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Formatting The CD/floppy disk where your work has been saved will be imported into a typesetting system. Some features of word processing programs may cause some problems for the typesetter whenever some special characters, or special processes inherent to your processing program, are subjected to the import. Remember that the key for successfully using your text is consistency in using the same formatting throughout your manuscript. Please note the following, most common, essentials and address any other more detailed queries to the editor: · Keep all formatting to the minimum. · Double-space the text, use one column only, left-aligned. Use the return key (enter) only when you wish to end a paragraph, as word-processing programs use the default wrap-around feature. · Avoid automatic formatting of text, such as headers, footers, and endnotes. Indicate the footnotes in the sequence or numbered in the text and then presented at the end of the file; avoid long footnotes. Discuss any alternative with the editor. · Do not use the hanging indent feature. · Do not indent lists (except to indicate the titled entries). · Provide only the text that will be printed in the final version of your work (do not use the “hidden notes” features of your word-processing program). · Differentiate between 1 (one), I (capitalized letter i) and l (the letter l); the letter O (capitalized letter "o") and 0 (zero); the letter β (Greek beta) and ß (German esszett). · Directly indicate the italic text in italics. · Specify any special characters in a separate document. · Keep headings to the left hand margin (do not center). · Indicate their chronology with for the primary heading, for subheadings, etc. at the beginning of each section. Chapter titles are not to be included in this system and, as this may not apply to all authors, make sure you verify with your editor. · Use the bold style only for emphasis (as required), and do not use all capitals as these features are difficult to modify globally. · On the average, there should be no more than 2 to 5 subheadings; check with your editor for out-of-standards. · Depending on the context and marketing target, user-friendly writing is the option; if provided, refer to your editor’s specific style guidelines · Determine if the list should be bulleted, when the list items have no particular order, or numbered as they would be in a list illustrating the steps of a procedure or if one item is more important than the following one · Keep lists at the left hand margin, indenting only the sub-entries · Provide tables with their caption as indicated in the What to Submit section · Each table must have its caption, which must be a short, one-line sentence reserving more detailed explanations in the main text. · All tables are to be numbered chronologically in accordance with their appearance in the text of the appropriate chapter (example: Table 1.2 is the second table in chapter 1). · Use a horizontal line to separate the table heading and caption from the body of the table. · All abbreviations and symbols used must be defined in a legend at the bottom of the table. · Make sure that you obtain permission from the copyright holder for any tables, or data within a table, that has been published elsewhere and acknowledge the source at the end of the table’s caption. · Provide simple, one-line equations in Word or any other common word-processing program; contact your editor for more complex equations. · Number equations in a sequential order within chapters so that they may be cross-referenced. |
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