IEEE Conference Publications

Many IEEE conferences provide technology professionals with opportunities to share, collaborate, and gain recognition for their work through publication in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library. IEEE’s Conference Publications Program (CPP) facilitates the acquisition of conference proceedings and post-conference distribution of content.

Learn the Guidelines

Conferences are eligible to participate in CPP upon approval of their IEEE sponsorship application. For conferences interested in participating in CPP, identifying a publications chair is an essential first step. The process for acquisition of conference proceedings tracks across the life-cycle of the conference. As always, MCE is here to help organizers successfully move through that process to ensure proceedings are IEEE Xplore®-ready.

IEEE Conference Publications Start Here

Conference Publications Chair Role

Conference Publications Chair Overview

Understand the chair’s role in preparing conference proceedings for publication in IEEE Xplore® and find helpful resources

Getting Approval

Apply to the Conference Publications Program and you will receive a Letter of Acquisition (LOA)

Setting Paper Submission Guidelines

Setting Paper Submissions Guidelines

Employ conference publishing templates, establish non-presented paper guidelines, and communicate indexing expectations

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Preparing Papers and Checking for Plagiarism

Obtain IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDFs from authors using PDF eXpress and check for plagiarism with Crosscheck

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Collecting Copyright

Obtain transfer of copyright using the Electronic Copyright Form (eCF)

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Submitting Proceedings to IEEE Xplore®

Learn how to properly prepare your packing list and format your materials for submission to IEEE Xplore® after your conference

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Hiring a Publication Vendor

Explore IEEE’s fee-based publication vendors that can help you prepare IEEE Xplore®-compliant conference content

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Publishing Information for IEEE Conference Authors

Find helpful information for authors on copyrights, templates, PDF eXpress, the IEEE Conference Search, IEEE Xplore®, and Indexers

Resources & Tools

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