Author Guidelines for 8.5 x 11-inch Proceedings Manuscripts

Author(s) Name(s)

Author Affiliation(s)

E-mail

Abstract

The abstract is to be in fully-justified italicized text, at the top of
the left-hand column as it is here, below the author 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, and up to 150 words in length.
Leave two blank lines after the abstract, then begin the main text.

# 1. Introduction

All manuscripts must be in English. These guidelines include complete
descriptions of the fonts, spacing, and related information for
producing your proceedings manuscripts. Please follow them and if you
have any questions, direct them to the production editor in charge of
your proceedings at the IEEE Computer Society Press: Phone (714)
821-8380 or Fax (714) 761-1784.

# 2. Formatting your paper

All printed material, including text, illustrations, and charts, must be
kept within a print area of 6-1/2 inches (16.51 cm) wide by 8-7/8 inches
(22.51 cm) high. Do not write or print anything outside the print area.
All *text* must be in a two-column format. Columns are to be 3-1/16
inches (7.85 cm) wide, with a 3/8 inch (0.81 cm) space between them.
Text must be fully justified.

A format sheet with the margins and placement guides is available as
both Word and PDF files as \<format.doc\> and \<format.pdf\>. It
contains lines and boxes showing the margins and print areas. If you
hold it and your printed page up to the light, you can easily check your
margins to see if your print area fits within the space allowed.

# 3. Main title

The main title (on the first page) should begin 1-3/8 inches (3.49 cm)
from the top edge of the page, centered, and 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
12-point blank lines after the title.

# 4. Author name(s) and affiliation(s)

Author names and affiliations are to be centered beneath the title and
printed in Times 12-point, non-boldface type. Multiple authors may be
shown in a two- or three-column format, with their affiliations
italicized and centered below their respective names. Include e-mail
addresses if possible. Author information should be followed by two
12-point blank lines.

# 5. Second and following pages

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.

# 6. Type-style and fonts

Wherever Times is specified, Times Roman or Times New Roman may be used.
If neither is available on your word processor, please use the font
closest in appearance to Times. Avoid using bit-mapped fonts if
possible. True-Type 1 fonts are preferred.

# 7. Main text

Type your main text in 10-point Times, single-spaced. Do **not** use
double-spacing. All paragraphs should be indented 1/4 inch
(approximately 0.5 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 boldface Helvetica (or
a similar sans-serif font). Callouts should be 9-point non-boldface
Helvetica. Initially capitalize only the first word of each figure
caption and table title. Figures and tables must be numbered separately.
For example: "Figure 1. Database contexts", "Table 1. Input data".
Figure captions are to be centered *below* the figures. Table titles are
to be centered *above* the tables.

# 8. 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. Use a period (".") after the heading number, not a
colon.

## 8.1. Second-order headings

As in this heading, they should be Times 11-point boldface, initially
capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before, and one after.

**8.1.1. Third-order headings.** Third-order headings, as in this
paragraph, are discouraged. However, if you must use them, 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.

# 9. Footnotes

Use footnotes sparingly (or not at all) 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).

# 10. 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.

\[1\] A.B. Smith, C.D. Jones, and E.F. Roberts, "Article Title",
*Journal*, Publisher, Location, Date, pp. 1-10.

\[2\] Jones, C.D., A.B. Smith, and E.F. Roberts, *Book Title*,
Publisher, Location, Date.

# 11. Copyright forms and reprint orders

You must include your fully-completed, signed IEEE copyright release
form when you submit your paper. We **must** have this form before your
paper can be published in the proceedings. The copyright form is
available as a Word file, \<copyright.doc\>, as a PDF version,
\<copyright.pdf\>, and as a text file in \<authguid.txt\>.

Reprints may be ordered using the form provided as \<reprint.doc\> or
\<reprint.pdf\>.