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Keyword Index

AUTHORS: Please choose keywords for indexing your paper from the IEEE Approved Indexing Keyword List to the maximum extent possible.
When you submit a paper through Manuscript Central, you will be provided with a picklist from which to choose your keywords. The picklist contains indexing terms from the IEEE Approved Indexing Keyword List.

Outside of Manuscript Central you can also get a copy of the indexing keyword list by sending an e-mail to keywords@ieee.org. An autoreply will be generated that contains the list. We suggest that you obtain an updated keyword list before submitting any manuscript as new keywords come into use from time-to-time.

Use of these keywords ensures that your paper is accessible through the major indexing services. You may sometimes find that you need to coin your own keywords in order to make your paper accessible through search by an appropriate audience. Keep in mind that keywords are best chosen broadly. Avoid the temptation to construct a set of keywords that uniquely identify your topic. When you coin a keyword, please underscore it, highlight it with a marker, or otherwise call attention to it. We will add it to the AP-S supplementary list. (The editor reserves the right to modify keywords for consistency within the list when necessary.) If you are considering coining a keyword, please also see the comments of our previous Editor, L. Wilson Pearson, regarding keywords.

You will need to use the search feature of your browser to find the best keyword(s) to describe your work. Typically, two to three words are sufficient. Submit these keywords with your paper when it is ready for publication if you have not already done so through Manuscript Central.

The keywords for your paper can be sent by e-mail to Trevor Bird, at tap.editor@ieee.org. Be sure to provide all relevant information so that your paper can be quickly identified. Please know that your paper can not be sent to press until proper keywords have been selected.

Contact:

tap.editor@ieee.org