17Th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference: Manuscript Formatting Guide

The 17th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference, January 27-30, 2016, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

17TH ASIAN PACIFIC CORROSION CONTROL CONFERENCE: MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDE

In order to bring uniformity among all manuscripts, it is essential that authors stick to guidelines for the preparation of the same.

Layout of the manuscript

Use A4 size paper with 25.4 mm (1”) margins on all sides and single column format. Keep all text and artwork within the template margins. The length of an invited/keynote/plenary paper maybe up to 25 pagesand for contributory papers up to 15 pages.

Content of the manuscript

Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations (with email ids of the corresponding author), Abstract, Keywords (maximum five), Main text, Acknowledgements (if any), Appendix (if any), and References.

Figures and Tables should appear immediately (as close as possible) after the first instance of their reference in the Main Text (if adequate space is not available within the page, shift them to the beginning of next page and not leave the space blank). Details of the table and figure formats are given later). Please do not put figures and tables at the end of the paper.

Follow SI units throughout the manuscript

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.

General instructions for formatting the manuscript

The font should be Times New Roman.

The paper title should be 16 pt. font size and in blue colour. USE ALL UPPERCASE.

The body text should be 11 pt. font size (chose black color).

There should be no hard spaces between paragraphs; paragraph formatting should be set so that there is 6 pt. spacing before and after each paragraph (this you can do using paragraph formatting menu).

Formatting of Headings and subheadings

1. Heading Level 1

First level headings: : first letter of each word capitalized, 11pt., bold font, flush left, 6 pt. space before and after the heading. The heading number is to be separated from the heading title by a single white space.

1.1Sub-Heading Level 2

Second-level subheadings: first letter of each word capitalized, 11pt,italics font, flush left, 6 pt. space before and after the heading. The heading number is to be separated from the heading title by a single white space.

Sub-sub Heading Level 3, etc.

Third- and all subsequent-level sub-sub-headings: Should be without numbers andfirst letter of each word capitalized, 11 pt. italics font, flush left, 6 pt. space before and after the sub-sub-headings.

Body text

Paragraphs in the body text are separated with 6 pt. space before and 6 pt. space after. Body text should be in 11 pt. font size. If you want to emphasise certain words in text, you can highlight those words by italic (not bold letters) as long as it is confined within the context of drawing attention of the readers. The entire body text must be both left and right “justified”.

Equations

Mathematicalequations should be written in Microsoft Equation mode. You can find it in the “Insert” tab, click on “Object” and select Microsoft Equation. There should be a line break before and after the equation. The equation should be aligned left and extreme right should be equation number in (). All equations should be numbered sequentially and cited in the text as Eq. (1).

Other equations involving reactions can be written in a normal way, but should be numbered along with the mathematical equations

Summary/Conclusions

Conclusions or Summary must be provided. They should reflect the important findings of the work

Acknowledgements

This section is created if the authors desire to acknowledge those helped in the work and or the funding agencies

References

References to literature are to be provided in the “References” section at the end of the paper. References are to be cited in the body text by with numbers in square brackets and incremented according to the sequence of their appearance in the text i.e., [1], [2], [3], etc. The reference number is to be separated from the reference details by a 12.7 mm (1/2”) tab space from the left margin.

References are to include the name(s) of author(s) first by then initial(s) and then family name(s), with each author names separated by commas, and then a period after the last author.

Indicate in quotation marks the “Title of the paper/report/chapter/communication (item) referenced” with the first letter upper case and the rest lower case, unless the word requires upper case, followed by the Journal Name in italic, Vol. number, Issue number, year and start and end page numbers. In case of conference proceedings, underline the name of the conference (see example below).

Reference to a journal article:

[1] A.B. Author1, C.D. Author2, E.F. Author3, “Paper title”, Journal Name, 11(1988) 195-204.

Example:

[1] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, “A method to make reference to literature”, Journal Name, 11(1988) 195-204

Reference to a book:

[2] W. Author1., E.B. Author2, Title of the chapter, in Title of the Book, edition ( say 4th ed.), Name of Publisher, Place of publication, year of publication, pages.

Example:

[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, 4thed., Longman, New York, 2000, 201-224.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

[4] W. Author1., E.B. Author2, “Title of the article”, in:, Book Title, (eds): B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 2009, 281–304

Example:

[4] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, “How to prepare an electronic version of your article”, in:, Introduction to the Electronic Age, (Eds.) B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 2009, 281–304.

