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AbstractThese instructions give you guidelines for preparing II. GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
papers for IEEE Transactions and Journals. Use this document
When you open TRANS-JOUR.DOC, select Page Layout
as a template if you are using Microsoft Word 6.0 or later.
Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. The electronic from the View menu in the menu bar (View | Page Layout),
file of your paper will be formatted further at IEEE. Paper titles (these instructions assume MS 6.0. Some versions may have
should be written in uppercase and lowercase letters, not all alternate ways to access the same functionalities noted here).
uppercase. Avoid writing long formulas with subscripts in the Then, type over sections of TRANS-JOUR.DOC or cut and
title; short formulas that identify the elements are fine (e.g., "Nd paste from another document and use markup styles. The pull-
FeB"). Do not write (Invited) in the title. Full names of
down style menu is at the left of the Formatting Toolbar at the
authors are preferred in the author field, but are not required.
Put a space between authors initials. Define all symbols used in top of your Word window (for example, the style at this point
the abstract. Do not cite references in the abstract. Do not delete in the document is Text). Highlight a section that you want
the blank line immediately above the abstract; it sets the footnote to designate with a certain style, then select the appropriate
at the bottom of this column. name on the style menu. The style will adjust your fonts and
line spacing. Do not change the font sizes or line spacing to
Index TermsEnter key words or phrases in alphabetical squeeze more text into a limited number of pages. Use italics
order, separated by commas. For a list of suggested keywords,
send a blank e-mail to keywords@ieee.org or visit
for emphasis; do not underline.
http://www.ieee.org/documents/taxonomy_v101.pdf 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
I. INTRODUCTION Special | Picture (with float over text unchecked).
IEEE will do the final formatting of your paper. If your
T HIS DOCUMENT is a template for Microsoft Word
versions 6.0 or later. If you are reading a paper or PDF
version of this document, please download the electronic file,
paper is intended for a conference, please observe the
conference page limits.
TRANS-JOUR.DOC, from the IEEE Web site at A. Abbreviations and Acronyms
http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.html so Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
you can use it to prepare your manuscript. If you would prefer used in the text, even after they have already been defined in
to use LATEX, download IEEEs LATEX style and sample the abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, ac, and dc do not
files from the same Web page. Use these LATEX files for have to be defined. Abbreviations that incorporate periods
formatting, but please follow the instructions in TRANS- should not have spaces: write C.N.R.S., not C. N. R. S.
JOUR.DOC or TRANS-JOUR.PDF. Do not use abbreviations in the title unless they are
If your paper is intended for a conference, please contact unavoidable (for example, IEEE in the title of this article).
your conference editor concerning acceptable word processor
formats for your particular conference.
B. Other Recommendations
Use one space after periods and colons. Hyphenate complex
This paragraph of the first footnote will contain the date on which you
submitted your paper for review. It will also contain support information,
modifiers: zero-field-cooled magnetization. Avoid dangling
including sponsor and financial support acknowledgment. For example, This participles, such as, Using (1), the potential was calculated.
work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce under Grant [It is not clear who or what used (1).] Write instead, The
BS123456.
The next few paragraphs should contain the authors current affiliations,
potential was calculated by using (1), or Using (1), we
including current address and e-mail. For example, F. A. Author is with the calculated the potential.
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA (e- Use a zero before decimal points: 0.25, not .25. Use
mail: author@ boulder.nist.gov).
S. B. Author, Jr., was with Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 USA. He
cm3, not cc. Indicate sample dimensions as 0.1 cm 0.2
is now with the Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort cm, not 0.1 0.2 cm2. The abbreviation for seconds is
Collins, CO 80523 USA (e-mail: author@lamar.colostate.edu). s, not sec. Use Wb/m2 or webers per square meter,
T. C. Author is with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA, on leave from the National Research
not webers/m2. When expressing a range of values, write 7
Institute for Metals, Tsukuba, Japan (e-mail: author@nrim.go.jp). to 9 or 7-9, not 7~9.
