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Submission Guidelines

Submission checklist.

Carefully review each item listed below before submitting your article. Article submissions that do not follow the guidelines below will be returned to draft or immediately rejected.

• Manuscript should be prepared in a double column, single-spaced format using a required IEEE Access template. A Word or LaTex file and a PDF file are both required upon submission. Content on each file must match exactly. File sizes should not exceed 40MB.  Download IEEE Access Templates for Microsoft Word and LaTex.
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–generated text in an article shall be disclosed in the acknowledgements section of any paper submitted to an IEEE Conference or Periodical. The sections of the paper that use AI-generated text shall have a citation to the AI system used to generate the text.  For more information  please click here.
• Author lists should be carefully considered before submission. For more information on what constitutes an author, please click here. Contributors who do not meet IEEE’s definition of authorship should be included in the Acknowledgment section of the article. Omitting an author who contributed to your article or including a person who did not fulfill authorship requirements is considered a breach of publishing ethics.  Once the list and order of authors has been established, the list and order of authors should not be altered without permission of all living authors of that article, and the decision to allow such changes rests with the Editor.
• Corresponding authors are required to have an ORCID ID associated with their account. For more information on ORCID, click here.
• Short biographies are required for ALL authors on an article submission. As indicated in the required IEEE Access templates, biographies of all authors should be included directly within the article below the references section.
• All authors should be listed on both the source file (Word of LaTex file) and the manuscript PDF file. When submitting your files ensure the submission system successfully extracts the full author list from your files.
• The article should be thoroughly reviewed for proper grammar before being submitted. Articles with poor grammar will be immediately rejected. If needed, IEEE Access offers Paperpal Preflight to assist authors in checking their manuscript for grammar issues prior to submission. Check your manuscript on Paperpal Preflight by clicking here .
• All research works should be carefully referenced. More information to avoid plagiarism is listed below.
• The article should not be submitted elsewhere at the same time. More information about duplicate submission can be found here .
• Supplementary material for review (if any)
• Manuscript keywords (minimum of 3 and maximum of 10).  Please carefully select the keywords as this is how we select a relevant Associate Editor to manage the peer review of your article.
• You will be required to select a manuscript type upon submission. A list and description of manuscript types are listed below. If you are unsure, please leave it as “Research Article”. *Please note that should your article be accepted, the manuscript type will be published on the article.
• Opposed reviewers (if any)
• Video (if any, maximum file size is 100MB)
• If the article was previously rejected after peer review with encouragement to update and resubmit, then a complete “list of updates” must be included in a separate document. The list of updates should have the following regarding each comment: 1) reviewers’ concerns, 2) authors’ response to the concerns, 3) actual changes implemented.
• IEEE Access does not have a page limit; however, we strongly recommend keeping the page count under 50 pages for ease of readability. Longer articles may result in longer peer review times. Additional content can be added as supplementary material.
• In alignment with the IEEE Code of Ethics and with respect to the wishes of the subject of the image, IEEE will no longer accept submitted papers which include the ‘Lena image’. For more information  please click here .

Manuscript Types Acceptable for Peer Review

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• Journal: IEEE Access
• Format: Open Access
• Frequency: Continuous
• Submission to Publication: 4-6 weeks (typical)
• Topics: All topics in IEEE
• Average Acceptance Rate: 27%
• Impact Factor: 3.9
• Model: Binary Peer Review
• Article Processing Charge: US $1,995

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• The article must be original writing that enhances the existing body of knowledge in the given subject area. Original review articles and surveys are acceptable even if new data/concepts are not presented.
• Results reported must not have been submitted or published elsewhere (although expanded versions of conference publications are eligible for submission).
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IEEE Paper Format | Template & Guidelines

Published on August 24, 2022 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on April 6, 2023.

