Does being a member of IEEE make it easier to publish in the transactions? We are in process of finalizing a draft for submission to a good venue for publication (Comp. Sc.). I have never published in IEEE Transactions, though I have a paper under review with one of them. I note that the majority of the IEEE articles have membership details besides the author name.

Questions:


Do you need to be  a member of the IEEE in order to publish in one of the transactions?
If not, do reviewers perceive articles submitted by non-members less favourably?


Note: I am already a member of ACM and its specialized groups. I don't see any reason to join IEEE just to add something with my name in the article.
Simple answer: no. I'm not an IEEE member and none of my coauthors are, but we regularly publish in the IEEE transactions.