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Checklist for the preparation of IFAC meeting papers
The following checklist applies whether your paper
is being submitted electronically or in hardcopy. Before submitting, please
ensure that your paper meets the following requirements.
Sample pages and style
files are available to assist you.
Layout | Type
| Title | Authors
| Affiliations | Abstract
| Keywords | Paragraphs
| Main headings | Secondary
headings | Tertiary headings | Figures
| Figure captions | Tables
| References | Language
| **Before submitting**
- Full type area used (253mm x 160mm / 10in x 6.3in)
- Type area centred on the page
- Correct column length (253mm/10in)
- Correct column width (76mm/3in)
- Correct inter-column space 8 mm (0.3in)
- Pages not numbered on the front (add hand-written numbers on
the back for camera-ready copy)
- Type
- Font: Times Roman
- Size: 10 point
- (for all text, including headings - only abstract and footnotes
may be smaller)
- Title
- Bold, upper-case letters
- Placing (as sample pages)
- Centred
- Less than 10 words
- Authors
- Correct placing (2 lines left clear after title)
- Bold, upper- and lower-case letters
- Centred
- Affiliations
- Placing (2 lines clear after authors)
- Italics
- Centred
- Abstract
- Narrow format (125 mm/5in)
- Placing (4 lines clear after affiliations)
- Justified
- 50-100 words
- Keywords
- 5-10, from IFAC keyword list
- Place (1 line clear after abstract)
- Narrow format (125 mm/5in)
- 4 lines left clear before the start of the main body of the text
- Paragraphs
- No indentation at start
- 1 line left clear between paragraphs
- Main headings
- Capital letters
- Numbered
- Centred
- 2 lines left clear above; 1 below
- Secondary headings
- Upper and lower case
- Numbered
- Left justified
- Italics
- 2 lines left clear above; 1 below
- Tertiary headings
- Upper and lower case
- Run-on text
- Not numbered
- Italics
- 1 line left clear above
- Figures
- Acceptable line quality
- Legible text
- Inserted appropriately in the text
- Single-column width if possible
- Figure captions
- Below figures
- Left justified
- Subsequent lines indented
- Tables
- Headings above
- Headings centred and underlined
- No vertical lines/boxes
- Horizontal lines only to indicate headings
- References
- Not numbered
- Alphabetical listing
- Subsequent lines indented
- Correct usage within the text
- All references cited in text
- Language
- Spelling checked
- Grammar and use of English checked
- Use of "I/we" eliminated
| BEFORE SUBMITTING |
- All above instructions obeyed
- Copyright clearance form printed and signed
- Offprint order form completed, if required
- Submission route (hardcopy or electronic) and postal/e-mail
submission address checked
- (hardcopy only) Correct number of copies of manuscript
printed
- (hardcopy only) Use registered post or courier service
- (electronic only) File format: Word, Postscript or PDF
only
- (electronic only) Maximum file size 1.5 MB
- Copyright form returned by mail (irrespective
of submission route)
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Thank you for your cooperation.
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