IEEE provides guidelines for formatting your paper. These guidelines must be followed when you’re submitting a manuscript for publication in an IEEE journal. Some of the key guidelines are:

• Formatting the text as two columns, in Times New Roman, 10 pt.
• Including a byline, an abstract , and a set of keywords at the start of the research paper
• Placing any figures, tables, and equations at the top or bottom of a column, not in the middle
• Following the appropriate heading styles for any headings you use
• Including a full list of IEEE references at the end
• Not including page numbers

To learn more about the specifics of IEEE paper format, check out the free template below. Note that you may not need to follow these rules if you’ve only been told to use IEEE citation format for a student paper. But you do need to follow them to submit to IEEE publications.

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The template below can be used to make sure that your paper follows IEEE format. It’s set up with custom Word styles for all the different parts of the text, with the right fonts and formatting and with further explanation of key points.

Make sure to remove all the explanatory text in the template when you insert your own.

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IEEE recommends specific heading styles to distinguish the title and different levels of heading in your paper from each other. Styles for each of these are built into the template.

The paper title is written in 24 pt. Times New Roman, centered at the top of the first page. Other headings are all written in 10 pt. Times New Roman:

• Level 1 text headings begin with a roman numeral followed by a period. They are written in small caps, in title case, and centered.
• Level 2 text headings begin with a capital letter followed by a period. They are italicized, left-aligned, and written in title case.
• Level 3 text headings begin with a number followed by a closing parenthesis . They are italicized, written in sentence case, and indented like a regular paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon .
• Level 4 text headings begin with a lowercase letter followed by a closing parenthesis. They are italicized, written in sentence case, and indented slightly further than a normal paragraph. The text of the section follows the heading immediately, after a colon.
• Component headings are used for the different components of your paper outside of the main text, such as the acknowledgments and references. They are written in small caps, in title case, centered, and without any numbering.

You should use 10 pt. Times New Roman font in your IEEE format paper .

For the paper title, 26 pt. Times New Roman is used. For some other paper elements like table footnotes, the font can be slightly smaller. All the correct stylings are available in our free IEEE format template .

No, page numbers are not included in an IEEE format paper . If you’re submitting to an IEEE publication, page numbers will be added in the final publication but aren’t needed in the manuscript.

IEEE paper format requires you to include an abstract summarizing the content of your paper. It appears at the start of the paper, right after you list your name and affiliation.

The abstract begins with the word “Abstract,” italicized and followed by an em dash. The abstract itself follows immediately on the same line. The entire section is written in bold font. For example: “ Abstract —This paper discusses … ”

You can find the correct format for your IEEE abstract and other parts of the paper in our free IEEE paper format template .

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IEEE has introduced a new rapid-decision, open access mega journal spanning all IEEE fields of interest. All articles are author-pays. This new journal, IEEE Access , is designed to be inclusive in scope and application focused. The journal is fully open access and is available online only. Dr. Michael Pecht, founder and director of the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering at the University of Maryland, has been named the journal’s first editor-in-chief. A Fellow of IEEE, ASME, and SAE, Pecht was formerly editor of IEEE Transactions on Reliability for eight years as well as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology . He also has served on the editorial advisory board of IEEE Spectrum magazine.

Dr. Pecht is currently assembling an editorial advisory board for IEEE Access , as well as developing guidelines and procedures for prospective authors to follow.

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IEEE’s existing journals, transactions and letters will continue the same high standard of peer review for all content submitted. In addition, IEEE’s new open access multidisciplinary mega journal and fully open access journals will draw on technical communities for peer reviewers, to apply the same care as for any new IEEE journal and ensure the best possible papers are being published.    

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Authors who publish with IEEE via their institution’s open access agreement benefit from an easy and convenient process to publish OA with IEEE, as it simplifies the publishing process by paying for open access article processing charges (APCs) for authors who do not have access to research funds. To get started, here are 5 easy steps to start the publishing process:

• Once you find a publication you would like to submit a paper to, click “Start New Submission” to start the submission process and follow the manuscript system prompts.
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I'm preparing a paper about Web UI Automation Testing , and would like to publish it in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.

In this journal description they said:

The IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE) is an archival journal published bimonthly . We are interested in well-defined theoretical results and empirical studies that have potential impact on the construction, analysis, or management of software.

I searched their website, but can't find a clear estimation, how long does it take to publish in it, but I have heard from one of my colleague, it may take about 9 months.

