CI Submission Guidelines
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
IEEE
Communications Magazine
Feature Article
Information
- Articles should
be tutorial in nature and should be written in a style comprehensible to readers
outside the specialty of the article.
- Mathematical
equations should not be used (in justified cases up to three simple equations
could be allowed, provided you have the consent of the Guest Editor. The inclusion
of more than three equations requires permission from the Editor-in-Chief).
- References
should be included only to guide readers to more information on the topic;
the reference list should not include every available souce (a limit of ten
references is recommended. The inclusion of more than 15 references requires
permission from the Editor-in-Chief). References to Web pages should not be
used in a printed version of the article except for very justified cases and
Web sites with a proven staiblity, e.g., such as IEEE Communications Surveys
- Articles should
not exceed 4500 words. Figures and tables should be limited to a combined
total of six.
Submissions
All articles to be considered for publication in IEEE Communications must be submitted through IEEE Manuscript Central. Below is a list of types of articles that can be submitted. After determining which type of article you have, go to Manuscript Central (http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com), register or log in, and go to the Author Center. Follow the instructions there.
Call for Papers:
If you are submitting an article following a listing in the "call for papers" page, you will need to note the issue date and topic name from the call in order to submit through Manuscript Central. If you did not note this information, please return to the call for papers page, determine your topic and issue date, and then move on to Manuscript Central choosing the appropriate issue date and topic from the "Please Select an Article Type" drop down menu.
Ongoing Series:
If you would like to submit an article for possible inclusion in one of the ongoing series
(e.g. Broadband Access, Internet Technology, Emerging Technologies), visit Manuscript Central and select the appropriate series from the "Please Select an Article Type" drop down menu. If you need specific information on a topic, send an email to the topic's editors. Editors' contact information can be found on the Technical and Feature
Editors page.
Open Call:
If you would like to submit an article for review and possible acceptance as an open call article select "Open Call Article" in the "Please Select an Article Type" drop down menu at Manuscript Central.
Supplementary
Information
You can find some
additional help on submission in the Message from the Editor-in-Chief entitled:
"How to Write a Successful Paper for IEEE Communications Magazine" available at:
http://www.comsoc.org
/ci/public/1998/may/index.html (click "Editor's Message").
Other Submissions
Please mail or email (do not fax) press releases for new product information to:
Eric Levine
IEEE Communications Society
3 Park Ave.
17th Floor
New York, NY10016
e.levine@comsoc.org
Submission of
Feature Topic or Special Issue Proposals
Prior to submitting
proposals for new feature topics please consult the Guest Editor Kit.
Guidelines for
Accepted Articles
See the Author
Guidelines.