Reference to an article in Conference Proceedings:

[5] J. H. Lin, H. Chang, W. T. Tsai, and J. T. Lee, "Pitting Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel in Na2S2O3-NaCl Solution", Proceedings of the 9th AsianPacific Corrosion Control Conference, EdsS. L. I. Chan and W. T. Tsai, 1995, Vol. 1, 303-308.

Repeated in text references to the same literature are to be made using the same reference number, so that the next increment will be for the next new literature cited.

Tables

The caption for tables should be given centered and in bold fonts. The caption of tables should come above the table. There should be a gap of one line break before and after the table caption. In the text, refer table as Table 1.

Figures

The caption for figure should be given centered and in bold fonts. The caption of figure should come below the figure. There should be a gap of one line break before and after the figure caption.In the text, the figure should be mentioned as Fig. 1 and in the figure caption it should appear as Figure 1. While preparing the figures/plots it is recommended to use the following font size. Axis labelling: 14 size; numerical values: 12, the legends: 11 size and the caption : 11 size.

At an absolute minimum, graphic images should be set at 300 dpi. Photocopies, or items from previously printed sources, should be avoided since they reproduce poorly and any potential value is negated. If your figures must be reduced before inserting on the page, be sure not to reduce the caption. When presenting microstructures, be sure to place a scale marker on the photograph.

General information

An abbreviation should be explained, when introduced for the first time in the text. Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI. Each paper should be consistent within itself as to abbreviations, symbols and units. The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if, in certain instances, it is necessary to quote other units, these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Axes for graphs and headings for tables should be given in quantity calculus form, e.g. times as t (s), potential as E (mV/SHE), current density as i(A/m2).

Header and footer

Please insert the following header (except on the first page of paper) to be displayed on each page of the document, 9 pt. font size, flush left.

The 17th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference, January 27-30, 2016, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

Do notinsert page numbers.

Paper no. at the left-top corner and the logo of APCC would assigned by the Technical Committee after the submission of the manuscript.

Essential title page information

Title: Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Don’t useabbreviations and formulae in the title. Use all UPPERCASE letters using Times New Roman fonts with the size with the font size of 16 pt in standard blue colour.
Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. The font size should be 11 pt.
Email address of the corresponding author should be provided.
Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name of each author. The font size should be 10 pt in italics.

Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.

Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

Introduction section

provide an adequate background as to why the present work was undertakenand state the objectives of the work. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. The font size should 11 pt.

Material and methods section

Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. The font size should 11 pt.

Theory/calculation section

A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis. The font size should 11 pt.

Results section

Results should be clear and concise. The font size should 11 pt.

Discussion section

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature. The font size should 11 pt.

Conclusions section

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section. The font size should 11 pt.

Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

The template cum sample manuscript is provided for the download on the website. Simply, download the template file to a suitable folder; double-click open that file and save it as “docx” file.

Use of Colour

Use of colour in tables, graphs, charts, etc. is acceptable, but avoid using light colours such as yellow, light blue, light green and pink.

Delineation between plots in a graph should be indicated by type of symbol and/or line pattern; avoid color graphs where delineation between plots is indicated by colour alone.

Page Layout

Single line spacing should be used throughout the paper; however, you can increase spacing around subscripts or superscripts, etc. if necessary.

Title Page

The first page of your paper is to include the paper title along with all the author(s) name(s), author(s) affiliation(s), organization(s) postal address(es), and a list of keywords.

Paper Title. Enter the title of the paper, with 16pt. space before and after the title. The title should be 16pt. font size, bold, centered, and with all letters upper case (use lower-case letters where needed for element abbreviations, acronyms, etc.).

Author(s). All author name(s), affiliation(s) and organization(s) postal address(es) should be 11 pt. size.

Should there be more than one author from the same organization, those author names should continue on the same line as the first author listed, flowing onto further lines as necessary.

If some authors have different affiliations, there should be a superscript number following each author surname to correspond with their affiliation(s).

Each author affiliation should be put on a separate line (use multiple lines as needed), with the superscript number that corresponds to the correct author(s) preceding their respective affiliation.

Abstract. Enter “ABSTRACT”, with 12 pt. space before and after, in 12 pt. font size, all upper case, bold font, centred, then provide an abstract of ~100 to 200 words in 11 pt. font size, with 6 pt. space before and after paragraphs.

Keywords. Enter “Keywords:” in 12 pt. font, with 12 pt. space before and after. Provide at least three appropriate keywords, then leave a 12 pt. space before commencing the details of the paper.