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Further info: Magazine production uses a different process than journal production. If you are familiar with submission of article materials for a journal such as JSAC, be aware the guidelines below are different. Read them carefully. Do not make assumptions on what we need based on your prior experience with journal publication.
Timeline
Final manuscript due at IEEE: The first of the month, two months prior to issue date.
For example, all materials for an article in the June issue are due at the ComSoc
office by April 1.
Page proofs sent to contact author: Four weeks prior to issue date.
Page proofs back to IEEE: Three weeks prior to issue date.
Submission
of Materials to Publishing Staff
Only articles that have been accepted by the Editor-in-Chief following the review process should be submitted to the magazine's Production Staff. When submitting the final version of the article, the following materials must be included:
IEEE Communications Society, Publications Department, 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016
No electronic copies of the copyright form can be accepted. For information on IEEE copyright policy please visit the IEEE Copyright FAQ page and the IEEE Policies and Guidelines page. For information on obtaining permission to reuse IEEE copyrighted material, see the IEEE Information page. For information on electronic preprints or posting your article on your own server, please visit the IEEE Electronic Information Dissemination page.
NOTE: IEEE Communications, Network, and Wireless Communications magazines do not use templates for submission of materials.
On occasion .pdf files that are sent electronically will not print out properly on the recipient's printer. If a .pdf is illegible after transmission to us, you will be respectfully requested to submit a hard copy via overnight mail.
If your article contains photographs, do not send gifs or jpegs. These low-resolution formats work fine on the Internet or for viewing on a monitor, but they will not yield high quality print versions. Send original photographs for scanning by the staff or high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) tif photos. If your photo was captured as a jpeg and then converted to a tif, it will retain the low quality of the original jpeg in the final print version. If there is no way you can supply us with a good quality original photo or hi-res digital photo, we can not be responsible for the results you will see in the final printed magazine.
If your paper contains screenshots, please send the original digital image along with your paper via email.
All electronic materials should be sent to: the Publications Department
All hardcopy (copyright etc.) should be overnighted to:Publications Submissions
IEEE Communications Society
3 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10016 USA
tel: +1-212-705-8960; fax: +1-212-705-8999
Note on Original Work/IEEE
Copyright
Manuscripts submitted for publication in IEEE Communications Magazine
should normally be original work submitted exclusively to the magazine, not
previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
It is the policy of the IEEE to own the copyright to technical contributions it publishes on behalf of the interests of the IEEE and its authors and their employers, and to facilitate the appropriate reuse of this material by others. To comply with IEEE policy under the U.S. Copyright Law, authors are required to sign an IEEE copyright transfer form before publication. This form returns to authors and their employers, full rights to reuse their material for their own purposes.
Clearance
IEEE assumes that material submitted to its publications is properly available
for general dissemination to the readership of those publications. It is the
responsibility of the authors, not IEEE, to determine whether disclosure of
their material requires the prior consent of other parties and, if so, to obtain
it.
Content
Statements and opinions given in works published by the IEEE are the expressions
of contributors. Responsibility for content of published papers rests with the
authors, not the IEEE.
Reprints
Information on ordering reprints of your article can be found by e-mailing the IEEE Reprints Department.
Final note: Due to differences in printers and printer descriptions from computer to computer, there is no guarantee that .doc, .pdf, and .ps files that you submit will result in documents that look exactly like your original versions after they are printed out here. When your page proofs are sent to you, remember to check them carefully for any discrepancies that might have occurred in the original transfer process. This is especially true if symbols (mathematical, Greek, etc.) and unusual fonts were used in the article.
Editor-in-Chief
Directs magazine technical content, approves all articles and feature topics,
special issues, and series, selects author and Guest Editor assignments, manages
the Technical Editor and Regional Correspondent staffs, and establishes future
magazine technical policy.
Editorial Liaison
Works with guest editors of Feature Topics/Special Issues/Series and authors
of standalone articles, to help bring contributions to publication. He/she organizes
reviewing process of articles authored or co-authored by Guest Editors (if any).
The Editorial Liaison should receive all articles accepted by Guest Editors
(along with their reviews) for final approval, prior to sending acceptance notification
to authors.
Assistant Publisher
Responsible for editing, layout, and overseeing production schedules. Maintains
contact with Editors-in-Chief and/or Guest Editors regarding progress and schedule
of articles to be received by the IEEE Communications Society. Maintains contact
with Guest Editors and authors regardng due dates and mechanical requirements
for all manuscripts.
Digital Production
Manager
Receives papers for page layout. Prepares digital version of the issue. Provides
assistance to Assistant Publisher as needed.
Associate Editor
Copyedits articles and works with authors to finalize page proofs. Traffics
advertising materials and serves as liaison to Advertising Dept. and vendors.
Provides assistance to Assistant Publisher as needed.
Publications Coordinator
Maintains online production schedule log. Prepares files for production and
page layout. Provides assistance to the Digital Production Manager and Assistant Publisher as needed.
Single complementary issues of the magazine are mailed to contact authors, with copies included for distribution to co-authors.
More questions on submitting an accepted article? Please contact The Publications Department.