IEEE Publication Services and Products Board

The IEEE Publication Services and Products Board shall report to the Board of Directors and shall be responsible for formulating and recommending information-related, published services and products policies to the Board of Directors, establishing and maintaining standards and procedures for IEEE information dissemination, recommend to the Executive Committee policies and best practices as they relate to the IEEE website, and otherwise coordinating and assisting those activities of the IEEE and its various organizational units.  It is expected that the IEEE organizational units will fulfill their obligations for their services and products.  Once approved by the Board of Directors, these procedures become part of the policy and procedures of the IEEE.  Other organizational units shall be responsible for administering those policies set by PSPB as they relate to the publications, services and products for which they are responsible.

(a) The IEEE shall provide products and services which disseminate information on technical, scientific, professional, and newsworthy topics of interest to members, the engineering and scientific community, and the general public.

(b) The IEEE shall publish a magazine entitled IEEE SPECTRUM, which contains technical and scientific articles of general interest to the entire membership.

(c) The IEEE shall publish a newspaper entitled THE INSTITUTE, which contains news of current events in the IEEE itself, the industry, and the engineering and scientific community.

(d) IEEE SPECTRUM and THE INSTITUTE shall be distributed to all Honorary Members, Fellows, Senior Members, Members, and Associates. The Executive Committee may authorize distribution to Student Members.