).  An 
exception is when English units are used as identifiers in trade, 
such  as  3  in  disk  drive.  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 in an equation. 
The SI unit for magnetic field strength H is A/m. However, 
if  you  wish  to  use  units  of  T,  either  refer  to  magnetic  flux 
density  B  or  magnetic  field  strength  symbolized  as  
0
H.  Use 
the center dot to separate compound units, e.g., Am
2
. 
 
V.  HELPFUL HINTS 
A.  Figures and Tables 
Because  IEEE  will  do  the  final  formatting  of  your  paper, 
you  do  not  need  to  position  figures  and  tables  at  the  top  and 
bottom  of  each  column.  In  fact,  all  figures,  figure  captions, 
and  tables  can  be  at  the  end  of  the  paper.  Large  figures  and 
tables may span both columns. Place figure captions below the 
figures;  place  table  titles  above  the  tables.  If  your  figure  has 
two  parts,  include  the  labels  (a)  and  (b)  as  part  of  the 
artwork. Please  verify that  the  figures and tables you  mention 
TABLE I 
UNITS FOR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 
Symbol 
Quantity 
Conversion from Gaussian and 
CGS EMU to SI 
a
 
u  magnetic flux  1 Mx  10
8
 Wb = 10
8
 Vs 
B  magnetic flux density,  
  magnetic induction 
1 G  10
4
 T = 10
4
 Wb/m
2
H  magnetic field 
strength 
1 Oe  10
3
/(4t) A/m 
m  magnetic moment
 
1 erg/G = 1 emu  
   10
3
 Am
2
 = 10
3
 J/T 
M  magnetization  1 erg/(Gcm
3
) = 1 emu/cm
3
 
   10
3
 A/m 
4tM  magnetization  1 G  10
3
/(4t) A/m 
o  specific magnetization  1 erg/(Gg) = 1 emu/g  1 Am
2
/kg 
j  magnetic dipole  
  moment 
1 erg/G = 1 emu  
   4t  10
10
 Wbm 
J  magnetic polarization  1 erg/(Gcm
3
) = 1 emu/cm
3
 
   4t  10
4
 T 
_, k  susceptibility  1  4t 
_ 
mass susceptibility  1 cm
3
/g  4t  10
3
 m
3
/kg 
  permeability  1  4t  10
7
 H/m  
  = 4t  10
7
 Wb/(Am) 
r  relative permeability    r 
w, W  energy density  1 erg/cm
3
  10
1
 J/m
3
N, D  demagnetizing factor  1  1/(4t) 
No  vertical  lines in  table.  Statements  that  serve  as  captions  for  the  entire 
table do not need footnote letters.  
a
Gaussian  units  are  the  same  as  cgs  emu  for  magnetostatics;  Mx  = 
maxwell,  G  =  gauss,  Oe  =  oersted;  Wb  =  weber,  V  =  volt,  s  =  second,  T  = 
tesla, m = meter, A = ampere, J = joule, kg = kilogram, H = henry. 
 
 
 
Fig.  1.    Magnetization  as  a  function  of  applied  field.  Note  that  Fig.  is 
abbreviated.  There  is  a  period  after  the  figure  number,  followed  by  two 
spaces.  It  is  good  practice  to  explain  the  significance  of  the  figure  in  the 
caption. 
  
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in  the  text  actually  exist.  Please  do  not  include  captions  as 
part  of  the  figures.  Do  not  put  captions  in  text  boxes 
linked  to  the  figures.  Do  not  put  borders  around  the 
outside  of  your  figures.  Use  the  abbreviation  Fig.  even  at 
the beginning of a sentence. Do not abbreviate Table. Tables 
are numbered with Roman numerals.  
Color  printing  of  figures  is  available,  but  is  billed  to  the 
authors  (approximately  $1300,  depending  on  the  number  of 
figures and number of pages containing color). Include a note 
with  your  final  paper  indicating  that  you  request  color 
printing.  Do  not  use  color  unless  it  is  necessary  for  the 
proper  interpretation  of  your  figures.  If  you  want  reprints 
of  your  color  article,  the  reprint  order  should  be  submitted 
promptly.  There  is  an  additional  charge  of  $81  per  100  for 
color reprints. 
Figure  axis  labels  are  often  a  source  of  confusion.  Use 
words rather than symbols.  As an example,  write the  quantity 
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 
Magnetization  (A m
1
),  not  just  A/m.  Do  not  label  axes 
with  a  ratio  of  quantities  and  units.  For  example,  write 
Temperature (K), not Temperature/K.  
Multipliers  can  be  especially  confusing.  Write 
Magnetization  (kA/m)  or  Magnetization  (10
3
  A/m).  Do 
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, 
approximately 8 to 12 point type. 
B.  References 
Number  citations  consecutively  in  square  brackets  [1].  The 
sentence  punctuation  follows  the  brackets  [2].  Multiple 
references  [2],  [3]  are  each  numbered  with  separate  brackets 
[1][3].  When  citing  a  section  in  a  book,  please  give  the 
relevant  page  numbers  [2].  In  sentences,  refer  simply  to  the 
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  Word; 
therefore,  type  the  reference  list  at  the  end  of  the  paper  using 
the References style. 
Number  footnotes  separately  in  superscripts  (Insert  | 
Footnote).
1
 Place  the  actual  footnote  at  the  bottom  of  the 
column  in  which  it  is  cited;  do  not  put  footnotes  in  the 
reference  list  (endnotes).  Use  letters  for  table  footnotes  (see 
Table I).  
Please  note  that  the  references  at  the  end  of  this  document 
are in the preferred referencing style. Give all authors names; 
do not use et al. unless there are six authors or more. Use a 
space  after  authors'  initials.  Papers  that  have  not  been 
published  should  be  cited  as  unpublished  [4].  Papers  that 
                                                          
