How to Format Your Paper for the 2004 NASA/DoD Conference

on Evolvable Hardware

Jason Lohn Anne Jacobs

NASA Ames Research Center, MS 269-1 IEEE Computer Society

Moffett Field 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle

CA 94035-1000 Los Alamitos, CA 90720-1264

jlohn@arc.nasa.gov ajacobs@computer.org

Abstract

These Instructions give you basic guidelines for preparing your papers
for submission to the 2004 Evolvable Hardware Conference. The ABSTRACT
is to be in fully-justified italicized text, at the top of the left-hand
column, below the author and affiliation information. Use the word
\"Abstract\" as the title, in 12-point Times, boldface type, centered
relative to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be in
10-point, single-spaced type. The abstract may be up to 3 in. (7.62 cm)
long. Leave two blank lines after the Abstract, then begin the main
text.

Introduction

Please follow the steps outlined below when submitting your paper.

Formatting your paper

All text must be in a two-column format.

The total allowable width of the text area is 6-7/8 inches (17.5 cm)
wide by 8-7/8 inches (22.54 cm) high.

Columns are to be 3-1/4 inches (8.25 cm) wide, with a 5/16 inch (0.8 cm)
space between them.

The main title (on the first page) should begin 1-3/8 inches (3.49 cm)
from the top edge of the page.

The second and following pages should begin 1.0 inch (2.54 cm) from the
top edge.

On all pages, the bottom margin should be 1-1/8 inches (2.86 cm) from
the bottom edge of the page for 8.5 x 11-inch paper; for A4 paper,
approximately 1-5/8 inches (4.13 cm) from the bottom edge of the page.

Type-style and fonts

Wherever Times is specified, Times Roman may also be used. If neither is
available on your word processor, please use the font closest in
appearance to Times that you have access to. PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY
RYUMIN FONTS.

Main title

Center the title 1-3/8 inches (3.49 cm) from the top edge of the first
page. The title should be in Times 14-point, boldface type. Capitalize
the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; do
not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions, or prepositions
(unless the title begins with such a word). Leave two blank lines after
the title.

Author name(s) and Affiliation(s)

AUTHOR NAME(s) and AFFILIATION(s) are to be centered beneath the title
and printed in Times 12-point, non-boldface type. This information is to
be followed by two blank lines.

Main text

Type main text in 10-point Times, single-spaced. Do NOT use
double-spacing. All paragraphs should be indented 1 pica (approximately
1/6 inch or 0.422 cm). Be sure your text is fully justified \-- that is,
flush left and flush right. Please do not place any additional blank
lines between paragraphs. Figure and table captions should be 10-point
Helvetica (or a similar sans-serif font) boldface type; callouts should
be 9-point Helvetica, non-boldface. Initially capitalize only the first
word of section titles and first-, second-, and third-order headings.

First-order headings

(For example, 1. Introduction) should be Times 12-point boldface,
initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before, and one
blank line after.

Second-order headings

(For example, 1.1. Database elements) should be Times 11-point boldface,
initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before, and one
after. If you require a third-order heading (we discourage it), use
10-point Times, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, preceded by
one blank line, followed by a period and your text on the same line.

Higher Sub-Headings: **For Sub-Headings higher than First-Level, use
10pt bold font. It is permissible to use italics for these headings, but
be consistent!**

Unnumbered Headings

The section heading for the Acknowledgments and Refernces sections are
both unnumbered headings. These head­ings are identical to First-Level
Headings except they do not have numbers. See the end of this example
article for how they should look.

Footnotes

Use footnotes[^1] sparingly and place them at the bottom of the column
on the page on which they are referenced. Use Times 8-point type,
single-spaced. To help your readers, avoid using footnotes altogether
and include necessary peripheral observations in the text (within
parentheses, if you prefer, as in this sentence).

Illustrations

Place illustrations (figures, tables, drawings, and photo­graphs)
throughout the paper at the places where they are first discussed in the
text, rather than at the end of the paper. If placed at the bottom or
top of the page, the illustration may run across both columns.

Number illustrations sequentially (but number tables sep­arately). Place
the illustration numbers and caption under the illustration in 9pt font.
Do not allow illustrations to extend into the margins or the gap between
columns (except 2-col­umn illustrations may cross the gap).

References

List and number all bibliographical references in 9-point Times,
single-spaced, at the end of your paper. When referenced in the text,
enclose the citation number in square brackets, for example \[1\]. Where
appropriate, include the name(s) of editors of referenced books.

The reference format again should be whatever you are comfortable with.
Be sure to list the page numbers for articles appearing in edited
vol­umes, such as conference proceedings. Also be sure to list the first
initials and full last names of the editors for an edited volume.

Conclusions

If you have any questions, please contact Ricardo Zebulum at
<ricardo.s.zebulum@jpl.nasa.gov>.

Acknowledgments

This format example was patterned after a similar example provided for
the authors of the IEEE Computer Society
(<http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm> ).

References

\[1\] J. Lohn and B. Werner. \"How to Format Your Paper for the First
NASA/DoD Workshop on Evolvable", Unpublished Document Provided to EH\'99
Authors. 1999.

\[2\] B.R. Konsynski, \"Strategic control in the extended enterprise\",
*IBM Systems Journal*, vol.32, no. 1, pp. 111-142, 1993.

[^1]: Use footnotes sparingly and place them at the bottom of the column
    on the page on which they are referenced. Use Times 8-point type,
    single-spaced.