FORMAT FOR FULL LENGTH PAPER

Author Guidelines for 8.5x11in!h Pro!eedin"s M#nus!ri$ts

Author(s) Name(s)
Author Affiliation(s)
E-mail
A%str#!t
The abstract is to be in fully-justified italicized text, at
the top of the left-hand column as it is here, below the
author information. se the word !Abstract" as the title,
in #$-point Times, boldface type, centered relati%e to the
column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be in #&-
point, sin'le-spaced type, and may be up to ( in. ().*$
cm) lon'. +ea%e two blan, lines after the abstract, then
be'in the main text. All manuscripts must be in En'lish.
1. &ntrodu!tion
These guidelines include complete descriptions of the
fonts, spacing, and related information for producing your
proceedings manuscripts. Please follow them.
'. For(#ttin" )our $#$er
All printed material, including text, illustrations, and
charts, must be kept within a print area of !"#$ inches
(%".& cm) wide by $!"#$ inches (''.&( cm) high. )o not
write or print anything outside the print area. All text must
be in a two!column format. *olumns are to be +!%#(
inches ($.'& cm) wide, with a &#% inch (,.$ cm) space
between them. Text must be fully -ustified.
A format sheet with the margins and placement guides
is a.ailable in /ord as 0format.doc1. 2t contains lines
and boxes showing the margins and print areas. 2f you
hold it and your printed page up to the light, you can
easily check your margins to see if your print area fits
within the space allowed.
*. M#in title
The main title (on the first page) should begin %!+#$
inches (+.(3 cm) from the top edge of the page, centered,
and in Times %(!point, boldface type. *apitali4e the first
letter of nouns, pronouns, .erbs, ad-ecti.es, and ad.erbs5
do not capitali4e articles, coordinate con-unctions, or
prepositions (unless the title begins with such a word).
6ea.e two blank lines after the title.
+. Author n#(e,s- #nd #ffili#tion,s-
Author names and affiliations are to be centered
beneath the title and printed in Times %'!point, non!
boldface type. 7ultiple authors may be shown in a two!
or three!column format, with their affiliations below their
respecti.e names. Affiliations are centered below each
author name, italici4ed, not bold. 2nclude e!mail addresses
if possible. 8ollow the author information by two blank
lines before main text.
5. .e!ond #nd follo/in" $#"es
The second and following pages should begin %., inch
('.&( cm) from the top edge. 9n all pages, the bottom
margin should be %!%#$ inches ('.$ cm) from the bottom
edge of the page for $.& x %%!inch paper5 for A( paper,
approximately %!&#$ inches ((.%+ cm) from the bottom
edge of the page.
0. T)$est)le #nd fonts
/here.er Times is specified, Times :oman, or New
Times :oman may be used. 2f neither is a.ailable on your
word processor, please use the font closest in appearance
to Times that you ha.e access to. Please a.oid using bit!
mapped fonts if possible. True!Type % fonts are preferred.
1. M#in text
Type your main text in %,!point Times, single!spaced.
)o not use double!spacing. All paragraphs should be
indented % pica (approximately %#! or ,.%"!inch or ,.(''
cm). ;e sure your text is fully -ustified<that is, flush left
and flush right. Please do not place any additional blank
lines between paragraphs.
Fi"ure #nd t#%le !#$tions should be %,!point
=el.etica (or a similar sans!serif font), boldface. *allouts
should be 3!point =el.etica, non!boldface. 2nitially
capitali4e only the first word of each figure caption and
table title. 8igures and tables must be numbered
separately. 8or example> ?8igure %. )atabase contexts@,
?Table %. 2nput data@. 8igure captions are to be below the
figures. Table titles are to be centered abo%e the tables.
8. Firstorder he#din"s
8or example, ?%. 2ntroduction@, should be Times %'!
point boldface, initially capitali4ed, flush left, with one
blank line before, and one blank line after. Ase a period
(?.@) after the heading number, not a colon.
8.1. .e!ondorder he#din"s
As in this heading, they should be Times %%!point
boldface, initially capitali4ed, flush left, with one blank
line before, and one after.
8.1.1. Thirdorder he#din"s. Third!order headings, as in
this paragraph, are discouraged. =owe.er, if you must use
them, use %,!point Times, boldface, initially capitali4ed,
flush left, preceded by one blank line, followed by a
period and your text on the same line.
2. Footnotes
Ase footnotes sparingly (or not at allB) and place them
at the bottom of the column on the page on which they are
referenced. Ase Times $!point type, single!spaced. To
help your readers, a.oid using footnotes altogether and
include necessary peripheral obser.ations in the text
(within parentheses, if you prefer, as in this sentence).
13. Referen!es
6ist and number all bibliographical references in 3!
point Times, single!spaced, at the end of your paper.
/hen referenced in the text, enclose the citation number
in sCuare brackets, for example D%E. /here appropriate,
include the name(s) of editors of referenced books.
D%E A.;. Fmith, *.). Gones, and H.8. :oberts, ?Article
Title@, -ournal, Publisher, 6ocation, )ate, pp. %!%,.
D'E Gones, *.)., A.;. Fmith, and H.8. :oberts, .oo, Title,
Publisher, 6ocation, )ate.