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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 
footnote information into the text. 
have  been  submitted  for  publication  should  be  cited  as 
submitted  for  publication  [5].  Papers  that  have  been 
accepted  for  publication,  but  not  yet  specified  for  an  issue 
should  be  cited  as  to  be  published  [6].  Please  give 
affiliations and addresses for private communications [7]. 
Capitalize  only  the  first  word  in  a  paper  title,  except  for 
proper  nouns  and  element  symbols.  For  papers  published  in 
translation  journals,  please  give  the  English  citation  first, 
followed by the original foreign-language citation [8]. 
C.  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). 
D.  Equations 
Number  equations  consecutively  with  equation  numbers  in 
parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). First use the 
equation  editor  to  create  the  equation.  Then  select  the 
Equation  markup  style.  Press  the  tab  key  and  write  the 
equation number in parentheses. To make your equations more 
compact,  you  may  use  the  solidus  (  /  ),  the  exp  function,  or 
appropriate  exponents.  Use  parentheses  to  avoid  ambiguities 
in  denominators.  Punctuate  equations  when  they  are  part  of  a 
sentence, as in 
 
. ) ( ) ( ) | | ( exp
)] 2 ( / [ ) , (
0 2 1
1
0
0 2
0
2
    
 o  
d r J r J z z
r d dr r F
i i j
r
  
=
}
}
  (1) 
 
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined 
before  the  equation  appears  or  immediately  following. 
Italicize  symbols  (T  might  refer  to  temperature,  but  T  is  the 
unit  tesla).  Refer  to  (1),  not  Eq.  (1)  or  equation  (1), 
except at the beginning of a sentence: Equation (1) is ... . 
E.  Other Recommendations 
Use one space after periods and colons. Hyphenate complex 
modifiers:  zero-field-cooled  magnetization.  Avoid  dangling 
participles,  such as,  Using (1), the  potential  was calculated. 
[It  is  not  clear  who  or  what  used  (1).]  Write  instead,  The 
potential  was  calculated  by  using  (1),  or  Using  (1),  we 
calculated the potential. 
Use  a  zero  before  decimal  points:  0.25,  not  .25.  Use 
cm
3
, not cc. Indicate sample dimensions as 0.1 cm   0.2 
cm,  not  0.1    0.2  cm
2
.  The  abbreviation  for  seconds  is 
s,  not  sec.  Do  not  mix  complete  spellings  and 
abbreviations  of  units:  use  Wb/m
2
  or  webers  per  square 
meter,  not  webers/m
2
.  When  expressing  a  range  of  values, 
write 7 to 9 or 7-9, not 7~9. 
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A  parenthetical  statement  at  the  end  of  a  sentence  is 
punctuated  outside  of  the  closing  parenthesis  (like  this).  (A 
parenthetical  sentence  is  punctuated  within  the  parentheses.) 
In  American  English,  periods  and  commas  are  within 
quotation  marks,  like  this  period.  Other  punctuation  is 
outside!  Avoid  contractions;  for  example,  write  do  not 
instead of  dont. The  serial  comma  is preferred: A, B, and 
C instead of A, B and C. 
If  you  wish,  you  may  write  in  the  first  person  singular  or 
plural  and  use  the  active  voice  (I  observed  that  ...  or  We 
observed  that  ...  instead  of  It  was  observed  that  ...). 
Remember  to  check  spelling.  If  your  native  language  is  not 
English,  please  get  a  native  English-speaking  colleague  to 
proofread your paper.  
 
