Author Guidelines for CS843 Term Paper: Formatting Instructions, Papers of Computer Science

Download Author Guidelines for CS843 Term Paper: Formatting Instructions and more Papers Computer Science in PDF only on Docsity! Author Guidelines for CS843 Term Paper Jane Doe Department of Computer Science, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, USA janedoe@cs.twsu.edu Abstract The abstract should summarize the contents of the paper and should contain at least 70 and at most 150 words. It should be in fully-justified text, at the top of the left-hand column below the author information. The title “Abstract” must be in 12-point Times, boldface, centered relatively to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be in 10-point and single-spaced type. There should be two blank (10-point) lines after the abstract, then begin the main text. 1. Introduction Please follow the steps outlined below when submitting your paper to CS843 Term Paper. Submissions must be made electronically as Postscript, Adobe PDF or MS Word files. All manuscripts must be in English. Page and Column Layout must be as follows: Start the first page in a one- column format. Center your title about 3 lines down from the normal top of the print area. Follow the title with two blank lines. The author name(s) and affiliation(s) are next, centered beneath the title and followed by two blank lines. Your Abstract and the remainder of the paper are to be in a two-column format (except for figures or tables that may span both columns if necessary). If the last page is not filled, please divide the data into two equal columns. Columns in the two-column format are to be 3-1/4 inches wide (approx. 8.5 cm), with a 5/16-inch (approx. 0.8 cm) space between columns, for a total print area width of 6-7/8 inches (approx. 17.5 cm). The length of the print area of any page must not exceed 8-7/8 inches (approx. 22.5 cm). Text must be fully justified. The second and the following pages should begin 1.0 inch (2.54 cm) from the top edge. On all pages, the bottom margin should be 1-1/8 inches (2.86 cm) from the bottom edge of the page for 8.5 x 11 inch paper; approximately 1-5/8 inches (4.13) from the bottom edge of the page for A4 paper. 2. Type Style and Size of Text Main text is to be single spaced in 10-point Times or Times Roman (or similar font), in the two-column format. The first line of each paragraph is to be indented approximately 1/6 inch (approx. 0.42 cm), and the entire text is to be justified - that is, flush left and flush right. Please do not place additional line spacing between paragraphs. Figure and table captions should be Helvetica 10-point boldface; callouts should be Helvetica 9-point non-boldface. Capitalize only the first word of each figure caption and table title. Figures and tables must be numbered separately. Table titles are to be centered above the tables. 3. Title and Headings The main title should be in Times (or Times Roman) 14-point boldface centered over both columns. In the main title, capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; do not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions, and prepositions (unless the title begins with such a word). Leave two blank lines after the title. Initially capitalize the words in the first-, second-, and third-order headings. 4. Author Name(s)/Affiliation(s) Author names and affiliations are to be centered beneath the title in Times (or Times Roman) 12-point non-boldface. Multiple authors may be shown in a two- or three-column format, with their affiliations below their respective names. Affiliations are centered below each