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with English equivalents following (in parentheses) if necessary.
Author(s) are suggested to submit the article manuscript with correct
spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax following Webster’s
Dictionary. Authors are encouraged to have their papers critically
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Acknowledgments (if any), (5) Biographical sketche(s), (6) Copyright (7)
References, (8) Figure(s), and (9) Table(s). It is the author's
responsibility to obtain any necessary permission to reproduce figures
or tables from copyrighted sources.
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and question marks. As titles are often used for electronic literary
searches, they should accurately reflect the contents of the article.
The title should be short and informative and typically not exceed 15
words in length. Avoid such phrases as "a study of" or "an investigation
of" or "research on." The page should have the title, authors' names,
complete addresses including e-mail addresses, and phone and fax numbers
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are a very important part of the manuscript submission. The abstract
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objectives of the paper, summarize the results, and state general
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Article should be 3,000 - 4,000 words or word equivalents. All pages
must be numbered in order.
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acknowledged. This should be stated in the author(s) letter of
submission. If included, these are to be listed in a separately titled
section. Acknowledgments should be limited to collegial and financial
assistance.
Biographical Sketches
Sketches of 50 – 100 words should be titled About the Author(s), must be
written by the author(s) in third-person narrative form. Curriculum
vitae and resumes are NOT acceptable as biographical sketches. A
biography for each author, including name (spell out first name),
present place of contact, and a short phrase that describes areas in
which the author publishes, teaches conducts research and/or practices.
References
Endnotes and footnotes are NOT allowed. All appropriate information
should be incorporated into the body of the text. A list of References
Cited should appear at the end of the article in a different sheet.
Serial and book titles and the names of publishers in the list should
not be abbreviated but should be spelled out. Do not number your
headings or sub-headings. Complete, accurate, and consistent references
are of major importance. Authors should pay particular attention to the
completeness of their references. In the text, cite references to
published literature by author(s) and year, e.g. (White, 1995). Do not
use any numbering system in the text. All references should be listed in
alphabetical order and follow the guidelines as below.
Embedded Citations
Single Author: (Smith, 2002)
Two Authors: (Smith and Jones, 2002)
More than Two Authors: (Smith et al., 2002)
Journal Article
Devlin, J. F., 2003, Rationalizing geomorphology with an energy balance,
Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, p. 398-409.
Book
Gilman, A.G., Rall, T.W., Nies, A.S., and Taylor, P., editors, The
Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (8th edition), New York, Pergamon,
p. 650.
Book Chapter
Kuret, J.A., and Murad, F., 1990, Adenohypophyseal hormones and related
substances, In: Gilman, A.G., Rall, T.W., Nies, A.S., and Taylor, P.,
editors, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (8th edition), New
York, Pergamon, p. 1334-1360.
Abstract
Mendez, M.F., Manon-Epaillat, R., Lanska, D.J., and Burstine, T.H.,
1977, Rapikivi granites [abstract], Geological Society of America
Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, p. 295.
Dissertation
Dettmers, J.M., 1995, Assessing the tropic cascade in reservoirs: the
role of an introduced predator [dissertation], Columbus (Ohio), Ohio
State University, 188 p.
Conference Paper
Meyeres, B., and Hermanns, K., 1985, Formaldehyde release from pressed
wood products, In: Turoski, V., editor, Formaldehyde: analytical
chemistry and toxicology, Proceedings of the symposium at the 187th
meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., American
Chemical Society, p. 101-106.
Webpage
Website references are discouraged. However, if author(s) can justify
the credibility of the Website publication, the reference will be
accepted on the following format:
Burka, L.P., 1993, A hypertext history of multi-user dimensions: MUD
history, http://www.utopia.com/talent/lpd/muddex/essay (2 August, 1996).
Software
ID Software, 1993, The Ultimate Doom, New York, GT Interactive Software.
Mathematical Symbols
Authors should try to avoid complex mathematical equations within the
text copy.
Figures
Illustrations include cross sections, diagrams, drawings, graphs, maps,
and photographs. Tabular items such as columnar lists of words and
numbers are considered tables, not figures. Illustrations in the
Proceedings are called figures and are given sequential Arabic numbers.
Since authors know best what they want to show in a photo, they should
crop their own photographs, leaving in only essential material. This
will result in generally larger and clearer coverage of significant
subjects. If necessary, figures can be rotated 90 degrees and printed
sideways. The maximum dimensions of figures and tables are 9 inches in
length and 7 inches in widths and tables.
It should be understood that the Editor may decide to reduce a figure to
a size smaller than that recommended by an author. Scales on figures
should be graphical, not numerical. Figures drawn by dot-matrix printers
are never acceptable as Proceedings figures because of their generally
poor quality. Laser-printed computer output is usually acceptable as is.
Figures should be in an electronic format readable when printed.
Tables
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table caption should be typed below its table. Tables are meant to
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numbered consecutively and include a brief but descriptive title. Do not
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tables. Avoid using vertical and horizontal lines; align decimals and
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each table. Tables must be double-spaced and every table must have a
descriptive title. Computer spreadsheets will not be acceptable. Mark in
the margin of the text where each table is first noted in the text.
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