IEEE 1998 Keyword List
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1998 IEEE Approved Indexing Keyword List
In November of 1995 the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) passed the followi
ng resolution regarding the inclusion of an abstract and indexing keywords with
all manuscripts submitted by prospective IEEE authors:
- "In order to provide accurate, timely and cost-effective information about a
ll IEEE periodical publications and conference proceedings, ...
- 1. It shall be TAB policy that all papers published in IEEE Transactions, Jo
urnals, Letters, conference proceedings and where appropriate, Magazines, shall
include an abstract and appropriate indexing terms (keywords) selected from a ce
ntrally maintained IEEE "thesaurus," and,
- 2. To implement this policy, IEEE staff is instructed to develop procedures
that enable authors, editors or conference committees to provide that informatio
n, or as an alternative, to provide for its generation as an optional IEEE servi
ce."
In order to help prospective authors comply with the above policy
the IEEE Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) Products Department makes
available the current list of approved Indexing Keywords used to
characterize all archival IEEE articles published. This keyword list
(or 'thesaurus') is made available as an autoretrievable ASCII file
by sending an e-mail to keywords@ieee.org . The response to the
e-mail sends the alphabetical list of approved IEEE keyword terms.
This latest revision, new as of 1998, superceeds and replaces all
previous versions; using outdated keyword lists will make articles
harder for researchers to locate. We suggest you DO NOT SAVE THIS
FILE AFTER COMPLETING YOUR ARTICLE. Instead, always autoretrieve
the latest revision directly from IEEE each time you need to add
keywords to newly composed articles.
Articles that include indexing keywords help identify and emphasize
important subject matter they report. In addition:
- Electronic searches for articles are often more productive when authors prov
ide keywords (or 'indexing terms') in addition to the abstract to locate article
s.
- Concepts inherent (but unstated) in an article should normally be indexed un
less they are so rudimentary as to be presumed by any novice looking for informa
tion. An author should use judgment, but it is always better to err on the side
of inclusion rather than exclusion.
- IEEE policy -- and good indexing practice -- assigns the most specific index
ing keywords available to describe the major points or topics covered in the art
icle.
- Choosing keywords from the current IEEE Indexing list promotes standardized
indexes.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST INDEXING KEYWORDS
- LIST:
- Make a list of the major topics embodied in your article. Be as specific as
possible in describing the concepts or ideas in the article.
- SELECT:
- Search through the list of approved IEEE keywords. Select the closest matchi
ng word or phrase for each topic in the article.
- It is hard to predict how many keywords will suffice. Experience has shown u
s that most IEEE articles are well indexed if they use five to eight indexing ke
ywords.
- As new technologies evolve, when there are no appropriate IEEE keywords the
author is encouraged to create keywords. These will be monitored and may be inco
rporated in future keyword lists.
For further information on Abstracts or Inde
xing
please contact:
| Adam D. Philippidis ‹ aphilip
p@ieee.org ›
| v-mail: 732-562-6840
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| Manager, Abstracting & Indexing Products Dept.
| fax: 732-562-1182
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| IEEE
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