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DetailedInstructionsforSubmittingaRegularPaperorCorrespondence
(RevisedJune2018.)
Detailed Instructions for Submitting a Regular Paper or Correspondence
Thedetailedinstructionsuse,asanexample,themanuscript
ToastyHands,ToastyToast*,ToastyWaffle,"UsingToasttoOptimizeBreakfast".
ToastyToast,thesecondauthor,isthecorrespondingauthor.
Twoversionsofthemanuscripthavebeenprepared:
1.
Thesingle-column/double-spacedversion.Thisversionusesa12-pointfontandhas1-inchmargins.
ForLaTeXusers,thisdocumentwascreatedwith
\documentclass[12pt,draftclsnofoot,onecolumn]{IEEEtran}
ALaTeXclassisavailableintheIEEEArticleTemplatessectionoftheIEEEAuthorCenter.Thosewhodo
notuseLaTeXneedtocreateadocumentwiththesamegeneralproperties.Thedetailedrequirements
arelessimportantthanreadabilityonthepartofthereviewers.
2.
Thedouble-column/single-spacedversion.Thisversionusesa10-pointfontwithsinglelinespacing,1
in(25mm)topandbottommargins,0.7in(18mm)leftandrightmargins,3.45in(88mm)column
width,and0.2in(5mm)spacingbetweenthecolumns.ForLaTeXusers,thisdocumentwascreated
with
\documentclass[10pt,final,journal]{IEEEtran}
ALaTeXclassisavailableintheIEEEArticleTemplatessectionoftheIEEEAuthorCenter.
ThosewhodonotuseLaTeXneedtocreateadocumentwiththesamegeneralproperties.AnMS
WordtemplateisavailableintheIEEEArticleTemplatessectionoftheIEEEAuthorCenter.
Thisdouble-column/single-spacedversionisnotexactlyinthesameformatasthearticlesinIEEE
TransactionsonAerospaceandElectronicSystems.Whatismostimportantisthattheformatting
providesagoodestimateofhowmanypagesthefinal,formattedversionmayhave.Whenyouagree
toover-lengthpagecharges,thisistheversionyoushouldbelookingat.
Notethatintheseversions,theimagesusedforfiguresare"embedded"inthedocument.Thisistheroutine
foralmostallsubmissions.Inexceptionallyrarecircumstances,separate"figurefiles"needtobeuploaded
independentlyatsubmissiontime.
Acoverletterisnotrequired,exceptinwhenthesubmissionrequiresanexplanationthatisnotpartofthe
on-linesubmissionform.Examplesofwhenacoverletterisrequiredinclude:
Themanuscriptisarevisedversionofapreviouslyreviewedmanuscriptthathasbeendeletedbecause
theduedateforthesubmissionoftherevisedmanuscripthaspassed.Inthiscase,thecorresponding
authorshouldincludethemanuscriptnumber(TAES-XXXXXXXXX)inthecoverletter.
Themanuscriptisarevisedversionofamanuscriptthathasbeenreviewedandrejected,eitherbyIEEE
TransactionsonAerospaceandElectronicSystemsorbyanyotherjournal.Theon-linesubmission
formasksforthisinformation,butitisoftenthecasethatauthorswishtoprovideadditional
information.IfapreviousdecisionwasmadebyIEEETransactionsonAerospaceandElectronic
Systems,thecoverlettershouldincludethemanuscriptnumber(TAES-XXXXXXXXX)ofthepreviously
submittedmanuscript.
IMPORTANT!Thesubmissionprocessshouldonlybestartedwhenmanuscriptsarecompleteandallthe
supportingmaterialshavebeenassembled.Itisanticipatedthatthesubmissionprocesswillrequireat most
one day.Partialorincompletesubmissionsthatspanmultipledayswillbedeleted.
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Withthesematerialsinplace,youarenowreadytosubmityourarticleforreview.
1.
Logintotheelectronicmanuscriptsubmissionwebpagehttp://taes.msubmit.net.Firsttimeuserswill
needtoestablishanaccount.Returningusersmayusethelogincredentialscreatedwhentheaccount
wasestablished.Afterloggingin,apagesimilartotheoneshownbelowappears.
Notetheheading"HomePageforToastyToast".TheuseristheauthornamedToastyToast.Thereare
twosectionsdefiningactionsDr.Toastcanperform:
a.
AuthorTasks:
i.
TheAuthorInstructionslinkislinkedtothispage.
ii.
TheSubmitManuscriptlinkislinkedtothesubmissionprocessdescribedbelow.
iii.
