IEEE Publishing Tools & Policy Information

6.1   Authority for IEEE Publication Products and Services

IEEE publications exist by Board of Directors directive or as Publication Services and Products Board initiatives with Board of Directors approval. 

The Board of Directors shall specify those publications to be received by every IEEE member. Such publications are the direct responsibility of the Publication Services and Products Board.  Policies and procedures applying to these publications shall be specified in the Publications Services and Products Board Operations Manual. 

All published products and services, in any form that originates from an IEEE organizational unit or bear the IEEE Master Brand, are ultimately the responsibility of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. These published products and services shall conform to the policies and procedures that shall be specified in the IEEE Publications Services and Products Board Operations Manual. 

The major organizational units may introduce new publications following the approval policies and procedures which shall be specified in the Publications Services and Products Board Operations Manual. 

Organizational units may specify additional policies and procedures which shall conform to and do not conflict with these policies.