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Final
important instructions for authors. Please open
and read carefully.
Guidelines
for the Submission of Papers for the IAJC-IJME Conference
Author Notes:
To publish in the Conference Proceedings, and be considered for
publication in a special issue of one of the sponsoring journals, at least one
author per paper must register for the conference at
full registration rate.
Please carefully
review
the
SAMPLE PAPER
at the bottom of this page before you submit your
copyedited, proofread, camera-ready paper
to
submission@ijme.us. Please
include your paper ID code in the subject line of your email. |
Formatting
Instructions
Only Microsoft Word (.doc)
98 or Word 2003 document will be accepted (Do not
use
Word 2007) and must be formatted as
follows:
- Title
Page
- Paper Identification Number and Session Code
Your paper has been assigned to one of the three conference divisions:
engineering (ENG), engineering technology (ENT) or industrial technology
(IT). Your paper has also been assigned an identification number and
session code (e.g., Paper #049, ENG 101) by the division chair.
These numbers MUST appear in the upper right-hand corner of your paper,
right-justified with a 1-inch margin above and a 1-inch margin on the
right. Times New Roman typeface is required and must be
bold-faced with a 12–point font.
You must also include this code in the subject line of all of your
correspondence with your division chair or your session chairs when you
submit your paper for review.
- Title of the Paper
Below the session code should be a space followed by the title. The
title must be centered with at least 1-inch margins on the left and the
right. Times New Roman typeface is required and must be
bold-faced with a 14-point font.
- Author and Affiliation
Below the title of the paper should again be a space followed by the
author’s name(s). If there are multiple authors, they must be divided by
commas. The affiliation(s) must be directly below the author’s name(s)
and should include email address(es). If there are multiple affiliations
due to multiple authors, they must be separated. Times New Roman
typeface is required and must be a 12-point font.
- Footer
The following footer should be used on every page of your paper. This footer
must be a 10-points and in italics:
Proceedings of The
2008 IAJC-IJME International Conference
ISBN 978-1-60643-379-9
Please note that because of
the new ISBN number, the footer has been changed to IAJC-IJME rather than NAIT-IJME.
- Body of the
Paper (Times New Roman, 12-point font)
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Abstract: An abstract is required
and cannot exceed 300 words. Below the author’s name(s) should be TWO
blank spaces followed by the word “Abstract”. Another blank space must
follow the word “Abstract” before the start of the text. The abstract
must have
1.25” left and 1” right margins.
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Headings
Headings are not required, but can be included. If used, headings (bold-faced,
12-point font) must be left justified and lowercase. There may be
only one blank space between the heading and the paragraph.
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Page Numbering
The pages should not be numbered.
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Word Document Page Setup
Except as noted otherwise, all text must be Times New Roman with a
12-point font.
Top = 1", Bottom = 1", Left = 1.25", and Right = 1". This is the
default setting for Microsoft Word.
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Tables and Figures
Center all tables and figures. Captions for tables must be centered
above the table with one blank space between the table and its caption.
Captions for figures must be centered below the figure with one blank
space between the figure and its caption.
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Text Justification
Except as noted otherwise, all
text must be left justified.
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Page Limit
PAPERS LONGER THAN 15 PAGES WILL BE REJECTED.
- Bibliographic
Information (following the body of
the paper)
Between the end of the text and the bibliography there must be 4 blank
spaces. The bibliography must have the same margins and font size as the
body of the paper. The referencing requirement is to list and number each
reference when referring to them in the text (e.g. [1], [2], ...).
- Biographical
Information (following the bibliographic information)
Between the bibliography and biography there must be 4
blank spaces. The biography must have the same margins and font size as the
body of the paper. Consider each author as a separate paragraph, skipping
one line between each author. The author's name(s) must be in capital
letters, followed by up to 4 lines of text per author.
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Copyright Information: Authors can find the copyright information on the
Copyright page.
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