IEEE-format author line when one author is "Senior Member" and another is unaffiliated with IEEE I will shortly be submitting a paper to an IEEE-formatted journal. I am not affiliated with the IEEE, while my co-author is.

Currently, the author line reads like (made-up author names)


  Fred Boggs, Bob Fredds, Senior Member, IEEE


One of the reviewers expresses concern that "it is unclear if the first author is IEEE-affiliated" (no, I am not). How should I format this? I have been unable to find references in standard IEEE template files. Should I sign up for IEEE just to have something to write next to my name?
I would suggest asking the journal editor.  This seems more like a question of journal style than actual content, and the editor should be able to help with that.

I assume there is a tradition or convention that IEEE members are identified as such.  Otherwise, I don't know why you would include this information at all; I don't see why a reader would care.