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FIRST A. AUTHOR1 , (FELLOW, IEEE), SECOND B. AUTHOR2 , AND THIRD C.
AUTHOR, JR.1,2 , (MEMBER, IEEE)
1
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA
2
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: First A. Author (e-mail: [email protected]).
The authors contributed equally to this article. This work was supported by the XYZ Research Council.
ABSTRACT IEEE Data Descriptions (IEEE-DATA) Descriptor articles (the main type of article published)
describe the published (or soon-to-be-published) dataset. In essence, this is a detailed manual on the
dataset – what it is and how to use it. Each article will follow a set format for predetermined, well-defined
sections. Metadata will also be collected to further classify the data that is being described, as well as
funding sources, etc. The purpose of a Descriptor article is to: document sources and methods used to
collect the data, to quantify the quality of the data, discuss any issues and caveats with the data or use of,
discuss basic statistics about the data (e.g., collection period, location); and, collect enhanced metadata
(define each file, columns within, and row type).
For Descriptor articles the abstract is considered the Introduction section in traditional articles.
Authors can introduce the dataset by briefly introducing or describing it. Abstracts must be 150–250,
and references/citations are not allowed. They cannot claim new scientific findings or experimental
results. Articles have a recommended length of 4—8 pages. Any extra information can be submitted
as supplementary information, which will be published alongside the article on IEEE Xplore. Author
Biographies (in LaTeX the IEEEbiography) are not a part of any article type. Do not include these with
your submission. Any submission that does include author biographies will be returned to the authors and
will not be reviewed. Descriptor articles must have and only have the below sections (without numbering)
in that order.
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files B and C plus some error terms. The format of each data
file should be sufficiently described.
RECORDS AND STORAGE The article authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
Records and Storage must provide details on how the data
files are structured and how the data is stored. A table that
lists all files with summary details is recommended. For REFERENCES
example, for CSV files, a description of the columns and References must follow the standard IEEE format and use
rows of each file is needed. Additionally, details on how numbered citations. Please refer to the IEEE Reference
files relate to each other is needed, especially if there is some Guide.
hierarchical structure. For example, file A is a summation of