Summary
Final project IEEE format experience
I found it very challenging to convert the standard Word file format to the provided IEEE journal article format.
Besides the need to convert references and in-text citations from APA7 format to IEEE format, the IEEE template is very strict in layouts and it takes significant time to convert a simple Word document into it.
I would like to specifically note the following challenges:
- Figures and Tables require adjustments to the IEEE template “half-width” layout
- Tables may need to be chopped, reduced in size, rotated to a landscape layout or be entirely changed to fit in
- The reduced font size makes it harder to see small details and wordings with in figures and tables
- If the initial Word draft was using APA7 referencing and you are not using one-note, like myself, you can expect additional time-spent on converting the references to the IEEE template format