Writing for Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement? This template gives you a submission-ready structure—sections, abstract, and references—so you focus on the research, not the formatting.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the IEEE Author Portal.
| Element | IM requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured single paragraph. IEEE general guideline: up to 250 words, self-contained, without abbreviations, footnotes, references, or mathematical equations. TIM-specific requirement for short papers: no more than 150 words. For regular papers, TIM author guidelines do not explicitly state a word limit but refer to general IEEE standards (250 words). |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | TIM requires two EDICS (Editors Information Classification Scheme) classifications to be selected from a predefined list; EDICS must represent the technical core of the work and be very specific. IEEE general practice also recommends including 3-5 keywords or phrases (preferably from IEEE Thesaurus) with abbreviations clearly defined. |
| References | IEEE Editorial Style: numbered citations in square brackets, sequential order. References format follows IEEE style with numbered citations appearing in text as [1], [2], etc. Authors should use IEEE double-column Transactions format for manuscript preparation. |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind). IEEE policy states that most IEEE publications use the single-anonymous format, where reviewers' identities are not revealed to authors but reviewers know the authors' identities. Minimum of two qualified reviewers evaluate each submission. |
| Submission | ieee.atyponrex.com |
Read the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement in under a page.
Skim two or three recent IM papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the IEEE Author Portal.