The IEEE Article Submission Process

After you have written your article and prepared your graphics, you can submit your article for review. Follow these steps to complete the IEEE Article Submission Process.

Select Your Target Journal

An article may be rejected before peer review if it is outside the scope of the journal. Pick the right journal with these tips.

 You can only submit your article to one publication at a time.

Follow All Submission Guidelines

All IEEE journals provide submission guidelines in an “Information for Authors” section, published in the journal or on a society’s website.

To find the guidelines for your target journal:

Not following guidelines can result in delayed processing of your submission, rejection without review, or errors in your published article. 

Submit Your Article

After checking that your article complies with the target journal’s submission guidelines, you are ready to submit. Click the Submit Your Manuscript button on the journal’s home page on IEEE Xplore. You will be taken to the journal’s online submission system, which will walk you through the submission process.