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Camera-Ready Copy Formatting Specifications for Authors
Only papers,management summaries and poster descriptions prepared according to these specifications can be accepted for publication. Submissions in an unsuitable format will be returned to the author for retyping-/correction. The camera-ready copy (CRC) you submit will be reproduced directly by the offset process. A specimen page is available in rtf format.
Type Size, Type Area, Line Spacing
- Text and illustrations should fill, but not extend beyond, an area of I 1 8 x 192mm
- Use a 10-point font size with line spacing of 2pts (see specimen page)
- Use the traditional serifed typeface, Times New Roman, except for computer programs for which a fixed character-width typeface should be used (e.g. Courier)
- Text should be justified on both left and right margins, not ragged
- Please do not type page numbers on the CRC - please number the pages in pencil on the back of each page
- Do not use running heads
- If page depth is too short, add space above and below subheadings
- Headers and footers should not be used
Please keep a complete photocopy of your paper in case of accidents or production queries.
Page Size And Layout
Please refer to the specimen page when producing your CRC. This page is in rtf format has been produced using Word for Windows
Abstracts, Paragraphs and Footnotes
See specimen page for style and layout. Headers and footers should NOT be used
Subheadings
Headings should be capitalized (i.e. all words, except prepositions and conjunctions with less than five letters, should have a capital initial) and should, with the exception of the title, be aligned to the left. The font sizes are:
- Title - 16pt bold
- 2nd level - 14pt bold
- 3rd level - 12pt bold
- 4th level - 10pt italic
- 5th level - 10pt roman
See the specimen page for examples
N.B. Do not type a new heading on a page unless there is space for at least two lines of text as well. Insert extra space above other headings or round tables and illustrations in order to space out the page to a depth of 192mm
ILLUSTRATIONS
Line Drawings - Ensure you supply a clear, well-drawn original - not a sketch or a photocopy. Line drawings must be positioned on the CRC, centred on the type width. Labelling should not be set smaller than 8pt
Halftones - If previously agreed, halftone illustrations (black and white photos) may be included in your CRC. Please supply high-contrast glossy prints (unscreened). Write your name and the figure number on a label on the back of each illustration, marking the top of the illustration with an arrow so it can be positioned correctly. Then leave the correct space on your CRC for it to be dropped in by the printer
Captions – Figures should be numbered. e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. followed by the title, e.g. Figure 1: The Organisational Chart. The caption should be positioned underneath the illustration and separated from it by one blank line. Captions may be set slightly smaller than the main text (i.e. 9pt). Similarly, for Tables, but with the caption above the Table, eg Table 1: Record of Defects. The Table and its caption shoulssd also be centered, and must also be within the text area of 118mm by 193mm.
Colour - Please note that colour can NOT be used anywhere in the paper
USE OF COPYRIGHT MATERIAL
Permission must be sought from the copyright holder to reproduce previously published material
References
Please follow the reference style shown below and in the specimen page. References may be set slightly smaller than the main text (i.e. 9pt)
Bear in mind the following general points:
- The information must be accurate - check references against source
- The information must be sufficient to locate the reference
- The text citations and the reference list must tally
Text Citations
Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. References cited only in a table or figure legend should be numbered as though they were cited in the first text cross reference to the relevant table or figure.
Identify references in the text, tables and figure legends by Arabic numerals in square brackets (e.g. "...as has been demonstrated recently [19]." )
Reference List
- List the references in numerical order.
- If a work has more than six authors, list only the first three, followed by "et al.".
- The following styles are used for the main categories of references.
- Journal titles are abbreviated inaccordance with BS 4148 (1970, 1975), which is compatible with ISO 833 and ANSI Z39.5 (1969).
Examples
Journal article
de Kleer J. An assumption-based TMS. Artif Intell 1986; 28:127-162Book
Mehlhom K. Data structures and algorithms, vol 1, Sorting and searching. Springer-Verlag, London, 1984- Mellish CS. Computer interpretation of natural language descriptions. Ellis Horwood, Chichester, 1985
Chapter in a book (or paper in a proceedings)
Quint V, Valton I, Bedor H. Grif. an interactive environment for TEX. In: Desarmenien J (ed) TEX for scientific documentation. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1986, pp 145-158 (Lecture notes in computer science no. 236)Thesis
Fagin BS. A parallel execution model for Prolog. PhD thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
Checking, Correcting and Printing
The finished CRC must be checked carefully.
When printing the final CRC, please note the following:
- Print on one side only
- The print on the final CRC should be black and well-defined
- Do not use a bold typeface except to highlight certain words or terms
- The output should not be "patchy" or have any broken fonts
- Please use a high-resolution printer, preferably a laser printer with at least 300dpi
Please Note That Colour Cannot Be Used
Dispatching
Check the CRC and send it by e-mail to the Conference Chair,
- Dr Eleni Berki
- University of Tampere
- School of Information Sciences
- Kanslerinrinne 1, Pinni B, Office B1010
- FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland.
- Eleni.Berki@uta.fi