Formatting for AIJ-ISA Symposium Long Paper
A template and guidelines for authors○ First A. AUTHOR*1, Second B. AUTHOR *1 and Third C. AUTHOR *2*1 Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Kenchiku, Ph.D.
*2 Manager, Design Department, Joho Corporation, Ph.D.
Summary: For long papers in English, the summary can be written either in Japanese or in English. The maximum length of thesummary is 800 characters in Japanese or 200 words in English. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○.
Keywords: Formatting; specifications; AIJ; paper; template.

1. Introduction

all text use Times New Roman font, size 9 pt, line width 14.5 pt,

This document presents the basic formatting specifications for

if not specified separately.

the Proceedings of the "Symposium on Computer Technology ofNote that the final publication may not look exactly like theInformation, Systems, and Application" hosted by Architectural

document you submit. Both the text and the formatting may be

Institute of Japan. It also serves as a template for submitting youredited for the final proceedings. This work will be much easier if

short paper.

you follow the guidelines in this document and guarantees thatAll submitted long papers are reviewed by two reviewers,

your published text matches your original manuscript.

and the acceptance will be informed by the end of September. Ifa paper is conditionally accepted, submit your final paper with

4. Front matter and headers

the changes required by the reviewers.

4.1. TITLE
The title is centered across two columns that span the entire width

2. Format of the book and the pageof the page (from the left to right margin) using Times New

The page of the proceedings measures 210 mm wide by 297 mm

Roman bold font with a size of 14 points, headline capitalization.

high (A4 paper). The inside and outside margins are both 20 mm;

Headline capitalization should be Associated Press style.

the top and bottom margins are both 25 mm. All pages areformatted in two columns (widths are both 82 mm).
The title begins at the top of the text area. The text on
succeeding pages also begins at the top of the text area.

4.2. SUBTITLE
The subtitle is centered across two columns that span the entire
width of the page (from the left to right margin) using Times New
Roman bold font with a size of 10.5 points, sentence

3. General paper formatting issues

capitalization, not headline capitalization.

A long paper must not be longer than 6 pages in total – including• Sentence capitalization: Symposium on computer

images and references– when formatted with this template. For

technology of information, systems, and application• Headline capitalization: Symposium on Computera section).

Technology of Information, Systems, and Application
6. Text
4.3. AUTHORS’ NAMES

6.1 TEXT

Authors’ given names should precede their family names. They

The first paragraph of text following a heading is not indented. Itare centered using Times New Roman font with a size of 10.5

is the root style of all other paragraph styles in this document.

points, head capitalization. For the presenter at the symposium,All except the first paragraphs of text have an indent of 5 mm.

the mark ○ should be given. Space before one line.
6.2. BULLET LISTS
4.4. AFFILIATION

Bullet lists consist of two or more consecutive paragraphs (eachEach author’s affiliation should consist of the name of themarked by a bullet) separated from the text preceding andinstitution and the title. They are positioned at the left margin

following. See in 4.2 and 7.

using Times New Roman font with a size of 9 points, headline• Bullet paragraph: left indent 10 mm.

capitalization. Use numbers to match names and affiliations.

• Bullet paragraph: left indent 10 mm.

Affiliation is e.g. the University, but not the department,
school or institute: e.g. “Asian University”. Space after one line.

6.3. FIGURES
Figures should be numbered and inserted into the text after the4.5. SUMMARY

first reference to it (Figure 1). They should have one line of space

For long papers in English, the summary can be written either inbefore the figure and after the caption (except at the end of aJapanese or in English. The maximum length of the summary issection). There is no space between the image and the caption.

800 characters in Japanese or 200 words in English.

The caption for a figure goes below the figure. Do not use a table
into which you insert images. Create one image that includes all

4.6. KEYWORDS

images at once. Figures should fit within the column width of 82

You may list up to six keywords. The first is capitalized. Themm or within the type area width of 170 mm.

keywords are separated by semicolons and terminated with aperiod. They are centered across two columns that span the entire
width of the page (from the left to right margin). Space one line
before the keywords. Space two lines after them.
5. Headings
5.1. FIRST-LEVEL HEADINGSFirst-level headings are numbered (1, 2, 3, …) and followed by afull stop. Any ‘Introduction’ shall be included in the numbering.
They use Times New Roman bold font with a size of 9 points,sentence capitalization, not headline capitalization. Space before:
one line (except at the beginning of a section)
Figure 1. This is the caption of a figure. It goes below the figure.
5.2. SECOND-LEVEL HEADINGS
Second-level headings are numbered (e.g., x.1, x.2, x.3, …) and6.4. TABLES

followed by a full stop. They use Times New Roman font with aTables should be numbered and inserted into the text after thesize of 9 points, all caps. Space before: one line (except at thefirst reference to it (Table 1). They should have one line (12 pt)

beginning of a section).

of space before the caption and after the table (except at the endof a section). The caption for a table goes above the table. The

5.3. THIRD-LEVEL HEADINGS

table should fit within the column width of 82 mm or within theThird-level headings are numbered (e.g., x.x.1, x.x.2, x.x.3, …)

type area width of 170 mm. The table-body-text shall use Times

and followed by a full stop. They use Times New Roman italic

New Roman font with a size of 8 points and line width of 11

font with a size of 9 points, sentence capitalization, not headlinepoints.

capitalization. Space before: one line (except at the beginning ofTable 1. This is the caption of a table. It goes above the table.
Please use Times New Please use Times New
Roman font with a size of 8 Roman font with a size of 8points
pointsconform to the style and format the sample shows. If the text ispublished using a large-scale language model (LLM) such as
Chat GPT, that part should be clearly indicated as a "citation"7).
Acknowledgements (sample)
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6.5. EQUATIONS
Equations are numbered in parentheses at the right margin.
C2 = x2y2 + Ax2 + 2Bxy

It is crucial that you check the details of your references and(1)7. Citations and References
Citations use the Vancouver reference style, use numbers in thetext that refer to reference list. The numbers are in parentheses

Endnotes (sample)
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and superscript1). References are numbered consecutively inorder of appearance in the text.
8. Back matterAll back matters use Times New Roman font, size 8 pt, line width
11 pts.
8.1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The heading uses the bold style and is unnumbered. See thesample below.
8.2. ENDNOTES
Use endnotes, not footnotes. Endnotes is a numbered list. The
heading uses the bold style and is unnumbered. See the samplebelow.
8.3. REFERENCES
They should be separated with the line. See the sample below.

References (sample)
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5） Sasada, T.: 1999, Computer graphics and design: presentation,design development and conception, CAADRIA99, Shanghai, 21–29.
6） Web, A.: 2009, “How to cite references to webpages”. Available
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