2021 IEEE SA Standards Style Manual STANDARDS

1 STANDARDS 2021 IEEE SA STANDARDS Style Manual 2 Introduction The IEEE STANDARDS Style Manual (PDF) establishes preferred Style for the preparation and structure of proposed IEEE STANDARDS (drafts). It also cites requirements of the IEEE SA STANDARDS Board Operations Manual that are related to the development and publication of IEEE STANDARDS . The STANDARDS committee of an IEEE STANDARDS project is responsible for providing the IEEE SA STANDARDS Board with a complete, technically accurate draft of the standard, and this Manual serves as a reference for working groups during the IEEE STANDARDS development lifecycle, particularly when drafting the standard.

2 IEEE SA also provides useful templates available in Adobe FrameMaker or Microsoft , 2 The styles and format are built into the templates, which help reduce IEEE post-approval production time. 1 Adobe and FrameMaker are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 2 Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 3 Copyright 2021 IEEE. All rights reserved. Contents 1. Overview .. 5 2. Helpful resources .. 5 Training and online resources .. 5 Documents .. 6 3. Using IEEE SA templates to write the draft.

3 7 4. Responsibilities of the STANDARDS committee .. 7 5. Copyright and permissions .. 7 General copyright policy .. 7 Excerpting material published by other organizations .. 7 6. Patents .. 8 7. Trademarks .. 8 8. Commercial terms and conditions .. 9 9. Standard language , shall, should, may, and can .. 9 10. Additional guidance regarding language use in IEEE STANDARDS ..10 Homogeneity ..10 That and which ..10 Absolute Use of the terms safe or safety ..10 Inclusive language ..11 Use of personal pronouns ..11 Gender specific language ..12 11. Frontmatter of an IEEE draft standard.

4 12 General ..12 Required frontmatter Abstract and keywords ..14 Participant lists ..14 Introduction ..15 Permissions list ..15 Table of contents ..15 12. Body of an IEEE draft standard ..16 Normative and informative clauses ..16 Order of clauses ..16 Normative references ..18 Definitions ..21 Acronyms and abbreviations ..23 Annexes ..23 Indexes ..24 13. Numbering the clauses and subclauses of a standard ..24 Body clauses ..24 4 Copyright 2021 IEEE. All rights reserved. Numbering annexes ..25 Lists ..25 14. Quantities, units, and letter symbols.

5 26 Quantity ..26 Numbers ..26 Metric system ..27 Letter symbols ..27 15. Mathematical Letter symbols and units ..28 Numbering of equations ..28 Presentation of equations ..28 Quantity and numerical value equations ..29 16. Tables ..30 Labeling and presentation of tables ..30 Numbering and capitalization in tables ..30 Presentation of data and table format ..31 Notes and footnotes to tables ..31 Informal tables ..32 17. Figures ..32 Requirements for creating figures ..32 Figure numbering and titles ..33 Notes and footnotes to figures ..34 18.

6 Notes, footnotes, examples, warnings, and cautions ..34 Notes ..34 Footnotes ..34 Examples ..35 Warnings and cautions ..35 19. Bibliography ..35 General ..35 Citing STANDARDS in a bibliography ..36 Articles in periodicals ..36 Books ..36 20. Amendments, corrigenda, and errata ..38 General ..38 Amendments and corrigenda ..38 21. Adoption and joint development overview ..41 Style for IEEE documents to be adopted by another organization ..41 IEEE documents developed jointly with other organizations ..41 Annex A (normative) Guidelines and best practices for the creation and maintenance of IEEE STANDARDS terms and definitions.

7 42 Annex B (informative) Example of a draft standard ..44 Annex C (informative) Example of a draft amendment/corrigendum ..60 5 Copyright 2021 IEEE. All rights reserved. 2021 IEEE SA STANDARDS Style Manual 1. Overview This Manual establishes preferred Style for the presentation and structure of proposed IEEE STANDARDS (drafts). It is strongly recommended that working groups consult with IEEE SA content publishing staff before deviating from the Style outlined in this Manual . Failure to follow the recommendations of this Manual may result in delayed approval of the draft standard by the IEEE SA STANDARDS Board or in delayed publication.

8 This Manual is not intended to be a guide to the procedural development of a For that, consult the IEEE SA STANDARDS Board Bylaws and the IEEE SA STANDARDS Board Operations 2. Helpful resources Training and online resources Easy-to-use guidance on writing the draft is available on the IEEE SA website Those who are new to the IEEE SA STANDARDS development process, or who want to ensure that best practices are being followed, should consider enrolling in IEEE SA s free Working Group Chair Fundamentals course, available on the IEEE Learning Network ( ).

9 Editorial information is covered in Module 9, The Editorial Process and Module 11, Final Approval and Publication. For additional information on SA s STANDARDS development training program, visit 3 While this Manual uses the term standard, its rules apply generically to guides and recommended practices as well. 4 IEEE STANDARDS manuals are available on the IEEE STANDARDS website ( ). Users are encouraged to visit this site for the most up-to-date information. 2021 IEEE SA STANDARDS Style Manual 6 Copyright 2021 IEEE.

10 All rights reserved. Documents The following documents are helpful resources for writing an IEEE STANDARDS draft. Consult the most recent version of undated sources. ANSI , American National Standard Graphic Symbols for Electrical wiring and Layout diagrams Used in Architecture and Building ANSI/IEEE Std , American National Standard for Mathematical Signs and Symbols for Use in Physical Sciences and Technology. IEC 60050, IEC International Electrotechnical IEC Multilingual Dictionary Electricity, Electronics, and Telecommunications, 2005, Edition SA STANDARDS Board Bylaws, New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, 2019.