Sample Manuscript (1) of Papers for Japan Society of Traffic Engineers
Taro KOTSU 1, Hanako KOGAKU 2, John DOE 3 and Jiro TAKEBASHI 4
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Keywords:

Traffic safety, Traffic management, Road planning

1. INTRODUCTION
This file is a sample of English manuscript for“Proceedings of the n-th Conference of Japan Society ofTraffic Engineers” which is to be presented at the annual
conference held in August after the screening. Thesamples are provided as a Word-formatted (.doc) file and a
PDF file. You may write your paper on theWord-formatted one.
2. INSTRUCTIONS ON WRITING PAPERS
Papers which do not comply with the following format
or whose contents cannot be identified may be excluded
from the review process.
2.1 Page layout(1) Page size
ISO A4 (210 x 297mm).
(2) Margins
19 mm margins on top and bottom, 20 mm margins onleft and right.
(3) Number of pages
Papers is to be 4 pages long in principle and must notexceed 8 pages.
(4) Number of columns and lines
1 or 2 column(s), 53 lines in one page.
2.2 Fonts
Use 10 pt. Serif font (e.g. Times New Roman) for the
body text, unless otherwise noted.

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2.3 Title, author(s), etc.
(1) Title
Title must be center-aligned with 12 pt. Sans-Serif font(e.g. Arial) with bold typeface.
It is prohibited to attach “(Part 1)”, “(Part 2)” orsomething like that to the title and the subtitle, as each
paper must be independent and self-contained.
(2) Author(s)After one blank line under the title, write acenter-aligned list of name(s) of author(s) with superscript
numbers as shown in this sample.
At the bottom of the first page, show membership(s),degree(s), qualification(s) of TOP/TOE and affiliation(s)of author(s). Regarding a corresponding author, write
his/her contact information, which should include a postal
address, an e-mail address and a phone number.
2.4 Abstract and keywords(1) Abstract in English
Type 150-200 word abstract after one blank line underthe author(s) list. Indent left and right margins 1 cm. The
first line of each paragraph is indented 5 mm.
(2) Keywords
List no more than 5 keywords after one blank line
under the abstract.
2.5 Main body(1) Text
Start typing the main text after one blank line under thekeywords.

Student member, ME, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Touto
Member, Dr. Eng, TOP, Faculty of Engineering, Saikyo University
300-230 Kanda-nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 000-0000 Japan,e-mail: example@example.ac.jp, Phone: 0987-65-4321Non-member, JSTE Inc.
Member, TOE, Takebashi Road Design Co. Ltd.

The first line of each paragraph is indented 5 mm.
(2) Heading
Headings are written in 10 pt. Sans-Serif font. Use
capital letters for chapter headings.
Chapters, sections and subsections should benumbered as follows.
Chapters:
1. , 2. , 3. , …
Sections:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, …
Subsections: (1), (2), (3), …
Leave one blank line above each chapter and section
heading.
(3) Figures, photographs and tables:
It is allowed to include monochrome or colored figures,photographs and tables. Fig.1 and Table 1 are examples
of insertion. Place the caption below the figure and thephotograph and above the table. Use 10 pt. Sans-Serif fontfor captions. No Japanese caption is needed.
(4) Mathematical expressions
Mathematical expressions in independent lines must be
center-aligned along with right-aligned serial numbers inparentheses, as shown below.
(1)(2)
When mathematical expressions are inserted withinmain texts, use italic styles of Serif font, such as g(x),instead of normal style as g(x) or g(x).

Fig.1 Example of figure

2.6 Acknowledgement, notes and references(1) Acknowledgement
If necessary, place acknowledgement at the end of thepaper before notes and references, as shown in thissample.
(2) Notes
Notes should be numbered serially and referred at theappropriate point in the main text like this*1. All notes
must be listed at the end of the paper, between
acknowledgement and references, as shown in this sample.
(3) References
References should be numbered serially and referred at
the appropriate point in the main text like this1). All
references must be listed at the end of the paper afteracknowledgement and notes, as shown in this sample.
3. INSTRUCTIONS ON CREATING PDF FILES
You are required to submit a completed PDF file to be
published online when accepted. PDF files must comply
with the following instructions.
Version of PDF:
PDF 1.3 (Adobe Acrobat 4.x) or greater.
File size:
No more than 5MB.
File name:Should be named using only one-byte characters.
Fonts:All fonts must be embedded into the file.
Image resolution:
Should be chosen appropriately, taking account offile size and legibility.
A suggested resolution value is 300 dpi.
Image processing to protect portrait rights and privacy:
Should process a photo image itself to make it
impossible to identify for portrait rights and privacy
protection.
There is a risk for privacy on the PDF file you
create if you just put a black mask, airbrushing,mosaic and other objects on the image utilizing
word processor’s function.
Therefore, you should first process the original
photo image and save it as a processed image file.
The processed and saved image should be inserted
in the text document, then create a PDF file. Finally,
you should confirm the created PDF whether theTable 1 Differences between two formats of JSTE papers in English
Format (1)Journal/Proceedings
Length“Proceedings of the n-th Conference ofJapan Society of Traffic Engineers”
In principle 4 pages, up to 8 pages.

Format (2) and (3)*

“JSTE Journal of Traffic Engineering” and“JSTE Journal of Traffic Engineering (Special Edition)”
In principle 10 pages, up to 20 pages.
* Format (2) and (3) are separated for Japanese papers.

image be properly processed.
Security and password:
Must not be set.
Printing and changing the document must bepermitted. The latter is indispensable for editing thejournal.
Bookmarks and thumbnails:
Must not be set.
Hyperlinks:
External links (to Websites, e-mail addresses, etc.)
must not be included.
Internal links (to notes, references, etc.) are notprohibited.
4. CONCLUSION
You may access JSTE Online Service website, whose
URL is shown below, in order to apply for the admission
to JSTE and submit papers.
http://www.jste.or.jp/Online/index.html
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This is a sample of acknowledgement. You may delete
this part if unnecessary.
NOTE*1 This is a sample of notes. You may delete this part if
unnecessary.
REFERENCES
1) Author(s): Book title, Publisher, Publication year.
2) Author(s): Article title, Book title (ed. by editor(s)),
Publisher, pp.xxx-yyy, Publication year.
3) Author(s): Article title, Journal title, Vol.xx, No.yy ,pp.xxx-yyy, Publication year.
4) Author(s): Article title, Name of website, URL,
Publication year. (Last access date)