How do I join IEEE?

IEEE is a global community of more than 400,000 engineers, scientists, and allied professionals working together to advance technology for the benefit of humanity. Learn more about becoming an IEEE Member here.

How do I subscribe to IEEE Spectrum?

IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE, and IEEE Members receive a full subscription to IEEE Spectrum (12 issues per year, either in print or digital). To become an IEEE Member and enjoy a subscription to IEEE Spectrum, among many other benefits, please click here.

We also offer a standalone subscription to IEEE Spectrum through our Subscription Service provider Omeda.

How do I renew my subscription or update my information?

Want to renew your IEEE Spectrum subscription or need to update your mailing address?

• If you are an IEEE Member, please email [email protected] and they will help you change your mailing address, replace a missing or damaged issue, or renew or add a print or digital subscription.
• If you are not an IEEE Member and subscribe to IEEE Spectrum through our Subscription Service provider Omeda, please contact Omeda directly.

How do I advertise in IEEE Spectrum?

IEEE Spectrum enjoys a large and influential readership of leading engineers and scientists who are building the future of technology.

IEEE Spectrum offers a wide range of advertising and marketing opportunities in IEEE Spectrum Magazine, on the IEEE Spectrum website, as well as in other IEEE Spectrum products, including Newsletters, Sponsored Articles, Special Reports and Special Issues, Spectrum Collections, Robots Guide, Webinars, Whitepapers, and more.

To learn more about these offerings, please visit https://advertise.ieee.org/

How do I create an account to access IEEE Spectrum?

To view exclusive content, save articles to read later, engage in conversations with readers and editors, you need to have an IEEE Account and sign in to the IEEE Spectrum site. Creating an IEEE Account is free.

If you are an IEEE Member, you don’t need to create a new account: Use your current IEEE Account username and password to login to IEEE Spectrum.

If you are not an IEEE Member, you can create an IEEE Account for free by clicking here. Note that you’ll be transferred to an IEEE page to complete the account creation, and at the end you'll be redirected back to the IEEE Spectrum site.

How do I update my email or reset my password?

If you already have an IEEE Account and you need to change your email address, access your account here to update your information. To reset your password, visit this page.

If you need further assistance with your account, please contact [email protected].

How do I send a comment to the IEEE Spectrum editors?

If you have a comment on our editorial coverage or other editorial inquiries, please contact our Editor-in-Chief or individual members of our staff listed on our About Us page.

If you have a comment on a specific article published by IEEE Spectrum, please post your comment directly on the article page, so the authors, editors, and other readers can comment on it.

How do I send you a news tip or article idea?

To submit a news tip or article idea to IEEE Spectrum for consideration, please contact our Editor-in-Chief or individual editors on our staff listed on our About Us page.

If you are a PR professional and have a story pitch, please look up our individual editors listed on our About Us pageand identify the editor who covers the area of interest.

For sponsored articles, webinars, whitepapers, and other marketing opportunities, please contact Aviva Rothman from Naylor Association Solutions at +1 352-333-3435 or by email at [email protected].

Why isn’t my comment appearing on the site?

If you posted a comment on an article and you're not seeing it on the page, please keep in mind that comments from non-IEEE Members must be approved before they appear on the site.

Though we try to approve comments quickly, it may take up to 48 hours from the time you post a comment until it appears on the site. Also, please review our commenting policy below.

What is your commenting policy?

Our goal is to foster engaging, substantive conversations on the development and advancement of technology, and its societal, economic, and cultural impacts. To enable that, comments are moderated before they appear on our site. We believe in open dialogue and, to the best of our ability, will not censor comments based on political or ideological point of view. However, we reserve the right to not post any comments that in our sole discretion we feel are not appropriate. For example, a comment will not be posted if it:

• is off-topic, gibberish, or not in English;
• is discriminatory, defamatory, libelous, obscene, indecent, abusive, or threatening to others;
• contains someone else’s personal information;
• promotes misinformation, conspiracy theories, and obvious falsehoods;
• infringes the copyright, trademark, or other right of any third party;
• contains data or links to spam, scams, viruses, or other contaminating or destructive features;
• is commercial in nature;
• is in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
• is not in compliance with any applicable IEEE policy or the IEEE Code of Ethics;
• uses multiple accounts controlled by a single user.

Note that this is not a comprehensive list, and IEEE Spectrum editors reserve the right to remove anything we deem inappropriate or not constructive to advancing dialogue.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that any material you post complies with the foregoing conditions and will indemnify IEEE Spectrum, its officers and employees from and against all claims, liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney's fees), which arise out of materials you have posted on the site. If IEEE Spectrum becomes aware of any material that it believes may violate the foregoing conditions, it may, at its sole discretion, modify or remove the material, or take any other steps it deems necessary, including, but not limited to, referral to the IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee.

You grant to IEEE Spectrum the right to copy, publish, distribute, modify, translate and otherwise use in any medium any material that you place on our site by any means, without compensation to you.

ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED.

How do I get help with a problem on your site?

We apologize for any trouble you may have with our site. If you need assistance with a content or technical problem, please visit the IEEE Support Center, where you can find answers to many common questions, as well as contact information for our support team. Please include any information you can provide about the operating system, web browser and version, and the specific problem you are having.

How do I register for a webinar or find a whitepaper?

Thank you for your interest in our webinars and whitepapers, and we apologize for any problems you are having registering for or accessing this material. Please contact our webinars and whitepapers team at [email protected] directly and they’ll assist you as soon as possible.