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IEE reviews
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IEE Reviews IEE Reviews are commissioned by the Honorary Editor and are published in the IEE Proceedings. A typical paper constitutes a broad and critical review of some particular area of advance in electrical, electronic or control engin- eering. It covers, as appropriate, brief aspects of the history of the subject under review, the present state of the art, and possible developments in the future. Such a paper forms a definitive, up-to-date and interpretative text on the subject for qualified professional electrical, electronics and control engineers, and is of the order of 12000-15 000 words long. It is hoped that authors can make their review interesting and informative to specialists and nonspe- cialists alike. The liberal use of illustrations, especially photographs, is encouraged. On occasions shorter, special- ist reviews may be commissioned, at the discretion of the Honorary Editor of IEE Reviews, where a subject area calls for this sort of paper rather than a widely based text as described above. For ten years, from 1970, review papers appeared in a series of annual special issues of the IEE Proceedings. During this time 53 reviews written by 90 authors were published on a wide variety of topics, which included tele- vision broadcasting, satellite communication, radar, bio- medical engineering, superconductivity, surface-acoustic waves, electricity in agriculture and horticulture, micro- wave holography, generation of electricity from the wind, marine electrical installations, charge-coupled devices, large AC motors, turbogenerators, overhead-line practice, batteries, fuel cells, electron microscopes, fuses, displays, permanent magnets, electrical standards, arcs, safety and death by lightning. Two of these papers were regarded as of outstanding merit; one was awarded the Institution Premium and the other the Electronics Division Premium. Following the introduction of the new Parts of the Pro- ceedings in 1980, most of the review papers have been published as they become available rather than in an annual issue. Initially they usually appeared in Part A but it was recently decided to publish each review in the most appropriate Part after consultation with the Honorary Editors of the Part. If several papers are awaiting pub- lication at any time they can be put together in a Special Issue of IEE Reviews as in this case. In the last few years reviews have again covered a wide range of subjects including lighting of cathedrals and churches, road lighting, applications of microwave power and instrumentation, undergraduate projects and their assessment, guiding structures for millimetre waves, control and instrumentation of large nuclear power sta- tions, electrical variable speed drives and electronic aids for the blind. The Honorary Editor will be delighted to receive offers of, or suggestions for, IEE Reviews. A guide to authors of IEE Reviews is available from the Honorary Editor or the Publishing Department of the Institution. In the first instance, a prospective author is asked to provide a syn- opsis of about 1000 words showing the scope and form of the review he would be able to write. On acceptance of the synopsis, the author (or group of co-authors) is commis- sioned to complete the full manuscript. Usually it is pos- sible to allow at least six months for the completion of this part of the work. An honorarium is paid to the author, or to co-authors jointly, on acceptance of the review. Most IEE Reviews contain a section on the history of the subject. The IEE Professional Group S7 Committee (History of Technology) has offered to help authors in writing historical material. PROF. FA. BENSON IEE PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 133, Pt. A, No. 4, JUNE 1986 173
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IEE ReviewsIEE Reviews are commissioned by the Honorary Editorand are published in the IEE Proceedings. A typical paperconstitutes a broad and critical review of some particulararea of advance in electrical, electronic or control engin-eering. It covers, as appropriate, brief aspects of the historyof the subject under review, the present state of the art,and possible developments in the future. Such a paperforms a definitive, up-to-date and interpretative text on thesubject for qualified professional electrical, electronics andcontrol engineers, and is of the order of 12000-15 000words long. It is hoped that authors can make their reviewinteresting and informative to specialists and nonspe-cialists alike. The liberal use of illustrations, especiallyphotographs, is encouraged. On occasions shorter, special-ist reviews may be commissioned, at the discretion of theHonorary Editor of IEE Reviews, where a subject areacalls for this sort of paper rather than a widely based textas described above.
For ten years, from 1970, review papers appeared in aseries of annual special issues of the IEE Proceedings.During this time 53 reviews written by 90 authors werepublished on a wide variety of topics, which included tele-vision broadcasting, satellite communication, radar, bio-medical engineering, superconductivity, surface-acousticwaves, electricity in agriculture and horticulture, micro-wave holography, generation of electricity from the wind,marine electrical installations, charge-coupled devices,large AC motors, turbogenerators, overhead-line practice,batteries, fuel cells, electron microscopes, fuses, displays,permanent magnets, electrical standards, arcs, safety anddeath by lightning. Two of these papers were regarded asof outstanding merit; one was awarded the InstitutionPremium and the other the Electronics Division Premium.
Following the introduction of the new Parts of the Pro-
ceedings in 1980, most of the review papers have beenpublished as they become available rather than in anannual issue. Initially they usually appeared in Part A butit was recently decided to publish each review in the mostappropriate Part after consultation with the HonoraryEditors of the Part. If several papers are awaiting pub-lication at any time they can be put together in a SpecialIssue of IEE Reviews as in this case.
In the last few years reviews have again covered a widerange of subjects including lighting of cathedrals andchurches, road lighting, applications of microwave powerand instrumentation, undergraduate projects and theirassessment, guiding structures for millimetre waves,control and instrumentation of large nuclear power sta-tions, electrical variable speed drives and electronic aidsfor the blind.
The Honorary Editor will be delighted to receive offersof, or suggestions for, IEE Reviews. A guide to authors ofIEE Reviews is available from the Honorary Editor or thePublishing Department of the Institution. In the firstinstance, a prospective author is asked to provide a syn-opsis of about 1000 words showing the scope and form ofthe review he would be able to write. On acceptance of thesynopsis, the author (or group of co-authors) is commis-sioned to complete the full manuscript. Usually it is pos-sible to allow at least six months for the completion of thispart of the work. An honorarium is paid to the author, orto co-authors jointly, on acceptance of the review. MostIEE Reviews contain a section on the history of thesubject. The IEE Professional Group S7 Committee(History of Technology) has offered to help authors inwriting historical material.
PROF. FA. BENSON
IEE PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 133, Pt. A, No. 4, JUNE 1986 173