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A parenthetical statement at the end of a sentence is Italicize symbols (T might refer to temperature, but T is the
punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A unit tesla). Refer to (1), not Eq. (1) or equation (1),
parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the parentheses.) except at the beginning of a sentence: Equation (1) is ... .
In American English, periods and commas are within
quotation marks, like this period. Other punctuation is IV. UNITS
outside! Avoid contractions; for example, write do not Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are
instead of dont. The serial comma is preferred: A, B, and strongly encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary
C instead of A, B and C. units (in parentheses). This applies to papers in data storage.
If you wish, you may write in the first person singular or For example, write 15 Gb/cm2 (100 Gb/in2). An exception is
plural and use the active voice (I observed that ... or We when English units are used as identifiers in trade, such as
observed that ... instead of It was observed that ...). 3-in disk drive. Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such
Remember to check spelling. If your native language is not as current in amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This
English, please get a native English-speaking colleague to often leads to confusion because equations do not balance
carefully proofread your paper. dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly state the
units for each quantity in an equation.
C. How to Create a PostScript File 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
First, download a PostScript printer driver from
density B or magnetic field strength symbolized as 0H. Use
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/pdrvwin.htm (for
the center dot to separate compound units, e.g., Am2.
Windows) or from http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/
pdrvmac.htm (for Macintosh) and install the Generic
V. SOME COMMON MISTAKES
PostScript Printer definition. In Word, paste your figure into
a new document. Print to a file using the PostScript printer The word data is plural, not singular. The subscript for
driver. File names should be of the form fig5.ps. Use Open the permeability of vacuum 0 is zero, not a lowercase letter
Type fonts when creating your figures, if possible. A listing of o. The term for residual magnetization is remanence; the
the acceptable fonts are as follows: Open Type Fonts: Times adjective is remanent; do not write remnance or
Roman, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Courier, Symbol, remnant. Use the word micrometer instead of micron. A
Palatino, Avant Garde, Bookman, Zapf Chancery, Zapf graph within a graph is an inset, not an insert. The word
Dingbats, and New Century Schoolbook. alternatively is preferred to the word alternately (unless
you really mean something that alternates). Use the word
III. MATH whereas instead of while (unless you are referring to
simultaneous events). Do not use the word essentially to
If you are using Word, use either the Microsoft Equation
mean approximately or effectively. Do not use the word
Editor or the MathType add-on (http://www.mathtype.com)
issue as a euphemism for problem. When compositions
for equations in your paper (Insert | Object | Create New |
are not specified, separate chemical symbols by en-dashes; for
Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). Float over text
example, NiMn indicates the intermetallic compound
should not be selected.
Ni0.5Mn0.5 whereas NiMn indicates an alloy of some
A. Equations composition NixMn1-x.
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones
parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). First use the affect (usually a verb) and effect (usually a noun),
equation editor to create the equation. Then select the complement and compliment, discreet and discrete,
Equation markup style. Press the tab key and write the principal (e.g., principal investigator) and principle
equation number in parentheses. To make your equations more (e.g., principle of measurement). Do not confuse imply
compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or and infer.
appropriate exponents. Use parentheses to avoid ambiguities Prefixes such as non, sub, micro, multi, and ultra
in denominators. Punctuate equations when they are part of a are not independent words; they should be joined to the words
sentence, as in they modify, usually without a hyphen. There is no period
after the et in the Latin abbreviation et al. (it is also
r2 italicized). The abbreviation i.e., means that is, and the
0
F ( r, ) dr d = [ r2 / ( 2 0 )]
(1) abbreviation e.g., means for example (these abbreviations
are not italicized).
exp( | z j zi | ) J 1 ( r2 ) J 0 ( ri ) d .
1
0 A general IEEE styleguide is available at
http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.html
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined
before the equation appears or immediately following.
