INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CAMERA-READY MANUSCRIPTS
1. All manuscripts are to be in English. Format of the page: 3 cm up and down, 2.8 cm left, 2 cm right.
2. Maximum lenght: Not more than 6 pages including figures, tables, references, appendices, etc..
3. Typing should be done on white sheet following the enclosed forms format. All the text should be placed inside the typing guide, making full use of the typed area. Please note special requirements for title page, as shown in the enclosed sample sheets.
4. Final text can be printed in white sheets following the required format.
5. The text should be single spaced. Double spacing should be used between paragraphs and at section headings. Indent the first line of each paragraph five spaces. The typescript should be 12 pitch.
6. Type all mathematical terms, simbols, equations, etc.. The only symbols or equations that can be allowed to appear in ink are those which cannot be typed. These inked symbols should be black.
7. Figures (black and white) and Tables in numerical order should be integrated into the text, not appended to the end of the paper. They must be of a standard suitable for reproduction. Figures may be pasted into position on the master copy of the manuscript. Avoid solid black areas. Each Figure and Table must have a number and title, typed below the item in the manuscript.
8. Photographs (black and white) can be included but the reproduction dependes on the quality of the photograph. (Photographic slides may be used freely at the oral presentation of a paper).
9. The manuscript should be arranged in the following order:
- a) Title followed by the author's names and affiliations;
- b) A summary of the paper of 250 words maximum lenght;
- c) Body of the paper;
- d) References and then Appendices if necessary;
Example
A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL FOR HEAT CONDUCTION IN JOINTED ROCK MASSES
D.K. Gartling and R.K. Thomas
Sandia National Laboratories
Alburquerque,New Mexico, 87185, U.S.A.
10. Notations and definitions, if required should be placed immediately after the summary. In any case, symbols should be defined on first appearing in the test. Each paper must be consistent within itself as regards notation and units. The International System for units (SI) should preferably be used.
11. Footnotes should be affixed to the bottom of the page. They should be referenced by a superscript number enclosed by parentheses in the text. Use Roman numbers for footnotes.
12. Section headings should be in upper case commencing at the left margin and preceded by Arabic numerals 1., 2., 3., etc., sub-section headings should also commence at the left of the typing area, typed in lower case and underlined and preceded by 1.1, 1.2, etc. For less pronounced division use (a), (b), (c), etc.
13. Page numbers must be in the margin, preferably in blue pencil. The final page numbers will be added by the publishers.
14. Equations should be numbered only if necessary for citation in the text. The equation numbers should be enclosed in parentheses.
15. References should occur at the end of the paper in a separate section. The references should be numbered with Arabic numbers. In the text reference should be made by use of square brackets containing the reference number. References should be made in the following form:
Paper
7. THOMAS, H.R., MORGAN, K. and LEWIS, R.W. - A fully Non-Linear Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Problems in Porous Bodies,
Int. Journal for Num. meth. in Eng., 15, 1381-93 (1980)
Book
14. ODEN, J.T. - "Finite Elements of Nonlinear Continua". McGraw-Hill,
New York, 1971.
Chapter or Article from Compiled Proceedings or Series
3. LECKIE, F.A. and HAYHURST, D.R. - 'Creep Rupture', Creep of Engineeing Material, Ed. Pomeroy, C.D., Mch. Eng. Publ. Ltd., 1978, p.111.
16. To avoid damage, the manuscripts ready for reproduction should be placed between cardboard and mailed flat (not folded) to:
IAMG'98 Conference Secretariat
c/o Dr. Antonella Buccianti
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Università di Firenze
Via La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
tel.: +39 55 27 57 496
fax.: +39 55 28 45 71
e-mail: buccianticesit1.unifi.it
www.unina.it/dgv/iamg98.html
MANUSCRIPTS MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN
IAMG'98
PLEASE ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR PAPER
IT WILL MAKE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE WORK EASIER
Author(s):................................................................................................................................
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(if more than author, please underline presenting author at the meeting)
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Session:.............................................................................................................................
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Contribution:
Oral
Poster
Software
Equipment required for presentation:
- Slide projector: .......................................................................................
- Overhead projector: ..................................................................................
- Microsoft Powerpoint: ..............................................................................
- Other: ..................................................................................................
If you have introduced any changes with respect to the information we had previously (author(s), title, session, kind of presentation), please include a copy of our letter of acceptance of your contribution to avoid misunderstandings. Nevertheless, you should be aware that changes in session and/or type of presentation, might not be accepted by the scientiic committee. Also, we should emphasize that the editors reserve the right to esclude your paper from the proceedings volume if it is not considered to the of the appropriate quality.
For your information: The duration of oral presentations is 15 minutes plus 5 minutes debate; posters and software presentations consist of 5 minutes oral exposure at the corresponding session plus 4 hour exhibition in the exhibition hall which include 1 hour of personal presence for debate on site.
Each poster will be allocated a space of 1.5 meters width and should not exceed 1.5 meters height. It will be fixed on the wall with material which will be available on site for you.