IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (MAES) is a monthly magazine that publishes articles concerned with the various aspects of systems for space, air, ocean, or ground environments as well as news and information of interest to members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). IEEE MAES articles apprise readers of new developments, new applications of cornerstone technology, and news of society members, meetings, and related items. IEEE MAES is not intended to be a source for original research.  Original research in the area of aerospace and electronic systems should be submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (TAES). Our goal is to inform readers of technologies, state of the art, design trades, etc. so that they may gain insights into fields less familiar to them. We aim to introduce technical specialties to readers in the hope that something in the articles will spark some insight relevant to their own fields of endeavor.  

Regular articles in the magazine are intended to be light reading and should not include extraneous mathematical details. The boundaries of acceptable subject matter has been intentionally left flexible so that the MAES can follow the research activities, technology applications, and future trends to better meet the needs of the members of the IEEE AESS. The topics of current interest are best summarized in the areas published on the inside front cover of the magazine and by the technical fields of interest of the IEEE AESS editors. Regular articles guidelines: normally of a length to fit in 8-10 published pages; include up to 50 references; include up to 12 figures; include necessary equations but minimize their use in favor of diagrams and visuals; articles should be engaging, and of a technical depth appropriate to be read by a typical AESS member. Brief abstracts are published as a group in the "In this Issue Technically" section. Author photos and bios are not published.

IEEE MAES publishes tutorial articles that are longer, include mathematical details and explanations that aid newcomers to the one of the fields of interest to members of IEEE AESS. Good tutorial articles in the areas of interest to AESS members are in great demand. Approximately once a year, tutorial articles are published in a supplementary issue referred to as Tutorials. Three kinds of tutorial articles are offered. The first is a primer on an established topic, while the second introduces a topic of emerging importance. The third type of article is a survey of an established technical area. In all three cases, authors are mostly noted experts willing to share their knowledge and experience in a written field guide. All tutorials are subjected to peer review to ensure the quality of the articles. Tutorials are reviewed for clarity of presentation, relevance, correctness, and scientific merit. Explanations of complex topics in simple (tutorial) terms are the objective of Tutorials. Tutorials do not include new research results. The archival home for new research is our IEEE TAES, and submissions with new results will be rerouted to the transactions. Likewise, interesting and descriptive articles without significant tutorial content should more properly be submitted to IEEE MAES.

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Publishing Policies

This publication considers original works that enhance the existing body of knowledge. Prospective authors should be familiar with all publishing policies, but the following are of particular importance:

• Results described in the article should not have been submitted or published elsewhere.
• Expanded versions of conference publications may be submitted.
• Articles must be intelligible and must be written in standard English.

Peer Review: Peer review is vital to the quality of published research. Each article submitted to IEEE is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers selected by a member of the publication's editorial board. Learn more about the IEEE peer review process.

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