Information provided below is current as of 13 October 2004, and supersedes printed information in the Transactions.
The IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics is published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September and November. Its scope includes new results in the field of power electronics. For example, papers that treat new or novel component, device, module, circuit, control, system, or application issues with respect to Power Electronics are of interest. However, papers that do not show sufficient overlap with interest in the power electronics field (a few examples are device physics, component-manufacturing technologies, circuit theory, and electrical machine design) should be submitted to other IEEE Transactions that cover these fields. Authors should pay particular attention to documenting their work in relationship to the known literature. Papers of a historical or tutorial nature within the scope of this publication will not be excluded from consideration.
The Transactions will also publish "Letters to the Editor." These letters are as a matter of policy only restricted to errors in published papers or discussion of unfounded claims in papers. These letters will be limited to no more than two published pages in the Transactions using the guide provided in the "Guidelines for Submitting a Paper for Review" in the Information for Authors.
The attention of authors intending to submit short contributions is drawn to the existence of the IEEE Power Electronics Letters. Refer to http://www.pels.org/Comm/Publications/Letters/Letters.html for more information.
Papers submitted for consideration should report on new results not previously presented in any other archival publication, including any IEEE Transactions. Notwithstanding this requirement, papers previously presented and published in a Conference Record or Conference Proceedings such as the Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC), Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), International Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC), and the like will be considered. Although it is not required for a paper to have been presented and published at a conference to make it eligible for consideration for publication in the Transactions, prospective authors should note that in the past conference papers submitted unchanged to the Transactions before presentation at a conference have suffered a high rejection rate. Presentation at a conference is an excellent mechanism to get feedback on improving the paper before submitting to the Transactions. Unchanged conference papers very rarely are good archival (Transactions) material. Authors must indicate in their submission any prior presentation and publication at a conference. It is the responsibility of the authors to obtain a copyright release if required for submission to the Transactions.
It is furthermore the responsibility of authors to ensure that the papers submitted for review are formulated in acceptable English. Inadequate English obscures the technical content of the manuscript and will be grounds for rejection.
Guidelines for Submitting a Paper for Review
These Guidelines are specified by the PELS
Editor in Chief.
Please notice that all paper submissions for
review must be in electronic format.
Papers are to be submitted in 8.5 x 11 in size or A4 size paper and should be in single-column double-spaced format. The paper should include all figures, tables, captions, and references. Author biographies, photos, and copyright form are not required for the initial submission for review.
The first page should contain the paper title, full first and last names of all authors (do not use an initial for the first name), author organizational affiliation, and which of the authors is the corresponding author along with the corresponding author's title, name, postal address, voice telephone number, fax telephone number, and e-mail address. The first page should also indicate whether the paper has been presented at a conference and if so should specify the conference name, dates, and location.
The first page should also contain an abstract of not more than 200 words. The abstract should not only indicate the subject and scope of the paper but should also summarize, if possible, the author's conclusion, so that the abstract itself may be a useful document in an information-retrieval system. Begin the main text of the paper on the second page.
Papers submitted to the PELS Editor are to be of original content and void of significant duplication with other papers by the same or different authors. Undue overlap with other published work in journals is grounds for rejection. In addition, by submitting to PELS the author is acknowledging that the paper has not been submitted to any other journal simultaneously, with the exception being conference papers as described under the "Information for Authors" section.
For readability in the review paper, figures and tables may be interspersed in the text and be accompanied by captions. Authors should not use color in the review paper unless the authors also intend to use and pay for color in the final paper as required by IEEE.
The references should be indicated in the text, using numbers in square brackets (e.g. [1], [2], and [3]) should be in a separate section at the end of the paper and should be in IEEE style:
· Style for conference publications: Authors (first initials followed by last name), title of paper, title of conference, dates of conference, location of conference, and page numbers (inclusive).
· Style for periodical journal publications: Authors (first initials followed by last name), title of paper, title of periodical, volume, page numbers (inclusive), month, and year.
· Style for books: Authors (first initials followed by last name), book title. Publisher: publisher name, year, chapter or page numbers.
Authors should attempt to limit paper length so that when published in the Transactions the paper is eight or fewer pages. The submission of papers in a series (Part I, Part II, etc.) on the same subject is actively discouraged as a matter of policy. In such cases, the author(s) will be asked to consolidate the work into one paper.
Mandatory page charges will apply to page nine and above, and the authors must agree to pay the page charges in advance of publication. Authors can estimate the length of a paper using the following method:
1. Three (3) pages of text in single-column double-spaced format, translates to approximately one page when published in the Transactions.
