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2021 Editorial Calendar
Issue
Features
Bonus Distributions
Ad Submission Deadlines
January
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TDB
Space Reservation: 11/10/20
Materials Deadline: 11/15/20
February
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Space Reservation: 01/01/21
Materials Deadline: 01/08/21
March
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Space Reservation: 02/01/21
Materials Deadline: 02/08/21
April
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Space Reservation: 03/01/21
Materials Deadline: 03/08/21
May
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Space Reservation: 04/01/21
Materials Deadline: 04/08/21
June
TBD
TBD
Space Reservation: 05/01/21
Materials Deadline: 05/08/21
July
TBD
TBD
Space Reservation: 06/01/21
Materials Deadline: 06/08/21
August
TBD
TBD
Space Reservation: 07/01/21
Materials Deadline: 07/08/21
September
TBD
TBD
Space Reservation: 07/31/21
Materials Deadline: 08/07/21
October
TBD
TBD
Space Reservation: 09/01/21
Materials Deadline: 09/08/21
November
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TBD
Space Reservation: 10/01/21
Materials Deadline: 10/08/21
December
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TBD
Space Reservation: 10/30/21
Materials Deadline: 11/06/21
*Editorial Calendar & Bonus Distributions are tentative and subject to change
January: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications, Design and Implementation of Devices, Circuits, and Systems
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference |10-13 January 2020 | Las Vegas, USA
February: Military Communications and Networks, Network and Service Management
March: 5G Security: Can 5G Be Verifiably Secure?, Optical Communications and Systems, Internet of Things and Sensor Networks, Mobile Communications and Networks
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications |27-30 April 2020 | Beijing, China; IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference | April 2020
April: Trans-Industry Time Synchronization for a Smart Society, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium | 20-24 April 2020 | Budapest, Hungary
May: Design and Implementation of Devices, Circuits, and Systems
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE International Conference on Communications | 7-11 June 2020 | Dublin, Ireland; IEEE Communications Theory Workshop | 17-20 May 2020 | Banff, Canada
June: Internet of Things and Sensor Networks, Mobile Communications and Networks
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security | 29 June – 1 July 2020 | Avignon, France
July: Optical Communications and Systems, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications
August: Military Communications and Networks, Network and Service Management
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks |11-13 September 2019 | Limassol, Cyprus
September: Mobile Communications and Networks, Internet of Things and Sensor Networks, Design and Implementation of Devices, Circuits, and Systems
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking | 28-30 October 2019 | Granada, Spain
October: Internet of Things and Sensor Networks, Design and Implementation of Devices, Circuits, and Systems, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking | 4-6 November 2019 | Coimbra, Portugal
November: Optical Communications and Systems
– Bonus Distribution: IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks | 11-14 November 2019 | Newark, NJ, USA
December: Mobile Communications and Networks, Internet of Things and Sensor Networks, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications
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