General Chair: Dr. Clifford Lau, ONR, lauc@onr.navy.mil, 703-696-0431
Program Chair: Prof. Piergiorgio Uslenghi, UIC, uslenghi@uic.edu, 312-996-6059
Publications Chair: Prof. Robert Trew, Virginia Tech,
trew@vt.edu, 540-231-2946
Full Paper Submission
Full paper due date:
End of June 2002
Format: Four
pages maximum, including figures and references (see following example)
Images
and figures must be in black and white or gray scale (no color images)
Electronic Submission:
In MsWord or pdf file
Author/presentor must register for conference for paper
to be published in the
Proceedings
Full paper must be accompanied by the IEEE copyright
form, which can be found at
http://www.ieee.org/copyright/cfrmlink.htm
Electronic Submission:
In MsWord or pdf file
Emailed to: christina@serendipitycom.com
Christina Motley
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Submission to IEEE
Transactions on Nanotechnology
For
the work presented at IEEE-NANO’2002, you are encouraged to submit a regular
full paper to the IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, sponsored by the IEEE
Nanotechnology Council. As usual,
submitted papers will be subject to review by the Transactions editors. Instructions for submitting papers to the
Transactions electronically can be found on the web, http://www.ieee.org/tnano/emanuscript/. While you are preparing the conference
paper, you may also consider submitting a regular paper for the Transactions
during the week prior to the conference.
Please identify in the manuscript the paper is based on work presented
at IEEE-NANO’2002. We hope to have a
special issue devoted to the conference.
Manuscripts will be processed electronically, resulting in a rapid
turn-around.
Sample Preparation for NANO2002
(Title in 18-pt Times Roman)
John Doe, Jane Smith, and
Fred Jones (List authors on this line using 12 point Times Roman – use a second
line if necessary)
Microwave Research, City,
Sate/Region, Mail/Zip Code, Country (authors' affiliation(s) listed here in 12
point Times Roman – use a second line if necessary)
Abstract — Use 9 point Times Roman Bold for the abstract. Set your line spacing to be 10 points rather
than single space. Indent the first line by 0.125 inches and type the word
"Abstract" in 9 point Times Roman Bold Italic. This should be
followed by two spaces, a long dash (option / shift / minus), two spaces, and
then the first word of your abstract. A more professional look will result if
all the spaces are set to a font style of regular rather than bold.
I. Introduction
The
following information is provided to help the prospective contributor prepare a
Summary for submission to NANO2002. A contributor should remember that:
1) Deadlines are absolute, don't even ask.
2) Summaries may not exceed four pages,
including all figures, tables, references, etc. Additionally, there is a size limit on the electronic version of
all Summaries. In Adobe Portable Document Format, submissions may not exceed 500
Mbytes.
3) Acceptance rates have historically run at
slightly over 50%. There is not sufficient room within the Technical Program to
accept all submissions.
4) Many submitters with previous NANO
experience realize that, if their submission is accepted, they will be required
to submit a version of their Summary to be published in the Symposium Digest.
As the Digest paper will be similar in length to the Summary, many contributors
opt to prepare their Summary in the format required for Digest. This document
contains instructions for the proper preparation of such a document.
5) Although not required, you are encouraged
to employ this format. This document is
being made available as a template for
your convenience. If you elect not to
use this template, please remember that you must still adhere to the general
guidelines embodied in this document concerning, but not limited to, font size,
margin size, page limits, file size, etc.
II. Overview Of The Digest Format
We are
requesting that you follow these guidelines as closely as possible so that the
Digest has a professional look and resembles the Nanotechnology Transactions.
All paragraphs of text, including the abstract, figure captions, and references,
should be justified at the left and right edges.
For the
Title use 18-point Times Roman. Its paragraph
description should be set so that the line spacing is single with 6-point
spacing before and 6-point spacing after. The font description for the Author
List and Authors' Affiliation(s) should be 12-point Times Roman. The paragraph
descriptions should be set so that the line spacing is single with 6-point
spacings before and after. Use an additional line spacing of 12 points before
the beginning of the double column section.
II. Detailed Text Formatting
With 8.5 x
11-inch paper, top and bottom margins are 1.125 inches, and left and right
margins are 0.85 inches. Except for Title, Authors and Affiliations, use a
double column format. The column width is 3.275 inches and the column spacing
is 0.25 inch.
Each major
section begins with a Heading in 10 point Times Roman centered within the
column and number using Roman numerals (except for Acknowledgement and References)
followed by a period, a single space, and the title using an initial capital
letter for each word. The remaining letters are in small capitals. The paragraph description of the section
heading line should be set for 18 points before, 6 points after, and the line
spacing should be set to exactly 12 points. Hyphenation is encouraged
throughout.
For the
body of your paper, use 10-point Times Roman and set your line spacing at
"exactly 12 points" with 0 points before and after. Indent each
paragraph by 0.125 inches.
Further
details are provided in the remainder of this paper on some specific
situations.
A.