2. Six (6) figures translate to approximately one page when published in the Transactions. For the purpose of estimation, count as separate figures different parts of the same figure. For example, if Figure 1 has parts (a), (b), and (c), then for the purpose of estimating final paper length Figure 1 is estimated to take approximately one half of a published Transactions page.
This method is only approximate and the authors are responsible for page charges regardless of any previously estimated length of the paper.
Electronic submission
Send a single file containing the paper to the PELS Editor as an attachment to an e-mail using the address peleditor@ieee.org. In the text body of the e-mail, please include the same information as on the first page of the paper. The files should be created electronically as described subsequently. It is not acceptable to print the paper and use a scanner to create the electronic version of the paper. The authors should avoid unusual fonts as this may make the submission incompatible and delay the review. Use standard fonts such as: Times (serif), Helvetica (sans serif), and Symbol.
Only Adobe portable document format (".pdf") files are acceptable. The authors must use Adobe Distiller to create the “.pdf” file directly from the original paper in electronic form. For information about Adobe Distiller, please visit their web site at http://www.adobe.com. Authors need to be cautious of the Adobe Japan, Chinese, and Korean platforms, as it has created delays in the review process. When using the Adobe Japan platform authors need to verify within the platform the fonts being used. It is the author's responsibility to make sure the “.pdf” file is both viewable and printable. Files with text and/or printing errors will be returned to the authors. In addition, the review will be suspended until the file is returned error-free.
Files in other formats will be returned to the authors. Because of the possibility of macro viruses and font incompatibilities, Microsoft Word (".doc") files will not be accepted.
Checklist and Guidelines for Submitting a Final Paper for Publication
The Following Checklist has been provided by the Editor in Chief. Only after notification of acceptance will these materials be required.
Click here for a printable checklist: Final Manuscript Checklist
The Following Guidelines are specified by IEEE Publications
After a paper has been accepted for publication the authors will be notified by the PELS Editor. Only after notification will the author be required to send two printed copies of the paper to the editor at the address given at the end of these instructions. The basic requirements are the same as for the review submissions except that, in contrast to the paper submitted for review, in the final paper figures and tables should not be embedded in the body of the text. In addition, the final paper for publication should include a complete mailing address for every author and should indicate whether the each author is an IEEE member.
The text of the paper will be typeset by the IEEE. In contrast, figures and tables will be produced directly from the originals submitted by the authors. For the final submission, figures and tables should not be embedded in the text but should be on separate pages in single-column format with, preferably, one figure per page. Originals for figures should be of the highest quality: sharp, noise free, and of good contrast. Line drawings should be in black ink on a white background or originals printed on a high-quality laser printer using sufficient toner. Figures consisting of photographs must be glossy prints. Figures should be no larger than 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Use lettering on figures only where necessary. All lettering on figures must be of uniform size and large enough to permit legible reduction to column width (3.5 in or 8.9 cm), sometimes as much as a reduction 4:1. Authors may use color in figures, but there will be an extra basic charge of $1,045.00 (depending on the number of figures) plus an additional $125.00 for each color figure.
Figures and table captions should go on a separate sheet and should also be in double-spaced single-column format. For submission of a final paper, a brief biography and a personal photo (passport type) of each author should be included.
Electronic Form
Electronic submission of the final paper saves re-keying and possible errors by IEEE and should be saved on one or more diskettes included with the submission. The following general requirements should be observed:
Further details in electronic submission are available at: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/authors.html
Page Charges
Papers published in the PELS Transactions should normally be eight or fewer pages. Pages nine and above will incur an excess page charge of $162 per page. After the final paper has been submitted, the PELS Editor will estimate the length of the final paper using the formula given above, and will notify the author of the potential for excess page charges. Authors must commit to paying excess page charges before the paper is sent to the IEEE for publication.
After production of the final paper by IEEE and prior to final publication, the IEEE will send "galley proofs" to the author for final editing. The final paper length is exactly known at this time. Papers in excess of eight pages will incur a mandatory page charge of $162 for each page more than the stipulated eight pages. While failure to pay mandatory page charges in a timely fashion will not prevent publication of the subject paper, the PELS Editor reserves the right to refuse subsequent paper submissions from authors who are in arrears on mandatory page charges.
Copyright
It is the policy of the IEEE to own the copyright to the technical contributions it publishes on behalf of the interests of the IEEE, its authors, and their employers, and to facilitate the appropriate reuse of this material by others. To comply with the U.S. Copyright Law, authors are required to sign an IEEE copyright form before publication. This form, a copy of which appears in the January issue of the PELS Transactions, returns to authors and their employers full rights to reuse their materials for the their own purposes. Authors should submit a signed copy of this form with their papers.
PELS Transactions Review Form
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