IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Special Issue on
2026 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC 2026)
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2026
Intended publication date: April 2027
The IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technologies (IEEE T-MTT) will publish a Special Issue devoted to 2026 IEEE RFIC Symposium (RFIC 2026) in April 2027. Authors of all papers presented at IEEE RFIC 2026 are invited to submit an expanded version of their papers to the Special Issue. The expanded version requires that the new technical content includes a more in-depth treatment, new results beyond the RFIC 2026 paper, or both. The authors should also take advantage of the discussions generated at the conference, which may lead to possibly different results or interpretations. Every paper will be reviewed by the T-MTT Editorial Board in the same manner as all other regular submissions to this publication. Therefore, authors of papers presented at the IEEE RFIC 2026 are invited to submit a substantially expanded version of their papers to this special Issue.
The submission is accomplished through IEEE Author Portal.
When you prepare your manuscript, you should consult the Instructions for Authors (https://mtt.org/publications/t-mtt/information-for-authors/) and follow the T-MTT Word or LaTex Templates available there. Papers not following these templates cannot be accepted into the peer review process.
Please be aware that your contribution should be prepared as any other regular T-MTT paper, and that it will be evaluated via the same peer-review process. The quality of your contribution must meet the level required for a publication at the MTT Transactions.
Since your contribution is an expanded version of your conference paper, it is important to note, that, according to the instructions for authors, you must meet the following requirement:
“5. You must reference your own work, especially recent journal/conference publications. Discuss your related publications in the introduction and distinguish the new results you present in your current manuscript from those found in your previous publications. While there is not a specific criteria that must be met, such as 60% new technical material, the reviewers are asked to determine if the paper provides “sufficient new technical material to justify a new paper” when compared to all previously publish ed papers. This standard must be met by all papers, including papers that are submitted to conference special issues. Note that longer introductions and lists of references do not qualify as “technical material.” It is acceptable to repeat some results to properly explain the concept and to create a self-contained paper for the reader, but this should be done only when necessary. Please attach pdf files of the previous papers.”
Because of the time required for a second review cycle, papers receiving a major revision decision are not guaranteed to be published in the SI, but may be published in a subsequent regular issue if, in the end, the paper is accepted. Only papers receiving an accept or accept with minor revisions decision are guaranteed to be published in the SI, if a sufficient number of papers has been provided.
Other submission instructions:
- In the pull-down menu for “Manuscript Type”, please select “2026 RFIC Special Issue”.
- The conference paper should be included with the submission as
- Discuss the expansion over the RFIC paper in the Introduction (very important).
- The following note should be added to the footnote on the f irst page of the paper: “This paper is an expanded version from the IEEE RFIC Symposium, Boston, MA, USA, June 9-11, ”
The due date for the paper submission is September 30, 2026.
If you have any question, please contact us at the following address:
Vadim Issakov, Yao-Hong Liu
V.Issakov@tu-braunschweig.de, yao-hong.liu@imec-nl.nl
Guest Editors, TMTT Special Issue for RFIC 2026