Preparation of Papers in Two-Column Format

for IEEE format Conference Proceedings

Author(s) Name(s)
Author Affiliation(s)
E-mail

Abstract-These instructions give you basic guidelines for 24 Paper title

preparing camera-ready papers for conference proceedings. a
Uppercase
Index Terms—About four key words or phrases in alphabetical
order, separated by commas. For a list of suggested keywords,
send a blank e-mail to [email protected] or visit
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/ani_prod/keywrd98.txt

I. INTRODUCTION
Your goal is for your paper to simulate the usual appearance
of papers in an IEEE conference proceedings. For items not
addressed in these instructions, please refer to the last issue of
your conference’s proceedings or your Publications chair.
A. Full-Sized Camera-Ready (CR) Copy
Prepare your CR paper in full-size format, on US letter paper Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field. Note that “Fig.” is
(8 ½ by 11 inches). abbreviated. There is a period after the figure number, followed by two
Type sizes and typefaces: Follow the type sizes specified in spaces. It is good practice to explain the significance of the figure in the
caption.
Table I. As an aid in gauging type size, 1 point is about 0.35
mm. The size of the lowercase letter “j” will give the point II. HELPFUL HINTS
size. Times New Roman is the preferred font.
1) US letter margins: top = 0.75 inches, bottom = 1 inch, A. Figures and Tables
side = 0.63 inches. Position figures and tables at the tops and bottoms of
2) The space between the two columns is 0.17 inches and columns. Avoid placing them in the middle of columns. Large
paragraph indentation is 0.14 inches. Do not page number your figures and tables may span across both columns. Figure
document. captions should be centered below the figures; table captions
3) Paper length: 6 pages including references, figures and should be centered above. Avoid placing figures and tables
tables to clearly present your work. before their first mention in the text. Use the abbreviation
Left- and right-justify your columns. Use tables and figures “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence.
to adjust column length. On the last page of your paper, adjust Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use words
the lengths of the columns so that they are equal.. Digitize or rather than symbols. For example, write “Magnetization,” or
paste down figures. “Magnetization, M,” not just “M.” Put units in parentheses.
Do not label axes only with units. In the above example, write
“Magnetization (A/m)” or “Magnetization (A ⋅ m-1).” Do not
TABLE I
TYPE SIZES FOR CAMERA-READY PAPERS label axes with a ratio of quantities and units. For example,
Type write “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
Appearance
size Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
Regular Bold Italic
(pts.) “Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (103 A/m).” Figure
a
6 Table captions, table superscripts labels should be legible, about 10-point type.
8 Section titles, a references, tables,
table names,a first letters in table B. References
captions,a figure captions, Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1].
footnotes, text subscripts, and
superscripts Punctuation follows the bracket [2]. Refer simply to the
9 Abstract reference number, as in [3]. Use “Ref. [3]” or Reference [3]” at
10 Authors’ affiliations, main text, Subheading the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] was the first …”
equations, first letters in section
titlesa
11 Authors’ names
 Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place the III. UNITS
actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it was Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are
cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters for encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary units (in
table footnotes (see Table I). Give all authors’ names; use “et parentheses). An exception would be the use of English units
al.” if there are six authors or more. Papers that have not been as identifiers in trade, such as “3.5-inch disk drive.”
published, even if they have been submitted for publication, Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in
should be cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads to
accepted for publication should be cited as “in press” [5]. In a confusion because equations do not balance dimensionally. If
paper title, capitalize the first word and all other words except you must use mixed units, clearly state the units for each
for conjunctions, prepositions less than seven letters, and quantity that you use in an equation.
prepositional phrases.
For papers published in translated journals, first give the IV. SOME COMMON MISTAKES
English citation, then the original foreign-language citation [6]. The word “data” is plural, not singular. The subscript for the
C. Abbreviations and Acronyms permeability of vacuum0 is zero, not a lowercase letter “o.” In
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are American English, periods and commas are within quotation
used in the text, even if they have been defined in the abstract. marks, like “this period.” A parenthetical statement at the end
Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc, and rms of a sentence is punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis
do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in the title (like this). (A parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the
unless they are unavoidable. parentheses.) A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an
“insert.” The word alternatively is preferred to the word
D. Equations “alternately” (unless you mean something that alternates). Do
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in not use the word “essentially” to mean “approximately” or
parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). To make “effectively.” Be aware of the different meanings of the
your equations more compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the homophones “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and
exp function, or appropriate exponents. Italicize Roman “compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” and
symbols for quantities and variables, but not Greek symbols. “principle.” Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.” The prefix
Use an en dash (–) rather than a hyphen for a minus sign. Use “non” is not a word; it should be joined to the word it modifies,
parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate usually without a hyphen. There is no period after the “et” in
equations with commas or periods when they are part of a the Latin abbreviation “et al.” The abbreviation “i.e.” means
sentence, as in “that is,” and the abbreviation “e.g.” means “for example.” An
excellent style manual for science writers is [7].
a + b = c. (1)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Symbols in your equation should be defined before the
The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
equation appears or immediately following. Use “(1),” not
America is without an “e” after the “g.” Try to avoid the
“Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a
stilted expression, “One of us (R. B. G.) thanks …” Instead, try
sentence: “Equation (1) is …”
“R.B.G. thanks …”
E. Other Recommendations
REFERENCES
The Roman numerals used to number the section headings
are optional. If you do use them, do not number [1] G. Eason, B. Noble, and I.N. Sneddon, “On certain integrals of Lipschitz-
Hankel type involving products of Bessel functions,” Phil. Trans. Roy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and REFERENCES, and begin Subheadings with Soc. London, vol. A247, pp. 529-551, April 1955.
letters. Use two spaces after periods (full stops). Hyphenate [2] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd ed., vol.
complex modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid 2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1892, pp.68-73.
[3] I.S. Jacobs and C.P. Bean, “Fine particles, thin films and exchange
dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was anisotropy,” in Magnetism, vol. III, G.T. Rado and H. Suhl, Eds. New
calculated.” Write instead, “The potential was calculated using York: Academic, 1963, pp. 271-350.
(1),” or “Using (1), we calculated the potential.” [4] E. Legua, “Title of paper if known,” unpublished.
[5] C. Ouellet, “Title of paper with only first word capitalized,” J. Name
Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.” Use Stand. Abbrev., in press.
“cm3,” not “cc.” Do not mix complete spellings and [6] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron spectroscopy
abbreviations of units: “Wb/m2” or “webers per square meter,” studies on magneto-optical media and plastic substrate interface,” IEEE
Transl. J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp. 740-741, August 1987 [Digests 9th
not “webers/m2.” Spell units when they appear in text: “…a Annual Conf. Magnetics Japan, p. 301, 1982].
few henries,” not “…a few H.” If your native language is not [7] M. Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook. Mill Valley, CA:
English, try to get a native English-speaking colleague to University Science, 1989.
proofread your paper. Do not add page numbers.