TheLiveManuscripts(1)linkispresentwhenanauthorhasamanuscriptinreview.In
thiscase,Dr.Toasthasonemanuscriptthatiscurrentlyinreview.Followingthislink
allowsDr.Toasttocheckthestatusofthemanuscript.
iv.
Ifyouhavehavepastmanuscriptsforwhichadecisionhasbeenmade,youwillseean
additionalfolderandlinkcalled"PostDecisionManuscripts".
b.
GeneralTasks:
i.
TheModifyProfile/Passwordlinkislinkedtotheusersprofileandcontainscontact
information(suchastheemailaddressusedbythesystem),affiliation,etc.Followthis
linktochangeanyofthisinformation,ortochangeyourlogincredentials.
ii.
TheLogoutlinkisfor...loggingout.
2.
SelecttheSubmitManuscriptlink.Apagesimilartotheoneshownbelowappears.
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Thescreenshotshowssomehigh-levelinstructions,awarninginstructingyoutoreadandunderstand
theseinstructions,andradiobuttonsforchoosingmanuscripttype.Inthisexample,"Paper"is
selected.Ifyouaresubmittingacorrespondence,select"Correspondence".
3.
SelecttheContinuebutton.Apagesimilartotheoneshownbelowappears.
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Abovethetabsarethefourpartsofthesubmissionprocess:Files,ManuscriptInformation,Validate,
andSubmit.Associatedwitheachpartisanumberofstepsindicatedbythetabs.
1.
FilesSection.Hereiswherethemanuscriptfilesareuploaded.Asexplainedabove,aminimumoftwo
filesmustbeuploaded:thesingle-column/double-spacedversionandthedouble-column/single-
spacedversion.Inthisexample,thefilesarenamed"breakfast-1column.pdf"and"breakfast-
2column.pdf".
a.
Files → Upload Files Tab
i.
SelecttheChooseFilebutton.
ii.
Navigatetothelocationwhereyoursingle-column/double-spacedversionislocated
andselectthefilename.ThefilenameshouldappearjustbelowtheChooseFile
buttoninabulletedlistcalled"Filestoupload:"
iii.
SelecttheChooseFilebutton.
iv.
Navigatetothelocationwhereyourdouble-column/single-spacedversionislocated
andselectthefilename.Thefilenameshouldappearjustbelowthesingle-
column/double-spacedfilenameinthebulletedlistcalled"Filestoupload:"
v.
Atthisstep,thescreenshouldlooklikethis:
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vi.
Note:IfyouwishtoincludeaCoverLetterwiththesubmission,thisistheplacetodo
so.Uploadthefilecontainingthecoverletterusingthesameprocedureusedto
uploadthemanuscriptfiles.
vii.
Note:Ifyouwishtoincludeseparatefigurefiles(not the recommended approach),
thisistheplacetodoso.Uploadthefile(s)containingthefigure(s)usingthesame
procedureusedtouploadthemanuscriptfiles.
viii.
Selectthe"UploadFiles"button.Itmaytakeafewminutesforthefilestoupload,
dependingonthespeedofyourinternetconnection.
b.
Files → File Type TabAfterthefileshaveuploaded,thescreenmovestothe"FileType"tab
andthescreenshouldlooklikethis:
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i.
Usingthe"FileType"button,select"ArticleFile"forthesingle-column/double-spaced
version.
ii.
Usingthe"FileType"button,select"SupportingDocument"forthedouble-
column/single-spacedversion.
iii.
Aftermakingtheselections,thescreenshouldlooklikethis:
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iv.
IfaCoverLetterisincludedwiththesubmission,select"CoverLetter"usingthe"File
Type"buttonnexttothefilecontainingtheCoverLetter.
v.
Afterselectingthefiletypes,selectthe"Next"button.
c.
Files → File Description TabThescreenmovestothe"FileDescription"tabandshouldlook
likethis:
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i.
Notes:
ThefilewithFileType"ArticleFile"doesnotrequireanyadditionalinformation.
Consequently,thisfilesdoesnotappearhere.
AnyfilewithFileType"SupportingDocument"requiresadditionalinformation.
Thisadditionalinformationisusedbytheeditorstoidentifyinformation
neededtoevaluatethemanuscript.
Ifyouuploadedacoverletter,thefilewithFileType"CoverLetter"doesnot
requireanyadditionalinformation.Ifuploaded,thecoverletterdoesnot
appearhere.
ii.
Forthetwo-columnversion(theonly"SupportingDocument"inthisexample),enter
"twocolumnversion"inthe"Title"box.Thereisnoneedtoenteranythinginthe
"Description"box:Leavethe"Description"boxblank.Thescreenshouldnowlooklike
this:
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