Major Subsections
Denote
subsections with left justified 10-point Times Roman Italic. Order them with
capitalized alphabetic characters (A,
B, ...). Follow the letter
designation with a period, a single space, and then the subsection title
capitalizing the first letter of each word. The paragraph description of the
subsection heading is set to "exactly 12-point" line spacing with 6
points before and 6 points after.
B.
Equations
Equations
should be centered in the column and numbered sequentially. Place equation
numbers to the right of the equation within parenthesis and right justified
within its column. An example would be:
e
= mc2 (1)
When
referring to an equation, use the number within parenthesis. Here (1) was used
as an example because it was easy to type. If possible, use the Symbol font for
all special characters. The paragraph description of the line containing the
equation should be set for 6 points before and 6 points after. The paragraph
spacing will need to be set to "single" rather than "exactly 12
point" so that the height will autoscale to fit the equation.
III.
Figures
Figures
should utilize as much of the column width as possible in order to maximize
legibility. Use a sans serif font, such as Helvetica. Helvetica is larger and
easier to read than Times Roman. Using 6- to 9-point Helvetica usually results
in a legible figure. When referring to a figure, use the abbreviation Fig.
followed by its number. Place figure
captions directly below each figure. Use 9-point Times Roman with the paragraph
spacing set at "exactly 10 points". Set a tab at 0.5 inch. Type
"Fig. #." (# is the numeral) then tab over to the 0.5 inch mark
before beginning the text of the figure caption.
Within MicroSoft Word there are several options
for placing figures within your paper. Often the easiest is to insert them
between existing paragraphs allowing the figures to remain in that relative
position. The paragraph description where the figure is inserted must be set to
"single" spacing rather than "exactly 12 points" in order
to allow the line to autoscale in height to display the entire figure.
Disadvantages of this approach are that you don't have total flexibility in
placing figures, and that the figures will move as text is inserted or deleted
in any part of the document before the figure. If you elect to use this
approach, it is recommended that you nearly complete the editing of your text
before inserting any figures. Remember
to allow room for them, however. Then begin inserting figures starting from the
beginning of your document.
Fig. 1. Estimated
relationship between the time an author spends reading these instructions and
the quality of the author's digest article.
Fig. 1 was
inserted using the approach described above. Notice that before Fig. 1, a
single 12-point line is used to separate the preceding text from the figure. In
this case, there was no need for a line between the figure caption and the
figure because the x-axis label was not at the bottom edge of the image border.
After the figure caption, there should be a single 12-point blank line before
the text resumes.
More
flexibility is obtained in inserting figures if you can place them exactly
where you would like them to be on a page.
This can be accomplished by inserting the figure, selecting the figure,
and then choosing "Format Picture...". Settings which are available
allow you to place the figure at an absolute position on a page, specify if the
text is supposed to flow around the figure or if the figure should move with
the text, etc. If you elect to let the
text flow around the figure, then remember that you will have to insert a
separate text box for the caption, otherwise the figure caption is likely to
become separated from the figure.
Table I
was inserted in this fashion using "Insert", "Text Box",
creating the text contained in Table I, and then formatting the text box using
all the settings available under "Format", "Text
Box...". Table I also serves as an
illustration of one of the rare instances when the double column format
requirement can be violated. Certain figures and tables will require the full
page width to display. It is usually
best to place these figures and tables at the top or bottom, rather than in the
middle, of a page.
IV.
Citing Previous Work
When
referencing a journal article [1], a conference digest article [2] or a book
[3] place the reference numbers within square brackets. To simultaneously cite
these references [1]-[3] use the format just demonstrated. The reference list
is the last section and references are listed in the order cited. Use 9 point Times
Roman. The paragraph description is set for a line spacing of exactly 10 points
with 0 point spacing before and after. A 0.25 hanging indention should be
specified.
Generally
speaking, references should be very detailed.
For journal articles, list all authors by initials and last name, the
title of the paper in quotations (capitalizing only the first letter of the
first word unless it would be capitalized in a sentence, i.e. a proper noun),
the journal name in italics, the volume number, the issue number, the page
numbers, and the date. Use the examples provided [1]–[3] as a guide.
V. Conclusion
Although
reading these instructions may have been an unpleasant experience, following
them will improve the quality of the NANO Digest. Table I summarizes much of
the detail provided above and illustrates one of the rare instances where the
double column format is violated.
Acknowledgement
The
authors wish to acknowledge the assistance and support of whoever.
References
[1] S. S. Gevorgian, T. Martinsson, P. L. J. Linner, and E. L.
Kollberg, "CAD models for multilayered substrate interdigital
capacitors," IEEE Trans. Microwave
Theory and Tech., vol. MTT-44, no. 6, pp. 896-904, June 1996.
[2] R. D. Lutz, Y. Hahm, A. Weisshaar, and V. K. Tripathi,
"Modeling and analysis of multilevel spiral inductors for RFICs," 1999 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp. Dig.,
vol. 1, pp. 43-46, June 1999.
[3] R. E. Collin, Foundations
for Microwave Engineering, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.
