Stone,W.R.Sevgi,L.2024-05-252024-05-25201521045-924310.1109/MAP.2015.24885902-s2.0-84962082456https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2015.2488590https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/2332This article reviews aspects of academic and scientific publishing, primarily in the context of IEEE publications and policies. The intent is to provide a brief tutorial for those new to academic publishing. The material on publication ethics and the IEEE's associated policies should be useful to all, including those experienced with academic publishing. The types of IEEE publications and what they publish are reviewed. The importance of a publication's scope is explained, and publication and author metrics are examined. The steps in the publication process are described in detail, along with the roles of the Editor-in-Chief (EiC), associate editors, reviewers, and authors. Ethical issues and the principles of scholarly publishing are examined, including authorship and the responsibilities of authors, duplicate submission and publication, and plagiarism. © 2015 IEEE.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBibliometricsCopyrightEthicsIEEE publicationsPlagiarismProfessional communicationPublishingTutorialsReviewQ2Q1576134145