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Titles and Headings
The main title should be printed in an easily readable,
14 pt., boldface type, such as Times New Roman. In the main
title, please use initial caps; do not capitalize articles,
coordinate conjunctions, and prepositions under four letters
in length. For subheadings use a 10 pt., boldface type and
initial caps. Do not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions,
and prepositions under four letters in length.
PDF of Your Paper
All printed material, including
text, illustrations, and charts, must be kept within
the parameters
of the two-column format. Each column should be 3 inches
wide with a .5 inch space between. Left, right and bottom
margins should each be one inch. The title page will
have a 1.5 inch top margin. Succeeding pages will have
a one
inch top margin. Title Page
The title page should start 1.5 inches from the top and
have a 1 inch margin at the bottom and on each side. Follow
the instructions for titles as given above.
Succeeding Pages
Succeeding pages should follow the same two-column format
except all margins should be one inch.
Pagination
Do Not Put Page Numbers on the PDF.
Page Limits
You are asked to limit the
manuscript to eight (8) pages. Pages exceeding
the eight (8) page limit will be levied a charge of
$110 per page. To estimate
the length of a manuscript, assume about 850 to 900 words
per
published page. Each figure or table will generally occupy
one-fourth to one-third of a page. The abstract is limited
to 250 words. Excess page charges will be invoiced to
your organization.
Type Style and Size
Text should be single-spaced
in a 10 pt., easily readable typeface, such as Times
New Roman.
All paragraphs should be indented .5 inch. Text is to
be justified. Illustrations, Graphs, and Photographs
Illustrations, graphs, and
photographs may fit across both columns if necessary,
but keep the text in a two-column
format.
Captions
Figure and table captions should be in an easily readable
10 pt. bold typeface. Captions to accompany graphics should
be written in complete sentences with the same punctuation
and capitalization rules applied. The caption is placed
above a table and below a figure, picture, or graphic.
References List and number all bibliographical references at the end
of the paper. When referenced within the text, enclose the
citation number in square brackets, i.e. [1].
Examples of how to reference:
Presented Paper
[1] Jack John, "A Fine Presentation",
Proceedings of the 1993 Electronic Components and Technology
Conference
(ECTC), Atlanta, Georgia, August 12-15, pp. 21-33, 1993.
Journal Article
[2] Jack John, "A Terrific Paper",
Journal of Materials, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 22-33, November,
1992.
Book
[3] Jack John, "A Terrific Book",
McGraw-Hill Publishers, second edition, New York, Chapter
2, pp. 22-33,
1993.Patent
[4] J.P. John, "A Great New Invention",
U.S. Patent 2,825,028, September 21, 1994.
Copyright Forms
Please be sure to mail/fax your signed
copyright form when you submit your finished paper. We
must have this form before your paper can be published.
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