How we structure an IEEE conference paper
April 2026 · 6 min read · Writing
Most of the IEEE conference drafts we help build follow the same skeleton:
a one-paragraph motivation, a focused contribution list, a literature section
organised by sub-problem rather than chronology, the method in three sub-steps,
and a results section that is honest about what didn't work.
We keep a template file with placeholder section headers and a target word
count for each — typically 200 words for the intro, 800–1000 for related work,
1500 for the method, and 1200 for the experiments. Having the targets visible
while you write keeps the paper from drifting.
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A checklist we use before submitting a paper
March 2026 · 4 min read · Writing
In the 48 hours before a submission deadline we run through the same
opinionated checklist. Are all the figures legible at print size? Does
every claim in the abstract appear in the conclusion (and vice versa)?
Is the contributions list three to four bullet points rather than a paragraph?
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Getting your similarity score under 10% without losing your voice
February 2026 · 5 min read · Plagiarism
A high similarity score usually doesn't mean copying — it means weak
paraphrasing and unattributed self-quoting. We walk through how to rewrite
flagged passages so the meaning is preserved but the wording is yours.
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Making research figures that survive printing
January 2026 · 7 min read · Formatting
Reviewers print papers more often than authors expect. A figure that looks
beautiful on a Retina display can be useless in greyscale on letter-size paper.
Minimum 8pt sans-serif labels, distinct line patterns rather than colour alone,
and panel labels at 14pt go a long way.
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