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Program Chair
Doug Tougaw
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Undergraduate Poster Chair
Carmine Polito
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Eric Johnson
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Manuscript Format and Submission Guidelines
On or before December 12, 2008, authors will be notified whether their manuscript has been selected for further consideration for the meeting. Upon acceptance of an abstract, a formatted final abstract and formatted complete manuscript must be submitted by attaching the Microsoft Word documents to an email to the conference coordinator, Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu no later than January 23, 2009.
Final Abstract Format and Submission Guidelines
A formatted final abstract must be submitted with accepted manuscripts by attaching the Microsoft Word documents to an email to the conference coordinator, Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu no later than January 23, 2009
Example Abstract
An example Abstract, formatted within the guidelines given, is available for your reference:
Title/Authors:
1.) Title: The title must be centered with at least a one and one-
2.) Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, bold faced, 14 point.
3.) Author(s) and Affiliation(s): Author(s) and affiliation(s) for each author should be included beginning two spaces below the paper title. This information should be single spaced and centered. Times New Roman typeface is required, not bold faced, 12 point.
Body of the Abstract:
1.) Format: The abstract will be in a one-
There must be a 1 inch margin on the left, right, and bottom. Leave 2 blank lines between the last author/affiliation and the start of the abstract.
2.) Font: Times New Roman typeface, 12 point, is required. Skip one line between paragraphs.
3.) Length: Abstracts should generally be between 250 and 500 words.
Complete Manuscript Format Guidelines
A formatted complete manuscript must be submitted with a formatted final abstract by attaching the Microsoft Word documents to an email to the conference coordinator, Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu no later than January 23, 2009.
Example Manuscript
Example Manuscript
An example manuscript, formatted in accord with these guidelines is available for your reference:
Title Information (top part of first page only)
1.) Title of Manuscript: The title must be centered with at least a one and one-
2.) Author and Affiliation: Author and affiliation for each author should be included beginning two spaces below the manuscript title. This information should be single spaced and centered with an extra space between each author. Times New Roman typeface is required, not bold faced, 12 point.
Body of the Manuscript (beginning under the above title information on the first
page and continuing with all subsequent pages)
1.) First Page: The manuscript will be in a one-
Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 12 point, skipping one line between paragraphs.
2.) Second and All Subsequent Pages: There must be a 1 inch margin all around (top, bottom, right, left) in one column format, left justification, skipping one line between paragraphs.
Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 12 point.
3.) Footers: The bottom is not to be used for footers by the authors. This area is to be left available for the conference committee to add a conference footer.
4.) Headings: Headings are not required but can be included. If used, headings must be left justified, lowercase, with the same font and size as the body of the manuscript. There must be only one blank line between the heading and the paragraph.
5.) Length: There is no set limit for the number of pages a manuscript can or must
be. However, a typical length of 4-
6.) Page Numbering: Do not number the pages.
Bibliographic Information (following body of manuscript)
1.) Format: The bibliography must begin 4 spaces below the body of the manuscript using the same margins as the body.
2.) Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 10 point.
3.) Referencing: Each reference must be listed and numbered. When referring to them in the text, type the corresponding reference number in superscript form.
Brief Biographical and Contact Information
Authors are asked to provide brief biographical information at the end of the paper
in 10 point font. This information should be limited to no more than 2-
Final Paper Submission and Format Guidelines
No later than February 23, 2009, author(s) will be notified whether and under what conditions their paper has been accepted. At that time, reviews of the paper will be provided and the paper will be designated as either “accepted with changes suggested,” “accepted pending revisions,” or “not accepted.” If the paper is “not accepted,” there will be no further consideration of the paper for the meeting.
If the paper is “accepted pending revisions,” a revision and second review of the paper before final submittal will be arranged with the author(s) by the Paper Review Coordinator, with the ultimate goal being to upgrade the paper to “accepted with changes suggested” status prior to the deadline for final paper submission.
For each paper designated as “accepted with changes suggested,” authors will be asked to seriously consider suggested changes, but the paper will not be subject to further review and no response to the reviewers’ comments will be necessary from the author(s). The paper should be subsequently submitted as a final paper to be included in the meeting program.
Final papers must be submitted by attaching the Microsoft Word documents to an email to the conference coordinator, Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu as noted above no later than March 9, 2009.