Guidelines for the Submission of Papers for the IJME - INTERTECH Conference

Author Notes: To publish in the Conference Proceedings, and be considered for publication in a special issue of the sponsoring journals, at least one author per paper must register for the conference.

Formatting Instructions

1. Title Page 
   
   • Session Code
     The session code is VERY IMPORTANT and MUST BE INCLUDED on the title page of your final version of the paper. Session code will be assigned to you by the Program coordinator. The session code must appear in the upper right-hand corner, right justified  with a 1 inch margin above and a 1 inch margin on the right. Times New Roman typeface is required, bold faced, 12 point.
   • Title of Paper
     The title must be centered 2 spaces below the session code with at least a 1 inch margin on the left and the right. Times New Roman typeface is required, bold faced, 14 point.
   • Author and Affiliation
     The author name (s) must be centered 2 spaces below the title. If there are multiple authors, they must be divided by commas (,). The affiliation (s) must be one space below the author name and it should include email. If there are multiple affiliations due to multiple authors, they must be separated.   Times New Roman typeface (12 pint) is required.
   • Footer
     The following footer should be used on every page of your paper. This footer is 10 points and in italics: "Proceedings of The 2006 IJME - INTERTECH Conference."
     
2. Body of the Paper (font size 12)
   
   • Abstract: The abstract  is required and should be written with Times New Roman font size 12, and be less than 500 words. It starts with two line space below the affiliation (s) and has margin 1 inch from left and right. 
   • Headings
     Headings are not required, but can be included. If used, headings (bold faced font size 12) must be left justified, lowercase, with the same font and size as the body of the paper. There must be only one space between the heading and the paragraph.
   • Page Numbering
     The pages should not be numbered. 
   • Second, and All Subsequent Pages
     All the pages should be written with Time New Roman font size 12, with 1 inch margin on left and right , and 1 inch on top and bottom. Skip one line between paragraphs, and use only standard symbols and abbreviations in text and illustrations.
   • Tables and Figures
     Center all tables with the caption placed one space above the table and centered. Center all figures with the caption placed one space below the figure and centered.
   • Length
     There is no set limit for the number of pages a paper can or must be.
     
3. Bibliographic Information (following body of paper): The bibliography must begin 4 spaces below the body of the paper using the same margins and font size as the body of the paper (font size 12). The referencing requirement is to list and number each reference-when referring to them in the text (e.g. [1],[2], ...). 
   
4. Biographical Information (following the bibliographic information): The biography must begin 4 spaces below the bibliography using the same margins and font size as the body (font size 12). Consider each author as a separate paragraph, skipping one line between each author. Author's name must be in capital letters, followed by up to 4 lines of text per author.
5. Copyright Information: Authors can find the copyright information on the Copyright page.  
   

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Updated 04/26/05