Guidelines for Camera-Ready Manuscripts
Nguyen Thanh Nam∗ and Mitsuhiko Meguro†∗ University of Technology, HCMC, Vietnam

thanhnam@....edu.vn +84-XX-XXX-XXXX† Nihon University, Japanmeguro@....ac.jp +81-XX-XXXX-XXXX

Abstract—This document is an example of what your cameraready manuscript to SISA 2014 should look like. Authors are
asked to conform to the directions reported in this document.

I. I NTRODUCTION
This document shows guidelines for preparing a final
camera-ready manuscript in the proceedings of SISA 2014.
The manuscript for the initial submission should also beformatted in this style. The format here described allows fora graceful transition to the style required for that publication.
II. G ENERAL I NSTRUCTIONS
Prepare your paper in full-size format on A4 paper (210mmby 297mm). Write the paper in English.
We kindly ask authors to check your camera-ready paper if
all fonts in the PDF file of the final manuscript are embedded
and subset. It can be checked from Document Properties/Fonts
in File menu of Adobe Acrobat.
A. Paper Length
The length of the paper is limited to 6 pages. Although
the proceedings of SISA 2014 will be published in CD-ROM,
this length is quite preferable. Please DO NOT put a page
number on each page.
B. Type Sizes and Typefaces
Follow the type sizes specified in Table I. As an aid ingauging type size, 1 point is about 0.35 mm. The size of thelowercase letter “j” will give the point size. Times New Romanis the preferred font.
C. Margins
top = 19mm, bottom = 43mm and left = right = 13mm. The
column width is 80mm (3.45 in). The space between the twocolumns is 4mm (0.17 in). Paragraph indentation is 3.5 mm(0.14 in).

E. The First Page
Center the title across both columns at the top of thefirst page, followed by authors’ names and their affiliations.
Long title should be typed on two lines without a blank line
intervening.
The two-column format should start with the abstract. Typethe abstract at the beginning of the left column in the first page,leaving approximately 1 cm (0.39 in) from the title part. The
abstract should be the same as that submitted electronicallyon the symposium website.
Begin typing the main body of the text immediately after
the abstract, observing the two-column format as shown in thisexample.
III. H ELPFUL H INTS
A. Figures and Tables
Position figures and tables at the tops and bottoms ofcolumns near where they are first discussed. Avoid placing
them in the middle of columns or at the end of the paper.
Large figures and tables may span across both columns.
Figure captions should be centered below the figures; tablecaptions should be centered above. Avoid placing figures
and tables before their first mention in the text. Use theabbreviation “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence.
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Usewords rather than symbols. For example, write “Magnetization,” or “Magnetization (M)” not just “M.” Put units inTABLE IT YPE SIZE FOR PAPERS
Typesize(pts.)
68D. Style
The style of the paper is single-spaced two-column format
like this sample. Left- and right-justify your columns. Usetables and figures to adjust column length. On the last page ofyour paper, adjust the lengths of the columns so that they areequal. Use automatic hyphenation and check spelling. Digitizeor paste down figures.

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Appearance
Regular
Table captions,a table subscripts
Section titles,a references, tables,
table names,a first letters in tablecaptions,a figure captions, footnotes, text subscripts, and superscripts

Bold

Italic

Abstract
Authors, affiliations, main text,
equations, first letters in section
titlesa
Authors’ names
Paper title

a Uppercase

SubheadingMagnetization (kA/m)

E. Abbreviations and Acronyms

15Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they areused in the text, even if they have been defined in the abstract.
Abbreviations such as IEICE, SI, MKS, CGS, ac, dc, and rms
do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in the title
unless they are unavoidable.

