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Contents
1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Helpful resources ........................................................................................................................................ 5
3. Using an IEEE SA template to write the paper .......................................................................................... 6
4. Author responsibilities ................................................................................................................................ 6
4.1 General responsibilities ....................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Additional responsibilities of standards working group participants ................................................... 6
5. Copyright and permissions ......................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 General copyright policy ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Excerpting material published by other organizations ......................................................................... 7
6. Trademarks ................................................................................................................................................. 7
7. Commercial terms and conditions .............................................................................................................. 7
8. Guidance regarding language use in IEEE document ................................................................................. 8
8.1 Homogeneity ....................................................................................................................................... 8
8.2 That and which .................................................................................................................................... 8
8.3 “Absolute” verbiage ............................................................................................................................ 8
8.4 Use of the terms safe or safety ............................................................................................................. 8
8.5 Inclusive language ............................................................................................................................... 9
8.6 Use of personal pronouns .................................................................................................................... 9
8.7 Gender-specific language .................................................................................................................. 10
9. Frontmatter of an IEEE SA document ...................................................................................................... 10
9.1 General .............................................................................................................................................. 10
9.2 Copyright statement ........................................................................................................................... 10
9.3 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 10
9.4 Permissions list .................................................................................................................................. 10
9.5 Table of contents ............................................................................................................................... 11
10. Structuring the body of the document .................................................................................................... 11
10.1 Body sections ................................................................................................................................... 11
10.2 Numbering appendices .................................................................................................................... 12
10.3 Lists ................................................................................................................................................. 12
11. Quantities, units, and letter symbols ....................................................................................................... 13
11.1 Quantity ........................................................................................................................................... 13
11.2 Numbers .......................................................................................................................................... 13
11.3 Metric system .................................................................................................................................. 13
11.4 Letter symbols ................................................................................................................................. 14
12. Mathematical expressions....................................................................................................................... 14
12.1 Letter symbols and units .................................................................................................................. 14
12.2 Numbering of equations .................................................................................................................. 14
12.3 Presentation of equations ................................................................................................................. 15
12.4 Quantity and numerical value equations .......................................................................................... 15
13. Tables ..................................................................................................................................................... 16