Author Guidelines for The IPN Progress Report

Procedure

• Have your article refereed (Referee Guidelines).

• Upload your article for clearance to the JPL Unlimited Release System (URS) at http://urs.jpl.nasa.gov. For the Publication Type, please select "Progress Report" rather than "Journal Article" or "JPL Publication." When your article has been cleared through the URS, please forward the e-mail notification you receive from Document Review to Marilyn.E.Morgan@jpl.nasa.gov.

• Complete an IPN Progress Report Paper Submittal and Approval Form (Form 2917-S). This PDF is interactive so it can be e-mailed after completion.

• E-mail the completed Form 2917-S, along with all electronic files (see "Electronic Files" below) and a PDF of the final version of your article to the Editor in Chief, Fabrizio Pollara (Fabrizio.Pollara@jpl.nasa.gov) AND to the IPNPR Editor, Marilyn Morgan (Marilyn.E.Morgan@jpl.nasa.gov). Or, you may deliver or mail a CD to Fabrizio Pollara, M/S 238-420, or to Marilyn Morgan, location 111-122C, M/S 111-141.

• Once your article has been cleared through the URS and you have approved your edited/formatted article, it will be published in the next issue and you will be notified by e-mail.

Electronic Files

Use any of the following formats:

• Text: Word, LaTeX, TeX.

• Figures: Provide figures in separate native files as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Illustrator, JPEG, Photoshop, PostScript (PS), PowerPoint, or TIFF files.

• Final Version: Provide a PDF of your completed final version.

Key Style Requirements

• Elements: An abstract and some form of summary and conclusion are required.

• Frequency Bands: Define radio frequencies and bands by numbers at first reference; for example, "2.3 GHz (S-band)."

• Units of Measure: All measurements must be in metric only, with no English units in parentheses. Exception: components specified in English units; for example, antenna mechanical components. In such cases, specify dimensions in English units, followed by metric in parentheses.

• References: Listed references must be available in the open literature (in the case of information published on the Internet, on publicly available websites). The following cannot be listed as references but must appear in text as footnotes: a paper submitted to a journal that has not yet been formally accepted, internal JPL documents (such as D-numbered documents or project-numbered documents), internal websites not accessible by the public, JPL interoffice memoranda, viewgraph presentations, personal conversations or communications, or informal notes. Include the following information in your reference list: for articles, include the names of all authors (the IPN Progress Report does not use "et al." to indicate multiple authors), article name, journal name, volume and number, inclusive pages, and date of publication; for books, include all authors, title, city and state of publication, publisher, and date of publication.

• Acronyms: Define acronyms at their first occurrence; for example, "high-efficiency antenna (HEF)." Thereafter, use the acronym instead of spelling out the term.