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Submitting Manuscripts to the Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Overview

To reduce time from submission to publication of papers, the editorial office accepts manuscripts only in electronic form as .pdf files and all communications with authors will be via email. The files must not be larger than 1MB and no *.zip files are accepted. Submissions should be submitted through the Manuscript Central site at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmtt-ieee and use the templates provided under http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.html (Template for all Transactions (except IEEE Transactions on Magnetics), two-column template; can also be requested from the editorial office). Figures, graphs and all other necessary information for reviewing the manuscript must be included in this file (as opposed to being attached to it as separate files) and placed at appropriate locations within the text rather than at the end:

• Figures should be large enough to be easily readable on a computer screen and on paper when printed out.
• Figures should use a high enough resolution to be easily readable.
• One space should be placed between all numbers and units.
• Axes should be labeled with large lettering.
• On axes labels, the units should be placed within “( )”, not within “[ ]”
• Insertion Loss and Return Loss should be positive numbers for all passive circuits.
• A photograph of any component or circuit presented must be included.
• If, at the decision of the Editor, the component or circuit can be fabricated, measured characteristics must be included.
• All papers with theoretical contributions must have independent verification with measurement-based validation strongly preferred.
• All papers describing a hybrid or monolithic RFIC should include a table that compares the circuit performance to the performance of circuits in the literature.
• Authors should cite the most recent papers when comparing performance or characteristics of the circuit or technique to prior papers.
• Instrument screen captures are not suitable for publication and the data should be replotted.
• The print version of the paper will be in black and white, but color figures may be used in the electronic version of the paper.
• Whenever possible, theory and corresponding experimental results should be printed on the same graph for easy comparison.
• Follow the Guidelines for Author-Supplied Electronic Text and Graphics available for download at the above website.
• The minimum paper length is 4 pages, excluding the authors’ photos and biographies. Short papers of three pages or less should be sent to the IEEEMICROWAVE ANDWIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS. The font size is specified in the templates. TeX and LaTeX users must use scalable fonts rather than bitmapped fonts to allow easy reading of .pdf files on the computer screen.

The Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques will not publish papers that describe a single passive antenna or a passive array of antennas. Electronic systems or circuits that include an antenna may be submitted.

Detailed Instructions

Manuscripts are considered as regular papers or letters. Letters are limited to errata and comments on previously published material. The author must notify the editor at the time of submission if the manuscript contains material that has been previously submitted for publication. We will consider papers that are related to material published in conference digests only if the paper is substantially expanded. Please attach pdf files of the previous papers.

Page Charges

Papers will be reviewed for their technical merit, and decisions to publish will be made independently of an author's ability to pay page charges. Page charges of $110 (U.S.) per printed page will be requested on papers of six printed pages or less. Overlength page charges of $200 per page are mandatory for each page in excess of six pages. If the author's organization agrees to honor the total page charge, which includes the page charges on the first five pages plus the mandatory over length charge, the author will receive 100 reprints. If the supporting organization honors only the mandatory charge, no free preprints will be sent. Transactions has now moved to the electronic version (cf. the print version) being the primary publication of record. What this mostly means is that we will now publish in color. Color figures will be directly converted to grayscale for the print edition. As such pastel colors (lime, yellow etc.) should be avoided. Note that a review will be undertaken independent of your ability to pay. However the publication of your manuscript is dependent on your payment of mandatory page charges if your paper is above 6 printed pages.

A Page Charge Authorization Form should be downloaded, completed, signed and included with your manuscript submission.

Copyright and Clearance 

It is the policy of the IEEE to own the copyright to the technical contributions it publishes. To comply with the IEEE copyright policy, authors are required to sign an IEEE Copyright Form before publication. The IEEE must assume that material submitted to its publications is available for general dissemination. It is the responsibility of the author, not the IEEE, to determine whether disclosure of the material requires prior consent of other parties and, if so, to obtain it. Do not repeat figures that were published in non-IEEE publications including conferences unless you obtain and forward a copyright release.

Authorship and Plagarism 

See the Publication Policy of IEEE and of the Society

Author Check List

1. Please check that your references are complete. In particular, you must include the page numbers and month of publication of journal and conference articles; include the issue number of journal articles; do not use abbreviations of conferences. IEEE standards for references are described here.

2. Please use the full names of authors on the first page.

3. Submissions must use the IEEE template for submissions and be in single-spaced double column format. This template may be found here.

4. Figures must not include screen dumps of instrument output. All plots must be drawn and use the captured data used in it. You should include essential information in the caption. If the figure is repeated or similar to figures that have appeared elsewhere, please add "From [X].", "After [X].", or "Data from [X]." to figure captions, as appropriate, where X refers to the prior publication. The fonts in figures should be comparable in size to those in the main text (10 pt.) Examples of acceptable and unacceptable figures can be found here.

The Transactions has now moved to the electronic version being the primary publication of record. What this mostly means is that we will now publish in color. Color figures will be directly converted to grayscale for the print edition. As such, pastel colors (lime, yellow etc.) should be avoided. Also, we will no longer publish color in the print version of the Transactions.

5. IEEE policy does not allow simultaneous submission of similar material to the Transactions and another journal or conference. If there are any issues with the policy please inform the editor below.

6. The Transactions generally requires that theory, measurements, and simulations be supported by careful comparisons.

7. You must reference your own work, especially recent journal/conference publications. Discuss your related publications in the introduction and distinguish the new results you present in your current manuscript from those found in your previous publications. While there is not a specific criteria that must be met, such as 60% new technical material, the reviewers are asked to determine if the paper provides "sufficient new technical material to justify a new paper" when compared to all previously published papers. This standard must be met by all papers, including papers that are submitted to conference special issues. Note that longer introductions and lists of references do not qualify as "technical material."

8. Significant extension is required over a previous publication, conference or otherwise. It is acceptable to repeat some results to properly explain the concept and to create a self-contained paper for the reader, but this should be done only when necessary.

9. Have you appropriately referenced the work of others?

10. Have you obtained any necessary government and company clearances? (This must be done before this work will be reviewed.)

11. If you have sent a similar paper to the MTT Transactions (including special issues) previously you must inform us even if it is currently in review or was rejected. You must attach a pdf copy of that paper(s) and the Manuscript numbers. Does this apply to your submission?

12. Please check your paper for grammatical errors. It is always best to have a non-author read the paper to check for grammar errors and unclear sentences. The spell and grammar checker in Microsoft Word works well and should be used. Ask a native English speaker for assistance if necessary. Never use acronyms in the title or abstract of your paper, and use acronyms sparingly. Do not invent new acronyms or use newly invented acronyms. Please do not use the same title for your conference and MTT submission. Papers with poor grammar will not be accepted until appropriate corrections are made.