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TABLE I
UNITS FOR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
Conversion from Gaussian and
Symbol Quantity
CGS EMU to SI a
magnetic flux 1 Mx 108 Wb = 108 Vs
B magnetic flux density, 1 G 104 T = 104 Wb/m2
magnetic induction
H magnetic field strength 1 Oe 103/(4) A/m
m magnetic moment 1 erg/G = 1 emu
103 Am2 = 103 J/T
M magnetization 1 erg/(Gcm3) = 1 emu/cm3
103 A/m
4M magnetization 1 G 103/(4) A/m
specific magnetization 1 erg/(Gg) = 1 emu/g 1 Am2/kg
j magnetic dipole 1 erg/G = 1 emu
moment 4 1010 Wbm
J magnetic polarization 1 erg/(Gcm3) = 1 emu/cm3
4 104 T
, susceptibility 1 4
mass susceptibility 1 cm3/g 4 103 m3/kg
Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field. Note that Fig. is permeability 1 4 107 H/m
abbreviated. There is a period after the figure number, followed by two = 4 107 Wb/(Am)
spaces. It is good practice to explain the significance of the figure in the r relative permeability r
caption. w, W energy density 1 erg/cm3 101 J/m3
N, D demagnetizing factor 1 1/(4)
Vertical lines are optional in tables. Statements that serve as captions for
the entire table do not need footnote letters.
a
VI. GUIDELINES FOR GRAPHICS PREPARATION Gaussian units are the same as cg emu for magnetostatics; Mx =
maxwell, G = gauss, Oe = oersted; Wb = weber, V = volt, s = second, T =
AND SUBMISSION
tesla, m = meter, A = ampere, J = joule, kg = kilogram, H = henry.
A. Types of Graphics
The following list outlines the different types of graphics
in one of the following programs you will be able to submit
published in IEEE journals. They are categorized based on
the graphics without converting to a PS, EPS, TIFF, PDF, or
their construction, and use of color / shades of gray:
PNG file: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or
Microsoft Excel. When submitting your final paper, your
1) Color/Grayscale figures
graphics should all be submitted individually in one of these
Figures that are meant to appear in color, or shades of
formats along with the manuscript.
black/gray. Such figures may include photographs,
illustrations, multicolor graphs, and flowcharts. D. Sizing of Graphics
2) Lineart figures Most charts, graphs, and tables are one column wide (3.5
Figures that are composed of only black lines and shapes. inches / 88 millimeters / 21 picas) or page wide (7.16 inches /
These figures should have no shades or half-tones of gray. 181 millimeters / 43 picas). The maximum depth a graphic can
Only black and white. be is 8.5 inches (216 millimeters / 54 picas). When choosing
3) Author photos the depth of a graphic, please allow space for a caption.
Head and shoulders shots of authors which appear at the Figures can be sized between column and page widths if the
end of our papers. author chooses, however it is recommended that figures are
4) Tables not sized less than column width unless when necessary.
Data charts which are typically black and white, but There is currently one publication with column
sometimes include color. measurements that dont coincide with those listed above.
B. Multipart figures PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE has a column measurement of 3.25
inches (82.5 millimeters / 19.5 picas).
Figures compiled of more than one sub-figure presented The final printed size of author photographs is exactly
side-by-side, or stacked. If a multipart figure is made up of 1 inch wide by 1.25 inches tall (25 millimeters x 38
multiple figure types (one part is lineart, and another is millimeters / 6 picas x 7.5 picas). Author photos printed in
grayscale or color) the figure should meet the stricter editorials measure 1.59 inches wide by 2 inches tall (40
guidelines. millimeters x 50 millimeters / 9.5 picas x 12 picas).
C. File Formats For Graphics E. Resolution
Format and save your graphics using a suitable graphics The proper resolution of your figures will depend on the
processing program that will allow you to create the images as type of figure it is as defined in the Types of Figures
PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (.EPS), Tagged section. Author photographs, color, and grayscale figures
Image File Format (.TIFF), Portable Document Format should be at least 300dpi. Lineart, including tables should be a
(.PDF), or Portable Network Graphics (.PNG) sizes them, and minimum of 600dpi.