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123Applied field (A/m)

45F. Equations

Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field.
Note how the caption is centered in the column.

parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. In the example,write “Magnetization (A/m)” or “Magnetization (A · m−1 ).”Do not label axes with a ratio of quantities and units. Forexample, write “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write “Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (103 A/m).” Figure labels
should be legible, about 10-point type.
B. References
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. Punctuation follows the bracket [2]. Refer simply to the reference
number, as in [3]. Use “Ref. [3]” or “Reference [3]” at the
beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] was the first ...”
Gather the full set of references together in the section ofreferences. Place the section of references before any appendices, unless they contain references. Arrange the referencesin alphabetical order or in order of appearance in the paper.
Give all authors’ names; use “et al.” if there are six authorsor more. Papers that have not been published, even if they
have been submitted for publication, should be cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been accepted for publication
should be cited as “in press” [5]. In a paper title, capitalize
the first word and all other words except for conjunctions,
prepositions less than seven letters, and prepositional phrases.
For papers published in translated journals, first give theEnglish citation, then the original foreign-language citation[6].
C. Appendices
Although conference papers do not normally have an appendix, appendices, if any, directly follow the text and thereferences, (but see IV.B). Letter them in sequence and provide
an informative title: Appendix A Title of Appendix.
D. Footnote
1

Number footnotes separately in superscripts like this . Placethe actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which itwas cited. Footnotes should be separated from the text by aline2 . Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters fortable footnotes (see Table I).
1 This is how a footnote should appear.
2 Note the line separating the footnotes from the text.

Number equations consecutively with equation numbers inparentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). To makeyour equations more compact, you may use the solidus ( / ),the exp function, or appropriate exponents. Italicize Romansymbols for quantities and variables, but not Greek symbols.
Use an en dash ( − ) rather than a hyphen for a minus sign. Useparentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate
equations with commas or periods when they are part of asentence, as ina + b = c.

(1)

Symbols in your equation should be defined before theequation appears or immediately following. Use “(1),” not “Eq.
(1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a sentence:“Equation (1) is ...”
G. Other Recommendations
The Roman numerals used to number the section headings
are optional. If you do use them, do not number ACKNOWL EDGMENT and R EFERENCES , and begin Subheadings withletters.
Use two spaces after periods (full stops). Hyphenate complex modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was calculated.” Write instead, “The potential was calculated using (1),”or “Using (1), we calculated the potential.”
Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.” Use“cm3 ,” not “cc.” Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations of units: “Wb/m2 ” or “webers per square meter,”not “webers/m2 .” Spell units when they appear in text: “...afew henries,” not “...a few H.” If your native language is
not English, try to get a native English-speaking colleague
to proofread your paper. Do not add page numbers.
IV. U NITS
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units areencouraged.) English units may be used as secondary units (inparentheses). An exception would be the use of English units
as identifiers in trade, such as “3.5-inch disk drive.”
Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current inamperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads toconfusion because equations do not balance dimensionally.
If you must use mixed units, clearly state the units for eachquantity that you use in an equation.

V. S OME C OMMON M ISTAKESACKNOWLEDGMENT

The word “data” is plural, not singular. The subscript forthe permeability of vacuum0 is zero, not a lowercase letter“o.” In American English, periods and commas are within
quotation marks, “like this period.” A parenthetical statement
at the end of a sentence is punctuated outside of the closing
parenthesis (like this). (A parenthetical sentence is punctuatedwithin the parentheses.) A graph within a graph is an “inset,”
not an “insert.” The word alternatively is preferred to the word
“alternately” (unless you mean something that alternates).
Do not use the word “essentially” to mean “approximately”
or “effectively.” Be aware of the different meanings of thehomophones “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and “compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” and “principle.”
Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.” The prefix “non” is nota word; it should be joined to the word it modifies, usually
without a hyphen. There is no period after the “et” in the Latin
abbreviation “et al.” The abbreviation “i.e.” means “that is,”and the abbreviation “e.g.” means “for example.” An excellent
style manual for science writers is [7].

The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” inAmerica is without an “e” after the “g.” Try to avoid thestilted expression, “One of us (R. B. G.) thanks ...” Instead,
try “R.B.G. thanks ...” Put sponsor acknowledgments in theunnumbered footnote on the first page.

VI. C ONCLUSIONSThe conclusion goes here.

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