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D. Equations
A + B = C. (1)
Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field. Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been
Note how the caption is centered in the column. defined before the equation appears or immediately
following. Italicize variables (T might refer to
temperature, but T is the unit tesla). Refer to “(1),” not
B. References “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a
sentence: “Equation (1) is ... .”
Number citations consecutively in square brackets
[1]. The sentence punctuation follows the bracket [2]. E. Other Recommendations
Refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]. Do not
use “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning The Roman numerals used to number the section
of a sentence: headings are optional. If you do use them, number
“Reference [3] shows ... .” INTRODUCTION, but not ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
REFERENCES, and begin Subheadings with letters. Use one
Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place space after periods and colons. Hyphenate complex
the actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid
was cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was
letters for table footnotes (see Table I). IEEE calculated.” Write instead, “The potential was calculated
Transactions no longer use a journal prefix before the using (1),” or “Using (1), we calculated the potential.”
volume number. For example, use “IEEE Trans. Magn., Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.”
vol. 25,” not “vol. MAG 25.” Use “cm3,” not “cc.” Indicate sample dimensions as “0.1
Please note that the references at the end of this cm 0.2 cm,” not “0.1 0.2 cm2.” The abbreviation for
document are in the preferred referencing style. Give all “seconds” is “s,” not “sec.” Do not mix complete
authors’ names; do not use “et al.” unless there are six spellings and abbreviations of units: use “Wb/m 2” or
authors or more. Use a space after authors' initials. Papers “webers per square meter,” not “webers/m2.” When
that have not been published, even if they have been expressing a range of values, write “7 to 9” or “7-9,” not
submitted for publication, should be cited as “7~9.” Spell units when they appear in text: “…a few
“unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been accepted for henries,” not “…a few H.” If your native language is not
publication should be cited as “in press” [5]. English, try to get a native English-speaking colleague to
Capitalize only the first word in a paper title, except proofread your paper.
for proper nouns and element symbols. For papers
published in translation journals, please give the English
citation first, followed by the original foreign-language IV. DISCUSSION
citation [6].
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI
C. Abbreviations and Acronyms units are strongly encouraged.) English units may be used
as secondary units (in parentheses). This applies to papers
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they in data storage. For example, write “15 Gb/cm 2 (100
are used in the text, even after they have already been Gb/in2).” An exception is when English units are used as
defined in the abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, identifiers in trade, such as “3.5-inch disk drive.”
MKS, CGS, ac, dc, and rms do not have to be defined.
Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current
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