adjusts the resolution settings. If you created your source files
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H. Accepted Fonts Within Figures K. Referencing a Figure or Table Within Your Paper
When preparing your graphics IEEE suggests that you use When referencing your figures and tables within your paper,
of one of the following Open Type fonts: Times New Roman, use the abbreviation Fig. even at the beginning of a
Helvetica, Arial, Cambria, and Symbol. If you are supplying sentence. Do not abbreviate Table. Tables should be
EPS, PS, or PDF files all fonts must be embedded. Some fonts numbered with Roman Numerals.
may only be native to your operating system; without the fonts
embedded, parts of the graphic may be distorted or missing. L. Checking Your Figures: The IEEE Graphics Checker
A safe option when finalizing your figures is to strip out the The IEEE Graphics Checker Tool enables authors to pre-
fonts before you save the files, creating outline type. This screen their graphics for compliance with IEEE Transactions
converts fonts to artwork what will appear uniformly on any and Journals standards before submission. The online tool,
screen. located at http://graphicsqc.ieee.org/, allows authors to upload
their graphics in order to check that each file is the correct file
format, resolution, size and colorspace; that no fonts are
I. Using Labels Within Figures
missing or corrupt; that figures are not compiled in layers or
1) Figure Axis labels have transparency, and that they are named according to the
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use words IEEE Transactions and Journals naming convention. At the
rather than symbols. As an example, write the quantity end of this automated process, authors are provided with a
Magnetization, or Magnetization M, not just M. Put detailed report on each graphic within the web applet, as well
units in parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. As in as by email.
Fig. 1, for example, write Magnetization (A/m) or For more information on using the Graphics Checker Tool
Magnetization (A m1), not just A/m. Do not label axes or any other graphics related topic, contact the IEEE Graphics
with a ratio of quantities and units. For example, write Help Desk by e-mail at graphics@ieee.org.
Temperature (K), not Temperature/K.
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write M. Submitting Your Graphics
Magnetization (kA/m) or Magnetization (103 A/m). Do
Because IEEE will do the final formatting of your paper,
not write Magnetization (A/m) 1000 because the reader
you do not need to position figures and tables at the top and
would not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 meant
bottom of each column. In fact, all figures, figure captions,
16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should be legible,
and tables can be placed at the end of your paper. In addition
approximately 8 to 10 point type.
to, or even in lieu of submitting figures within your final
manuscript, figures should be submitted individually, separate
2) Subfigure Labels in Multipart Figures and Tables
from the manuscript in one of the file formats listed above in
Multipart figures should be combined and labeled before
section VI-J. Place figure captions below the figures; place
final submission. Labels should appear centered below each
table titles above the tables. Please do not include captions as
subfigure in 8 point Times New Roman font in the format of
part of the figures, or put them in text boxes linked to the
(a) (b) (c).
figures. Also, do not place borders around the outside of your
figures.
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reported if the main purpose of a paper is to introduce a 21(3), pp. 876880. Available:
http://www.halcyon.com/pub/journals/21ps03-vidmar
new measurement technique. Authors should expect to be
challenged by reviewers if the results are not supported by
adequate data and critical details. Basic format for papers presented at conferences (when
5) Papers that describe ongoing work or announce the latest available online):
[19] Author. (year, month). Title. Presented at Conference title. [Type of
technical achievement, which are suitable for presentation Medium]. Available: site/path/file
at a professional conference, may not be appropriate for Example:
publication. [20] PROCESS Corp., MA. Intranets: Internet technologies deployed
behind the firewall for corporate productivity. Presented at
INET96 Annual Meeting. [Online]. Available:
http://home.process.com/Intranets/wp2.htp
REFERENCES
Basic format for books: Basic format for reports and handbooks (when available
[1] J. K. Author, Title of chapter in the book, in Title of His Published online):
Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, Country if not [21] Author. (year, month). Title. Comp an y . C ity, State or
[2] USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxxxxx. Country. [ Type of Medium].Available: site/path/file
Examples: Example:
[3] G. O. Young, Synthetic structure of industrial plastics, in Plastics, [22] S. L. Tall een . (1 996 , Ap r . ). Th e In t r an et Archi -
2nd ed., vol. 3, J. Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, te c tu r e : M a n a g i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e n e w paradigm.
