Automatic typesetting and templates
To automatically typeset your paper in the requested IFAC paper format, a number
of templates have been made available. Please refer to the following
table.
If no automatic typesetting is possible, please refer to this section.
Full information on how to prepare your paper can be found on the
IFAC Publications
website. 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 (8.3 x 11.7 in or 210 x 297 mm) paper, using Times Roman 10pt typeface.
The text of the paper is in 76 mm (3 in) column width with 8mm column separation. Use
full 253 mm (10 in) column length. Please ensure that the typing area (centred)
matches exactly that shown in the sample pages.
The first page should include (a) a title in bold capital letters, centred (b) each
authors' names in upper and lower csase, 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 IFAC keyword list in the
IFAC brochure.
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 centred, 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 photogrpahs 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 weighta 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 autohr 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.
- Journal references should include: author's surname and initials;
initials and surnames of ramining authors; year of publication (in brackets);
title (where provided); abbreviated journal title (in italics); volume
number and page numbers.
- Book references should include: author's surname and initials;
initials and surnames of remaining authors; year of publication (in brackets);
the book title (in italics); the name of the publisher and place of
publication.
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See the IFAC brochure
for samples.
For all further details concerning manuscript preparation, please see the
IFAC Publications
website published by the IFAC publications Managing Board.
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