CAMERA READY PAPER SUBMISSION

CHECKLIST

Please ensure the following before submitting your camera ready paper. (The style files address these issues automatically).

• Full type area used (253mm x 160mm / 10in x 6.3in)
• Type area centred on the page
• Correct column length (253mm/10in)
• Correct column width (76mm/3in)
• Correct inter-column space 8 mm (0.3in)
• Pages not numbered on the front

• Type
  • Font: Times Roman
  • Size: 10 point
  • (for all text, including headings - only abstract and footnotes may be smaller)
• Title
  • Bold, upper-case letters
  • Placing (as sample pages)
  • Centred
  • Less than 10 words
• Authors
  • Correct placing (2 lines left clear after title)
  • Bold, upper- and lower-case letters
  • Centred
• Affiliations
  • Placing (2 lines clear after authors)
  • Italics
  • Centred
• Abstract
  • Narrow format (125 mm/5in)
  • Placing (4 lines clear after affiliations)
  • Justified
  • 50-100 words
• Keywords
  • 5-10, from IFAC keyword list
  • Place (1 line clear after abstract)
  • Narrow format (125 mm/5in)
  • 4 lines left clear before the start of the main body of the text
• Paragraphs
  • No indentation at start
  • 1 line left clear between paragraphs
• Main headings
  • Capital letters
  • Numbered
  • Centred
  • 2 lines left clear above; 1 below
• Secondary headings
  • Upper and lower case
  • Numbered
  • Left justified
  • Italics
  • 2 lines left clear above; 1 below
• Tertiary headings
  • Upper and lower case
  • Run-on text
  • Not numbered
  • Italics
  • 1 line left clear above
• Figures
  • Acceptable line quality
  • Legible text
  • Inserted appropriately in the text
  • Single-column width if possible
• Figure captions
  • Below figures
  • Left justified
  • Subsequent lines indented
• Tables
  • Headings above
  • Headings centred. They may be underlined.
  • No vertical lines/boxes
  • Horizontal lines only to indicate headings
• References
  • Not numbered
  • Alphabetical listing
  • Subsequent lines indented
  • Correct usage within the text
  • All references cited in text
• Language
  • Spelling checked
  • Grammar and use of English checked
  • Use of "I/we" eliminated

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Last updated: March 26, 2007 15:50:03