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Basic format for computer programs and electronic documents
Basic format for periodicals: (when available online): ISO recommends that capitalization
[5] J. K. Author, Name of paper, Abbrev. Title of Periodical, vol. x, no. x, follow the accepted practice for the language or script in
pp. xxx-xxx, Abbrev. Month, year. which the information is given.
Examples: Example:
[6] J. U. Duncombe, Infrared navigationPart I: An assessment [23] A. Harriman. (1993, June). Compendium of genealogical
of feasibility, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. ED-11, no. 1, pp. 34 software. Humanist. [Online]. Available e-mail:
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vol. 134, pp. A635A646, Dec. 1965. Basic format for patents (when available online):
[8] E. H. Miller, A note on reflector arrays, IEEE Trans. Antennas
[24] Name of the invention, by inventors name. (year, month day). Patent
Propagat., to be published.
Number [Type of medium]. Available: site/path/file
Example:
Basic format for reports: [25] Musical toothbrush with adjustable neck and mirror, by L.M.R. Brooks.
[9] J. K. Author, Title of report, Abbrev. Name of Co., City of Co., (1992, May 19). Patent D 326 189
Abbrev. State, Rep. xxx, year. [Online]. Available: NEXIS Library: LEXPAT File: DESIGN
Examples:
[10] E. E. Reber, R. L. Michell, and C. J. Carter, Oxygen absorption in the Basic format for conference proceedings (published):
earths atmosphere, Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, Tech. Rep.
[26] J. K. Author, Title of paper, in Abbreviated Name of Conf., City of
TR-0200 (4230-46)-3, Nov. 1988.
Conf., Abbrev. State (if given), year, pp. xxxxxx.
[11] J. H. Davis and J. R. Cogdell, Calibration program for the 16-foot
antenna, Elect. Eng. Res. Lab., Univ. Texas, Austin, Tech. Memo. Example:
NGL-006-69-3, Nov. 15, 1987. [27] D. B. Payne and J. R. Stern, Wavelength-switched pas- sively coupled
single-mode optical network, in Proc. IOOC-ECOC, 1985,
pp. 585590.
Basic format for handbooks: Example for papers presented at conferences (unpublished):
[12] Name of Manual/Handbook, x ed., Abbrev. Name of Co., City of Co.,
[28] D. Ebehard and E. Voges, Digital single sideband detection for
Abbrev. State, year, pp. xxx-xxx.
interferometric sensors, presented at the 2nd Int. Conf. Optical Fiber
Examples: Sensors, Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 2-5, 1984.
[13] Transmission Systems for Communications, 3rd ed., Western Electric
Co., Winston-Salem, NC, 1985, pp. 4460. Basic format for patents:
[14] Motorola Semiconductor Data Manual, Motorola Semiconductor [29] J. K. Author, Title of patent, U.S. Patent x xxx xxx, Abbrev. Month,
Products Inc., Phoenix, AZ, 1989. day, year.
Example:
Basic format for books (when available online): [30] G. Brandli and M. Dick, Alternating current fed power supply,
[15] Author. (year, month day). Title. (edition) [Type of medium]. U.S. Patent 4 084 217, Nov. 4, 1978.
volume (issue). Available: site/path/file
Example: Basic format for theses (M.S.) and dissertations (Ph.D.):
[16] J. Jones. (1991, May 10). Networks. (2nd ed.) [Online]. Available: [31] J. K. Author, Title of thesis, M.S. thesis, Abbrev. Dept., Abbrev.
http://www.atm.com Univ., City of Univ., Abbrev. State, year.
[32] J. K. Author, Title of dissertation, Ph.D. dissertation, Abbrev. Dept.,
Basic format for journals (when available online): Abbrev. Univ., City of Univ., Abbrev. State, year.
[17] Author. (year, month). Title. Journal. [Type of medium]. volume (issue), Examples:
pages. Available: site/path/file [33] J. O. Williams, Narrow-band analyzer, Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Elect.
Example: Eng., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, 1993.
[18] R. J. Vidmar. (1992, Aug.). On the use of atmospheric plasmas as
electromagnetic reflectors. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. [Online].
