Download the IEEE Conference Record Submission Standards

These downloadable PDFs document all the technical information needed to prepare files for submission to IEEE Xplore®. Conference organizers and their publishing vendors should follow the guidelines below in preparing files for submission to IEEE Xplore.

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• PDF Specification for IEEE Xplore (PDF, 307KB) - Version 4.01A provides detailed information on how to prepare PDF files for IEEE Xplore. This document replaces previous versions of the specification and any addendums. Files created under version 3.2 of the specification and its addendum are acceptable as long as the files are in PDF 1.4 or later (Acrobat 5). Support for submissions in PDF 1.0 through 1.2 (Acrobat 1 through 3) officially ends on 30 June 2007. Support for PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4) ends on 30 Dec. 2007. Updated 28 February 2007.

• What Is a Conference Proceedings? provides conference organizers with a definition of a conference proceedings and the elements that make up its parts. These guidelines will assist in the planning, organizing and assembling of a proceedings, as well as providing a common identity to the body of IEEE conference literature. Released 17 September 2003

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