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| IFAC/Elsevier instructions for authors |
The main issues for manuscript preparation are as follows.
| Typing | Manuscripts must be in English and should not exceed the page limit of 6 pages. Use of the first person ("I", "we") must be avoided. |
| Format | Authors should prepare their manuscript
in double column format for printing on A4 paper, using Times Roman 10pt typeface.
The text of the paper is in 76mm (3in) column width with 8mm (0.3in) column separation. Use
full 253mm (10in) column length. Please ensure that the typing area (centred,
253mm x 160mm / 10in x 6.3in) matches exactly that shown in the sample pages.
Pages should not be numbered. A 10pt Times Roman font should be used in all text.
The first page should include (a) a title in bold capital letters, centred, not exceeding 10 words (b) each authors' names in upper and lower case, boldface, centred in 125 mm (5 in) width (c)author's affiliations in italics, upper and lower case, centred, 125 mm (5 in) width (d) abstract (50-100 words), giving a brief account of the most relevant aspects of the paper, 125 mm width, centred. (e) 5-10 keywords taken from the list of keywords recommended for this symposium. Single line spacing should be used throughout. Initial lines and paragraphs should not be indented. Paragraphs need to be separated by one blank line. The paper should be prepared in the order: Introduction, followed by the main body. Then Conclusions, Acknowledgements (when appropriate), References, Appendices (when appropriate). |
| Headings | Section headings should be centered, in capital letters and numbered consecutively, starting with the Introduction. Sub-section headings should be in capital and lower case italic letters, numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc, and left justified, with second and subsequent lines indented. Sub-sub-sections in italics or underlined, without number. |
| Tables | Table headings should be placed above tables, underlined and centred. Leave one line space between the heading and the table. Only horizontal lines should be used within a table. |
| Illustrations | All photographs, schemas, graphs and diagrams are to be referred to as figures. Line drawings should be original and not photocopies. Figures should be placed at the top or bottom of a column wherever possible, as close as possible to the first reference to them in the paper and preferably in single-column width. Do not use coloured photographs or figures. Figure number and caption should be typed below the illustration, left justified, with subsequent lines indented. |
| Footnotes | Footnotes should be avoided where possible. Necessary footnotes should be denoted in the text by consecutive superscript numbers. The footnotes should be typed single spaced, and in smaller typesize, at the foot of the column in which they are mentioned, and separated from the main text by a line extending to just over half way across the column. |
| Measures | All weights and measures should be expressed in standard SI units. All non-standard abbreviations or symbols must be defined when first mentioned, or a glossary must be provided. |
| References | In the text, the surname of the author
and the year of publication of the
reference should be given. Two or more references by the same authors, published
in the same year should be differentiated by the letters a,b,c, etc... For
references with more than two authors, text citations should be shortened to the
first name, followed by et al.
References must be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper. References to the same author(s) should be in chronological order.
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Updated Februari 2003.
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