IEEE MultiMedia Author Resources

Scope

We encourage our authors to write in a conversational style, presenting even technical material clearly and simply. You can use figures, tables, and sidebars to explain specific points, summarize results, define acronyms, guide readers to other sources, or highlight items. Assume an educated general audience, and you will successfully communicate your ideas to generalists and specialists alike.

IEEE MultiMedia serves both users and designers of multimedia hardware, software, and systems. Its readers work in industry, business, the arts, and universities. Some are generalists and some specialists in specific areas of multimedia.

We invite articles on multimedia systems and their applications, as well as those that present theories and/or relate practices. We particularly welcome tutorials, surveys, and special topics, such as:

Manuscript Submissions and Guidelines

The IEEE Computer Society uses a secure, Web-based manuscript submission and peer-review tracking system called Manuscript Central. Please use this system to upload your electronic submission. First-time users will need to create an account. The site provides detailed instructions on usage.

Manuscript Central significantly reduces the time required for the peer-review process. For more information, please see our submission guidelines and requirements located in the Author Center.

Style and Editing

MultiMedia's voice differs from other technical magazines and journals. We print articles written clearly and concisely in a narrative, active, informal, and direct style. We use first and second person (I, we, and you) and recommend verbs other than to be. Your goal and ours is to help readers understand your ideas. We encourage you to use examples, diagrams, and photographs to this end.

Before publication, staff editors edit all articles to meet house style and space constraints. You can expect to work closely with the editorial staff in the three to four months before the publication date; please advise us in advance of any scheduling conflicts. This interaction increases clarity, conciseness, and conformity with MultiMedia style.

Length

IEEE MultiMedia is looking for succinct, practical, readable articles that will appeal to experts and non-experts alike.

Your article should not exceed around 6,500 words, including all text, the abstract, keywords, bibliography, biographies, and table text. Each table and figure is counted as 200 words (to account for white space needed). Any article that exceeds this word count may be rejected automatically without going through the review process. Also there should be no more than 12 figures/tables combined and no more than 18 references. Include a title page containing your submission's title and the names, affiliations, and contact information for all authors.

Contact Information

Feel free to contact Managing Editor Kristine Kelly, or the Administrator with any questions about the process or schedule, or to resolve problems. Contact Sethuraman Panchanathan with proposals for editorial coverage.

Sethuraman Panchanathan
Arizona State University
Email: panch@asu.edu

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