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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1. Overview
  3. 2. Helpful resources
    1. 2.1 Training and online resources
    2. 2.2 Documents
  4. 3. Using IEEE SA templates to write the draft
  5. 4. Responsibilities of the standards committee
  6. 5. Copyright and permissions
    1. 5.1 General copyright policy
    2. 5.2 Excerpting material published by other organizations
  7. 6. Patents
  8. 7. Trademarks
  9. 8. Commercial terms and conditions
  10. 9. Standard language i.e., shall, should, may, and can
  11. 10. Additional guidance regarding language use in IEEE standards
    1. 10.1 Homogeneity
    2. 10.2 That and which
    3. 10.3 “Absolute” verbiage
    4. 10.4 Use of the terms safe or safety
    5. 10.5 Inclusive language
    6. 10.6 Use of personal pronouns
    7. 10.7 Gender specific language
  12. 11. Frontmatter of an IEEE draft standard
    1. 11.1 General
    2. 11.2 Required frontmatter elements
    3. 11.3 Title
    4. 11.4 Abstract and keywords
    5. 11.5 Participant lists
    6. 11.6 Introduction
    7. 11.7 Permissions list
    8. 11.8 Table of contents
  13. 12. Body of an IEEE draft standard
    1. 12.1 Normative and informative clauses
    2. 12.2 Order of clauses
    3. 12.3 Normative references
    4. 12.4 Definitions
    5. 12.5 Acronyms and abbreviations
    6. 12.6 Annexes
    7. 12.7 Indexes
  14. 13. Numbering the clauses and subclauses of a standard
    1. 13.1 Body clauses
    2. 13.2 Numbering annexes
    3. 13.3 Lists
  15. 14. Quantities, units, and letter symbols
    1. 14.1 Quantity
    2. 14.2 Numbers
    3. 14.3 Metric system
    4. 14.4 Letter symbols
  16. 15. Mathematical expressions
    1. 15.1 Letter symbols and units
    2. 15.2 Numbering of equations
    3. 15.3 Presentation of equations
    4. 15.4 Quantity and numerical value equations
  17. 16. Tables
    1. 16.1 Labeling and presentation of tables
    2. 16.2 Numbering and capitalization in tables
    3. 16.3 Presentation of data and table format
    4. 16.4 Notes and footnotes to tables
    5. 16.5 Informal tables
  18. 17. Figures
    1. 17.1 Requirements for creating figures
    2. 17.2 Figure numbering and titles
    3. 17.3 Notes and footnotes to figures
  19. 18. Notes, footnotes, examples, warnings, and cautions
    1. 18.1 Notes
    2. 18.2 Footnotes
    3. 18.3 Examples
    4. 18.4 Warnings and cautions
  20. 19. Bibliography
    1. 19.1 General
    2. 19.2 Citing standards in a bibliography
    3. 19.3 Articles in periodicals
    4. 19.4 Books
  21. 20. Amendments, corrigenda, and errata
    1. 20.1 General
    2. 20.2 Amendments and corrigenda
  22. 21. Adoption and joint development overview
    1. 21.1 Style for IEEE documents to be adopted by another organization
    2. 21.2 IEEE documents developed jointly with other organizations
  23. Annex A (normative) Guidelines and best practices for the creation and maintenance of IEEE standards terms and definitions