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IEEE is committed to conveying to its authors a strong understanding of their rights and responsibilities. All papers or abstracts submitted to any IEEE conference or publication must be the original work of the listed authors, and must not have been previously published or currently submitted elsewhere. Authors of plagiarizing works may be banned from publishing with any IEEE journal or conference for a period commensurate with the severity of the offense.
The IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office maintains an online collection of documents with definitive answers to questions about publishing policy, including:
- IEEE policy permitting authors to post their papers on the Web
- Originality of submitted work (e.g., multiple submission)
- Open access publishing
- Misconduct and accompanying corrective actions (e.g., plagiarism, fraud, etc.)
Author posting of IEEE copyrighted papers
In November 2010, the Publication Services and Product Board revised policy on authors' posting of their IEEE copyrighted works in order to exercise better control over IEEE's intellectual property, while still offering authors essential reuse of their own created works. The new policy retains substantial rights for authors to post on their personal sites and their institutions' servers, but only the accepted versions of their papers.
IEEE Open Access Program
Plagiarism
The following are links to important information about plagiarism, how to avoid it when writing a paper, and what actions to take if it is discovered.
Multiple submission and originality of submitted work
IEEE’s policies on the originality of an author’s work begin with the following simple statement: “Authors should only submit original work that has neither appeared elsewhere for publication, nor which is under review for another publication.” The following links offer further clarification on IEEE policies on originality of content.
Additional information on author rights and responsibilities
Visit the IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office home page for information on a range of IPR related topics, such as trademarks, plagiarism, multiple submission, and permissions.
Additional policy information for authors, editors, and conference organizers is available on Publication Tools and Policy Page.
The PSPB Operations Manual (PDF, 1.3 MB) provides information on policy and procedures for publishing volunteers as well as IEEE authors.
An FAQ on Intellectual Property Rights for IEEE Authors (PDF, 128KB) brings together key information for IEEE policy that all authors need to know.
If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact:
IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: +1 732 562 3966
