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Transactions
on Control Systems Technology
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 Frank Doyle, Editor-in-Chief
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of California,
Santa Barbara
Tel: 805/893-8133
FAX: 805/893-4731
doyle@engineering.ucsb.edu
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Information for Authors
In the IEEE
Transactions on Control Systems Technology, the IEEE Control Systems
Society publishes high-quality papers on technological advances in the
design, realization, and operation of control systems. Submissions should
emphasize novel contributions to the solution of control engineering
problems arising in specific application areas. The IEEE Transactions on
Control Systems Technology is published bimonthly. Three types of
contributions are regularly considered:
- Papers - Presentation of
significant research, development, or application of control
technology.
- Brief Papers - Concise descriptions of
a contribution to a specific aspect of design, realization, or
operation of control systems technology.
- Letters - Significant remarks of
interest to control systems engineers, and comments on previously
published papers.
In addition, special
papers (tutorials, surveys, and perspectives on the current trends in
control systems technology) are solicited. Authors are encouraged to
contact the Editor-in-Chief before submitting such papers.
Papers and Brief Papers
go through the same review process. Letters go through a shorter review
process to facilitate rapid publication. Papers should be no longer than 28
double-spaced pages, including figures. Brief Papers should be no longer
than 16 double-spaced pages, including figures. Letters should be no longer
than 8 double-spaced pages of text, including figures. Manuscripts
exceeding the specified page limits, or clearly outside the scope of the
TRANSACTIONS will be returned without review.
A.
Process for Submission of Manuscripts
Papers may be submitted
for publication by sending an e-mail to the editor at: ieeetcst@engineering.ucsb.edu.
Authors should attach the file of their paper to a cover e-mail message
stating the type of contribution (paper, brief paper, or letter) and the
name, address, and email address of the corresponding author. Only
Postscript and PDF files are accepted. In the case of PDF files, authors
should embed all the fonts needed to print the paper.
Papers may also be
submitted in printed form by mail. Six copies of the complete manuscript
with a cover letter stating the type of contribution (paper, brief paper,
or letter) and the name and address of the corresponding author should be
sent to:
Professor F. J. Doyle
III
Editor-in-Chief, TCST
Department of Chemical Engineering
Univeristy of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106,
USA
Authors are expected to
obtain any needed clearances for their works and to ensure ITAR compliance,
if appropriate (see http://www.ieee.org/organizations/tab/export_compliance.html
for details). The editorial office will send an acknowledgment letter to the
corresponding author after the paper has been assigned to an associate
editor. Authors should contact the editorial office if such a letter has
not been received within 4 weeks after submission of the paper.
The procedure for the
electronic submission of papers accepted for publication is somewhat
different, but may be considered in the preparation of a paper, in order to
adopt a format that will be appropriate in case of acceptance. The
preferred formats for accepted papers are TeX/LaTeX (.tex), Word (.doc),
and ASCII text files (.txt). The preferred formats for graphics are
Postscript (.ps), Encapsulated Postscript (.eps), and Tagged Image File
Format (.tif).
B.
Copyright
To comply with IEEE
copyright policy, authors are required to provide a signed IEEE copyright
transfer form after acceptance of their paper. The form is published
periodically in the journal and an electronic form is available at http://www.ieee.org/copyright/cfrmlink.html.
C.
Style for Manuscript
In general, manuscripts
should follow the standards of the IEEE as described in the Information
for IEEE Transactions and Journal Authors, available on request from
the IEEE Transactions Department, 445
Hoes Lane, P. O. box 1331, Piscataway,
NJ 08855-1331
USA, or
mail to trans@ep.ieee.org or
FAX to +1 732 562 0545. Submitted manuscripts must be typewritten in
English. Specific guidelines are as follows.
- The contribution of the
paper should be presented in a manner that makes it accessible to the
interested control engineering professional. Descriptive prose giving
intuitive insight and interpretations is preferred to a formal
mathematical development (lemmas, theorems, and proofs). Authors are
encouraged to put detailed mathematical derivations in appendixes.
- The first page should
include the title; names, affiliations, and complete mailing addresses
of all authors; an indication of the corresponding author; and a
one-paragraph abstract which briefly and clearly describes the
contribution of the paper.
- The introduction should
describe the particular control engineering problem considered as it
arises in applications.
- If possible, prepare copies
using two sides of each page.
- If accepted for
publication, the text of the paper must be available electronically.
D.
Style for Illustrations
Figures and photos
should be original proofs and not Xeroxes. Photos must be glossy prints
with no screens. Laser prints are not acceptable in place of photos or
where gray scale graphics are involved. All line drawings and photos should
be in black and white, unless specifically requested, Letters should be
large enough to be readily legible when the drawing is reduced to
two-column width - as much as 4:1 reduction from the original. All material
should be no larger than 22x28 cm (8 1/2 x 11 in).
E.
Mandatory Overlength Page Charges
A mandatory page charge
is imposed on all papers exceeding twelve TRANSACTIONS pages in length,
including illustrations. The charge is $125 per page for each page over the
first twelve and is a prerequisite for publication. Details are provided at
the time of acceptance; authors are, however, urged to keep this in mind
when submitting and revising their papers.
F. Page
Charges
After a
manuscript has been accepted for publication, the author's company or
institution will be approached with a request to pay a charge of $110 per
page to cover part of the cost of publication. Payments of page charges for
this IEEE TRANSACTIONS, like journal of other professional societies, is
not necessary prerequisite for publication. The author will receive 100
free reprints (without covers) only if the page charge is honored. Detailed
instructions will accompany the proofs.
G.
Additional Information
Authors
should consult the IEEE web site (www.ieee.org)
for up-to-date information about publishing with IEEE. The Guide for Transactions Authors is
currently available at:
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/information.htm
The
page has a link to the manual: Information
for Authors. When submitting a paper, it is useful to note the
“Author Responsbilities” copied below:
“Manuscripts
submitted for publication to IEEE Transactions, Journals, Letters, or to
the Proceedings of the IEEE should be original work submitted to a single
IEEE Journal. It should not have been previously published and should not
be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
The
IEEE assumes that material submitted to its publications is properly
available for general dissemination for the readership of those
publications. It is the responsibility of the authors, not the IEEE, to determine
whether disclosure of their material requires the prior consent of other
parties and, if so, to obtain it. If an author uses charts, photographs, or
other graphics from previously printed material, he/she is responsible for
obtaining written permission from the publisher to use the material in
his/her manuscript.
Statements
and opinions given in work published by the IEEE are the expressions of the
authors. Responsibility for the contents of published papers rests upon the
authors, not the IEEE.”
The Guide for Transactions Authors web
page also contains useful information for papers accepted for publication
(e.g., graphic formats), and should be considered when a revision of the
paper is prepared.
The
IEEE Policies and Procedures manual
also contains various information of interest to authors and is available
at: http://www.ieee.org/about/whatis/policies/
(see especially section 6). For example, answers to questions regarding
electronic posting, copyright notice, and electronic preprints may be
found. Please consult the web site for further information.
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