I need my paper to be published within 2 months, what should I do?

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• 4 I don't think that this question should be downvoted, and so I upvoted it once. It's a question whose answers can definitely help out others. –  user42055 Oct 7, 2015 at 21:32
• 2 I have a paper in an IEEE transactions journal under review right now. I first submitted it 20 months ago (no that isn't a typo). Took almost a year to get the first round of comments. A few months to make revisions, 3 months to get the next round of comments, and so on. –  mikeazo Oct 21, 2016 at 18:48
• 2 Simply look at past papers. It says on the bottom left page a paper's submission time to acceptance time. –  Prof. Santa Claus Mar 9, 2017 at 5:54

5 Answers 5

You cannot expect your paper to be published within 2 months in the IEEE transactions even in the luckiest case.

First, you have to submit the paper, and from your question it appears that you are still preparing it. Then, once submitted, your paper should undergo the peer-review process, and this can take anywhere from a couple of months to around one year, depending on the number of revisions, and it can even end up with rejection. Finally, when accepted, papers are not typically published in the next available issue (*), because its composition is decided well in advance, and so your paper will be published a few months later from acceptance.

(*) IEEE Transactions have an online early publication service which is disconnected from the journal periodicity, but even taking into account this, 2 months is too short a time.

A detailed description of the various stages of the publication process, with typical duration, can be found in the answer to What does the typical workflow of a journal look like? .

• OK, I can understand, can you please explain more about issue , and how could it affect the time of publishing ? –  Jubba Smail Oct 6, 2015 at 11:01
• 2 @IsmailAl-Jubbah Many journals still schedule their publications based on mailing chunks of paper to subscribers. Such a bundle of paper is called an "issue." Depending on the length of a journal's "queue" and the issue your paper goes into may be anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year from its acceptance date. –  jakebeal Oct 6, 2015 at 11:18

In addition to Massimo's excellent answer:

How often a journal appears has nothing to do with how long the review process will take. Those are completely disconnected things.

Generally speaking, TSE is an excellent journal. 9 months of review time is even on the low side. I think 1 to 2 years is more common. 2 months is completely out of the question. Furthermore, the fact that you assume it could be done in 2 months leads me to believe that your chances of getting accepted at TSE without a much more experienced co-author are very slim.

• 1 I got your point, maybe first I should try to publish in less impact factor journal. –  Jubba Smail Oct 6, 2015 at 15:46

Simply look at existing papers, and on the footnote of the first page, you'll see the date in which a manuscript is received, revised (maybe a few times), and then the acceptance date. After that, look for the month+year when it appears in print. This should give you the lag time.

• That really make seance, I have got about 40 papers from IEEE in my topic, non of them published in 2015, I was wondering why no body publish on this field any more, and you just answered. –  Jubba Smail Oct 7, 2015 at 8:21

IEEE Access: submission to publishing time is 4-6 weeks. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics: submission to publishing time is 2 months. IEEE Sensor Journal: takes 1.5-3 months. you can try IEEE Access and I think IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics will also covers topic area if your work presented in the Consumer Electronics Context.

Imho, publishing withing two months in ANY journal is impossible - IEEE or low impact factor journal.

In communications engineering, the fastest way to get a paper published is to submit it to a conference, and even those had submission deadlines typically 3-5 months prior to the actual conference. Submissions to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory usually took 2+ years (!) to be published, submissions to other journals (e.g. AMS Advances in Mathematics of Communications) sometimes were published within one year, but only if no major revisions were needed.

• 5 As a counterexample, there's IEEE Access, which advertises 4-6 weeks from submission to publication. So no, not impossible (if you are not picky about sending your paper to an open-access mega journal.) –  ff524 Oct 7, 2015 at 17:22
• 2 years is really a very long time, but it worth trying, thank you. –  Jubba Smail Oct 7, 2015 at 17:42
• Are you sure about that? IEEE journals usually take 3 months to review. But it is true that delay is inevitable, usually due to lack of qualified reviewers. –  Troy Woo Dec 26, 2016 at 19:52

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