GUIDELINES FOR ISSPIT MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
(Adopted from Other IEEE Conferences)
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GENERAL GUIDELINES
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THE
FINAL VERSION OF THE PDF PAPER IN THE CAMERA READY FORMAT IS ALLOWED 4 PAGES AND CAN BE EXTENDED
TO 6 PAGES WITH PERMISSION OF THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM CHAIR.
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ALL
MANUSCRIPTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH.
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DO
NOT NUMBER THE PAGES OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT.
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DO
NOT INTRODUCE HEADERS OR FOOTERS.
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Hyphenation
is not recommended.
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FORMATTING YOUR PAPER.
All text must be in a two-column format. The total allowable width of the text
area is 7.1 inches (18 cm) wide by 9 inches (22.9 cm) high. Columns are to be
3.45 inches (8.75 cm) wide, with a 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) space between them.
In your word processor, SET THE PAPER FORMAT TO
(The following page formatting instructions refers to US Letter paper only).
Setting the paper format to A4 in your word processor will result in a file
that cannot be used for the proceedings since some text will be cut off.
If your printer is using A4 paper and you set the paper format in your word
processor to US Letter, usually printers accept to print anyway the US Letter
document: the size of the printed area in the produced printout will appear
correct, but margins will not be the ones specified above. This is not a
problem since the final printing will be performed on US Letter paper.
If you have any problem in printing your manuscript with the US Letter paper
format, please contact the conference secretariat.
The left and right margins are 0.7 inches (1.8 cm). The top and the bottom
margins are 1 inch (2.5 cm).
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TYPE-STYLE AND FONTS.
Wherever Times is specified, Times Roman may also be used. If neither is
available on your word processor, please use the font closest in appearance to
Times that you have access to.
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MAIN TITLE.
The main title should Centered at the top of the first page. The title should
be in Times 14-point, boldface type. Capitalize the first letter of nouns,
pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; do not capitalize articles,
coordinate conjunctions, or prepositions (unless the title begins with such a
word). The title should not be all in capital letters. Leave one blank
line after the title.
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AUTHOR NAMES.
The names of the authors are to be centered beneath the title and printed in
Times 12-point, normal type. Author's name should not be preceded nor followed
by author's titles and society memberships.
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AFFILIATIONS.
The authors' affiliations are to be centered beneath the author's names and
printed in Times 10-point, normal type. Affiliation should include:
department/division, university/company, postal address, phone (optional), fax
(optional), email (optional), and URL (optional). This information is to be
followed by one blank line.
In the case of authors from different institutions, identify each institution
with a number (starting from 1). At the end of the name of each author place
the institution identifier as a superscript. List the institutions on separate
lines with the format described above. Each institution should be preceded by
the corresponding identifier as a superscript.
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PAPER TEXT.
The abstract and main text are to be in a two-column format.
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ABSTRACT.
The abstract is to be in fully-justified at the top of the left-hand column,
below the author and affiliation information. Begin the abstract with
"Abstract - ", in Times 9-point bold, italicized type. The text of
the abstract follows on the same line in Times 9-point, italicized,
single-spaced type. The abstract may be up to 3 in (7.62 cm) long. Leave one
blank line after the abstract.
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KEYWORDS.
The keywords are to be fully-justified, below the abstract. Begin the list of
keywords with "Keywords - ", in Times 9-point bold, italicized type.
The list of keywords follows on the same line in Times 9-point, italicized,
single-spaced type. Leave one blank line after the list of keywords, then begin
the main text.
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MAIN TEXT.
Type main text in Times 10-point normal type, single-spaced. Do NOT use
double-spacing. All paragraphs should be indented 0.165 inch (0.42 cm). Be sure
your text is fully justified - that is, flush left and flush right. Additional
blank lines between paragraphs should not be inserted.
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HEADINGS.
FIRST-ORDER HEADINGS. (For example: I. INTRODUCTION) should be Times 10-point
type, all in capital letters, centered, with one blank line before, and one
blank line after.
SECOND-ORDER HEADINGS. (For example: A. Database Elements) should be Times
10-point, italicized, initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line
before, and one after.
If you require a third-order heading (we strongly discourage it), use 10-point
Times, italicized, initially capitalized, flush left, preceded by one blank
line, followed by a period and your text on the same line.
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FIGURES.
Usually, figures should be centered in the column; large figures can be placed
and centered over two columns. The figure caption should be 8-point Times
normal type and is usually centered below the figure. The figure caption should
be preceded by "Fig. ", the figure number, and ". " (e.g.,
"Fig. 2. "). Callouts should be 8-point Times normal font. Leave one
blank line before the figure and one after the figure caption.
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TABLES.
Usually, tables should be centered in the column; large tables can be placed
and centered over two columns. The table title should be 8-point Times normal
type and should be centered on top of the table. The table title should be
preceded by "Table ", the table number, and ". " (e.g.,
"Table 2. "). Leave one blank line before the table title and one
after the table.
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FOOTNOTES.
Use footnotes sparingly and place them at the bottom of the column on the page
on which they are referenced. Use Times 8-point type, single-spaced. To help
your readers, avoid using footnotes altogether and include necessary peripheral
observations in the text (within parentheses, if you prefer, as in this
sentence).
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Place acknowledgements at the end of the main text, before the references. Use
Times 10-point normal type, single spaced, fully justified. The heading
"ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" should follow the rules of the first-order
headings, but without numbering.
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REFERENCES.
List and number all bibliographical references in 8-point Times, single-spaced,
at the end of your paper. When referenced in the text, enclose the citation
number in square brackets, for example [1]. Where appropriate, include the
name(s) of editors of referenced books. Use the IEEE Transactions format. The
heading "REFERENCES" should follow the rules of the first-order
headings, but without numbering.
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COLORS.
All colors (e.g., in pictures and drawings) will be turned automatically into
shades of grey since NO COLOR IS ALLOWED in the proceedings. If you want
to have full control of the grey-scale appearance, you should transform your
colored figures into grey-scale images before including them in the manuscript.
o PDF REQUIREMENTS.
Please note that your PDF file needs to have all fonts embedded. If in doubt, please consult help on PDF file creation such as provided by Omnipress.