If I should discover an example of suspected plagiarism in an IEEE publication, where can I find information that will help me determine my best next step?
If you are an IEEE volunteer editor (the person responsible for any IEEE publication is termed "the editor") and have either discovered on your own or have been contacted by someone concerning an apparent case of inappropriate copying, Section 8.2.4 of the PSPB Operations Manual provides detailed guidelines for dealing with instances of plagiarism and guidelines for proper referencing.
If you are an IEEE author and have discovered that your IEEE work was inappropriately reused either in another IEEE publication or in a non-IEEE publication, then you should prepare a "case" by collecting as much material as possible. For example,
A marked copy of your original paper showing the specific text that was reused
A marked copy of the paper in which your uncredited work appears highlighting your specific text
A written description of the alleged misconduct
Copies of any communications you might have already had with the "authors" who may have misused your work.
Once you have collected all the necessary material, you should submit your case to the editor of the publication (or the sponsoring IEEE Society of the publication) in which the misconduct occurred. If the contact information for the editor is unavailable, you should send your claim to the IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office (see below).
If you are an IEEE reader and have discovered an apparent case of inappropriate copying, you should contact the editor of the publication or the IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office.