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[34] N. Kawasaki, Parametric study of thermal and chemical nonequilibrium Second B. Author was born in
nozzle flow, M.S. thesis, Dept. Electron. Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka,
Greenwich Village, New York City, in
Japan, 1993.
1977. He received the B.S. and M.S.
Basic format for the most common types of unpublished degrees in aerospace engineering from the
references: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in
[35] J. K. Author, private communication, Abbrev. Month, year. 2001 and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical
[36] J. K. Author, Title of paper, unpublished. engineering from Drexel University,
[37] J. K. Author, Title of paper, to be published. Philadelphia, PA, in 2008.
Examples: From 2001 to 2004, he was a Research
[38] A. Harrison, private communication, May 1995.
Assistant with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Since
[39] B. Smith, An approach to graphs of linear forms, unpublished.
[40] A. Brahms, Representation error for real numbers in binary computer 2009, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical
arithmetic, IEEE Computer Group Repository, Paper R-67-85. Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College
Station. He is the author of three books, more than 150
Basic format for standards: articles, and more than 70 inventions. His research interests
[41] Title of Standard, Standard number, date. include high-pressure and high-density nonthermal plasma
Examples: discharge processes and applications, microscale plasma
[42] IEEE Criteria for Class IE Electric Systems, IEEE Standard 308, 1969.
discharges, discharges in liquids, spectroscopic diagnostics,
[43] Letter Symbols for Quantities, ANSI Standard Y10.5-1968.
plasma propulsion, and innovation plasma applications. He is
an Associate Editor of the journal Earth, Moon, Planets, and
First A. Author (M76SM81F87) holds two patents.
and the other authors may include Mr. Author was a recipient of the International Association
biographies at the end of regular papers. of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy Young Scientist Award for
Biographies are often not included in Excellence in 2008, the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility
conference-related papers. This author Society Best Symposium Paper Award in 2011, and the
became a Member (M) of IEEE in 1976, a American Geophysical Union Outstanding Student Paper
Senior Member (SM) in 1981, and a Award in Fall 2005.
Fellow (F) in 1987. The first paragraph
may contain a place and/or date of birth
(list place, then date). Next, the authors educational
background is listed. The degrees should be listed with type of
degree in what field, which institution, city, state, and country,
and year the degree was earned. The authors major field of
study should be lower-cased. Third C. Author, Jr. (M87) received
The second paragraph uses the pronoun of the person (he or the B.S. degree in mechanical
she) and not the authors last name. It lists military and work engineering from National Chung Cheng
experience, including summer and fellowship jobs. Job titles University, Chiayi, Taiwan, in 2004 and
are capitalized. The current job must have a location; previous the M.S. degree in mechanical
positions may be listed without one. Information concerning engineering from National Tsing Hua
previous publications may be included. Try not to list more University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 2006.
than three books or published articles. The format for listing He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree
publishers of a book within the biography is: title of book in mechanical engineering at Texas
(city, state: publisher name, year) similar to a reference. A&M University, College Station.
Current and previous research interests end the paragraph. From 2008 to 2009, he was a Research Assistant with the
The third paragraph begins with the authors title and last Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Tapei, Taiwan. His
name (e.g., Dr. Smith, Prof. Jones, Mr. Kajor, Ms. Hunter). research interest includes the development of surface
List any memberships in professional societies other than the processing and biological/medical treatment techniques using
IEEE. Finally, list any awards and work for IEEE committees nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasmas, fundamental study
and publications. If a photograph is provided, the biography of plasma sources, and fabrication of micro- or nanostructured
will be indented around it. The photograph is placed at the top surfaces.
left of the biography, and should be of good quality, Mr. Authors awards and honors include the Frew
professional-looking, and black and white (see above Fellowship (Australian Academy of Science), the I. I. Rabi
example). Personal hobbies will be deleted from the Prize (APS), the European Frequency and Time Forum
biography. Following are two examples of an authors Award, the Carl Zeiss Research Award, the William F.
biography. Meggers Award and the Adolph Lomb Medal (OSA).
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