VI.  SOME COMMON MISTAKES 
The  word  data  is  plural,  not  singular.  The  subscript  for 
the  permeability  of  vacuum  
0
  is  zero,  not  a  lowercase  letter 
o.  The  term  for  residual  magnetization  is  remanence;  the 
adjective  is  remanent;  do  not  write  remnance  or 
remnant. Use the word micrometer instead of micron. A 
graph  within  a  graph  is  an  inset,  not  an  insert.  The  word 
alternatively  is  preferred  to  the  word  alternately  (unless 
you  really  mean  something  that  alternates).  Use  the  word 
whereas  instead  of  while  (unless  you  are  referring  to 
simultaneous  events).  Do  not  use  the  word  essentially  to 
mean  approximately  or  effectively.  Do  not  use  the  word 
issue  as  a  euphemism  for  problem.  When  compositions 
are not specified, separate chemical symbols by en-dashes; for 
example,  NiMn  indicates  the  intermetallic  compound 
Ni
0.5
Mn
0.5
  whereas  NiMn  indicates  an  alloy  of  some 
composition Ni
x
Mn
1-x
. 
Be  aware  of  the  different  meanings  of  the  homophones 
affect  (usually  a  verb)  and  effect  (usually  a  noun), 
complement  and  compliment,  discreet  and  discrete, 
principal  (e.g.,  principal  investigator)  and  principle 
(e.g.,  principle  of  measurement).  Do  not  confuse  imply 
and infer.  
Prefixes  such  as  non,  sub,  micro,  multi,  and 
"ultra  are  not  independent  words;  they  should  be  joined  to 
the  words they modify, usually  without a hyphen. There is no 
period after the et in the Latin abbreviation et al. (it is also 
italicized).  The  abbreviation  i.e.,  means  that  is,  and  the 
abbreviation e.g.,  means for example (these abbreviations 
are not italicized). 
An  excellent  style  manual  and  source  of  information  for 
science writers is [9]. A general IEEE style guide, Information 
for  Authors,  is  available  at 
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/informati
on.htm 
 
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you  have  submitted  or  published  elsewhere.  Do  not  publish 
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IEEE  TRANSACTIONS  and  JOURNALS  strongly  discourage 
courtesy  authorship.  It  is  the  obligation  of  the  authors  to  cite 
relevant prior work. 
The Transactions and Journals Department does not publish 
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publish  papers  related  to  conferences  that  have  been 
recommended for publication on the basis of peer review. As a 
matter of convenience and service to the technical community, 
these topical papers are collected and published in one issue of 
the TRANSACTIONS. 
At least two reviews are required for every paper submitted. 
For conference-related papers, the  decision to accept or  reject 
a  paper  is  made  by  the  conference  editors  and  publications 
committee;  the  recommendations  of  the  referees  are  advisory 
only.  Undecipherable  English  is  a  valid  reason  for  rejection. 
Authors  of  rejected  papers  may  revise  and  resubmit  them  to 
the  TRANSACTIONS  as regular papers, whereupon they  will  be 
reviewed by two new referees. 
 
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The  contents  of  IEEE  TRANSACTIONS  and  JOURNALS  are 
peer-reviewed  and  archival.  The  TRANSACTIONS  publishes 
scholarly  articles  of  archival  value  as  well  as  tutorial 
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of current interest.  
Authors should consider the following points: 
1)  Technical  papers  submitted  for  publication  must  advance 
the state of knowledge and must cite relevant prior work.  
2)  The length of a submitted paper should be commensurate 
with  the  importance,  or  appropriate  to  the  complexity,  of 
the  work.  For  example,  an  obvious  extension  of 
previously  published  work  might  not  be  appropriate  for 
publication  or  might  be  adequately  treated  in  just  a  few 
pages. 
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contain new, useable, and fully described information. For 
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new measurement technique. Authors should expect to be 
challenged by reviewers if the results are not supported by 
adequate data and critical details. 
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technical achievement, which are suitable for presentation 
at  a  professional  conference,  may  not  be  appropriate  for 
publication in a TRANSACTIONS or JOURNAL. 
 
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abstract  as  the  conclusion.  A  conclusion  might  elaborate  on 
the  importance  of  the  work  or  suggest  applications  and 
extensions.  
APPENDIX 
Appendixes, if needed, appear before the acknowledgment. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
The  preferred  spelling  of  the  word  acknowledgment  in 
American  English  is  without  an  e  after  the  g.  Use  the 
singular  heading  even  if  you  have  many  acknowledgments. 
Avoid  expressions  such  as  One  of  us  (S.B.A.)  would  like  to 
thank  ...  .  Instead,  write  F.  A.  Author  thanks  ...  .  Sponsor 
and  financial  support  acknowledgments  are  placed  in  the 
unnumbered footnote on the first page. 
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