ISSP2007: Guide for Authors
- Instruction to submit a manuscript for on-site proceedings
- Guide for Presentation
- Contribution to post-conference proceedings "VACUUM"
Instruction to submit a manuscript for on-site proceedings
Deadline
April 9, 2007
Address for submission and inquiries (closed)
You should submit PDF formatted file via web form. Recommended size of PDF file is less than 1M-byte.
If you can not convert your manuscript to PDF file, please contact to ISSP2007 secretariat.
Instruction for manuscript preparation
Sample file of manuscript is available (MS Word, PDF). You can use the Word file as a template if you prefer. Before submission, don't forget to convert your manusvript to PDF FILE. In addition, usable fonts are restricted as "Times New Roman", "Symbol" and "MathA-C". When you use other font, font data have to be embedded in your PDF FILE.
General
- Papers must be written in English.
- The manuscript must fit within an area of 16.5 cm (6-1/2 in.) width by 25.4 cm (10 in.) height on A4 size (21.0 cm x 29.7 cm) or letter size sheets.
- The number of pages permitted is 4 pages for each presentation (6 pages manuscript is permitted for invited presentation). If authors need further pages, please contact ISSP2007 committee.
- Clear font style and size, such as 10.5 point Times New Roman, is recommended so that type and in text or figures is not smaller than 0.33cm (1/8 in.). 9-12 point Times New Roman is permitted if you don't have 10.5 point type. Either typewriter or word-processing type is permitted as long as type is clear and high contrasts.
- Papers must be laid out double column and typed in single space with appropriate spacing between paragraphs, sections, chapters and so on.
- Type the title in bold letters, Single-spaced. On a new line, type the author's names and their affiliations and addressesincluding e-mail address.
- After the first page, remaining texts must start at the top of the second page.
- Don't write any page number. Committee numbers the page penetrating the proceedings.
Figures, Tables and Photographs
- All figures and photographs should be sized and placed in the paper. DON'T put figures and photographs at the end of your manuscript. They should be clear and high contrast black and white originals. Color photographs and figures are NOT permitted.
- Lines should be bold, and figures, symbols, letters should be large (9-12 point type is recommended) and well spaced for reading easily.
- Roman numerals should be used for tables and Arabic numerals for figures. Table captions should be centered above the tables. Figure captions should be centered below the figures. Where possible, figures and tables should be horizontally on the page.
References
- References to other papers should be consecutively numbered and listed at the end of the paper.
- Please consult this page for the recommended style of ISSP.
Corrections
- Authors should check their own manuscript carefully for typographical errors and small changes. The ISSP committee will NOT correct your manuscript. If your native language is not English, to check by natives will be recommended.
- Papers received by ISSP committee are considered to be in final form as a camera ready manuscript.
- ISSP committee will make no correction for your manuscript and decide to publish or not.
Guide for Presentation
Language
ENGLISH
Presentation
Invited Presentations (Oral and Poster)
Invited speakers present both oral and poster presentations.
Oral presentation: 40 minutes for presentation including 5 minutes discussion, and Poster presentation: Evening session (based on the oral presentation).
Presentation A & Manufacturer's Presentation (Oral and Poster)
The authors present both oral and poster presentations.
Oral presentation: 20 minutes for presentation including 5 minutes discussion, and Poster presentation: Evening session (based on the oral presentation).
Presentation B (Poster)
The authors present only poster presentation.
Poster presentation: Evening session.
Equipment for Presentation
Oral presentation
An over head projector and an LCD projector are prepared as equipment for presentations.
If you use the LCD projector, connect your laptop PC to the projector, during a previous speaker's presentation. Bring the copy of your file for presentation saved in CD-R or CD-RW or USB memory for any possible trouble on your PC. Substitutive PC, in which Microsoft Power Point and AdobeAcrobat Reader are installed, is prepared in the meeting place. 35-mm slide projector or any other equipment is NOT prepared. If you need this equipment for your presentation, contact to the committee after submitted your manuscript, please.
Poster presentation
A poster board of 1.8m width x 0.9m height is prepared for poster presentation, and a desk of 0.45m width x 1.6 m length x 0.7 m height is also prepared individually.
The presenting authors should prepare posters that is written in bigger font (over 24 points) for poster session. The presenting authors in the oral sessions also should present posters in the poster sessions for discussion based on their oral presentations. The copies of over head projector sheets used in the oral session are permitted for the poster presentation.
Contribution to post-conference proceedings "VACUUM"
If you wish to contribute to the post-conference proceedings "VACUUM" by Elsevier, you should submit a manuscript based on your presentation at ISSP2007. Your article will not be published by camera ready in VACUUM. You should describe your manuscript to the styling guide of "VACUUM". Please see the Elsevier's Guide for Authors.
Please submit your manuscript saved by Microsoft Word format in floppy disk or in CD-R. Manuscript saved by LaTeX format and text file are also permitted.
If your native language is not English, your manuscript should be checked by natives. ISSP2007 committee will not correct your grammatical errors. Authors in Japan please note that information about how to have the English of your paper checked, corrected and improved. Delayed manuscript after the submission dead line will not be published.
Your article that does not based on the presentation at ISSP2007 will not be accepted.
You should submit your article to the committee at ISSP2007 meeting place (Cover sheet, 1 original and 2 photocopies for referees).
Your article includes less than 2500 words with figures and tables (4000 words for invited speakers). Each figure and table will be estimated as 150 words.
Other details are shown in the cover sheet. Please download the cover sheet file and check the items in the sheet.
The submission dead line:
June 8, 2007
Your manuscript will be received during the meeting period. Late submission is not permitted. Submit your manuscrip to the committee at ISSP2007 meeting place before your presentation.
Contact to: ISSP2007 secretariat (Contact Information)
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