Editorial policies and criteria

The IEEE Group on Electrical Insulation is responsible for leadership, coordination, and communication between chemists, engineers, mathematicians, and physicists who are concerned with dielectric phenomena and behavior, with development and characterization of all gaseous, liquid, and solid electrical insulating materials, and with utilization of these dielectric materials in electrical and electronic circuits and systems under all conditions of use. The IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation is published to provide a permanent record of the expanding corpus of scientific and technical knowledge required by all IEEE members and others interested in the interdisciplinary field of dielectrics and electrical insulation. This Transactions is edited to encourage deeper understanding and greater effectiveness in observing, classifying, interpreting, and reporting facts and theories germane to dielectric behavior and properties of electrical insulating materials. Thoughtfully prepared and carefully documented papers dealing with fundamental concepts of dielectric behavior, with original theoretical and experimental studies, and with reproducible means of evaluating performance of materials and equipment are most appropriate. Tutorial or synoptic papers are welcome when they provide a fresh approach and a penetrating analysis of an established subject in the field of dielectrics and electrical insulation.