To upload your manuscript you must have previously submitted a 35 word abstract and a 2 page summary and received confirmation that it has been accepted.
Only manuscripts which conform to the prescribed format defined below will be accepted. Submissions which do not follow this format may be returned to its author[s] for correction, if time permits.
Please follow the instructions below when preparing your manuscript. The manuscript should be in PDF format compatible with IEEE Xplore – details of which can be found here
Author Instructions
or
Full Technical Instructions
. Please remember to save your manuscript as ptrackingno.pdf i.e. p134.pdf if your tarcking number is 134.
The PDF file should be formatted to 8.5" x 11" page size (up to 4 pages for Contributed Papers and 6 for Invited and Plenary Papers).
General Instructions
Format your paper to 8.5" x 11" (letter size) page with a top margin of 1/2 " and a bottom margin of 1".
The Manuscript, including appendices, should be in two columns (each 3.5" wide, separated by 0.5" and 9.5" high) with right and left justified text.
Use Times Roman Font with the recommended font size and vertical spacing (abbreviated to ps/vs below) for text as follows :
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Title (centred, all caps)
ps/vs = 16/18
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Author Names (centred, initial caps)
ps/vs = 12/14
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Affiliations (centred, initial caps)
ps/vs = 12/14
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Abstract (centred, initial caps)
ps/vs = 12/14
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Body of text, Appendices, Acknowledgements and References
ps/vs = 10/12
DO NOT
number your pages
Remember to embed all fonts. Avoid the use of non-English language fonts
Recommended Style
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Primary headings
are centred, numbered with Roman numerals (I, II, etc)
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Secondary headings
are flush left, numbered with cap letters (A., B., etc)
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Tertiary headings
are indented, numbered with Arabic numbers followed by a right parenthesis (1), 2), etc. )
The standard paragraph indent is 3/16"
The 35 word Abstract
(identical to that at the time of summary submission) should be placed directly below the title and authors and fully justified.
The heading
Appendix
, the Title of the Appendix, the heading
Acknowledgement
, and the heading
References
are centered.
Variables
are in italics throughout the paper
Images, Figures and Tables
should occupy a single column if possible. The caption is above the table. The caption is under the figure. All must be cited in the text by ascending number order ( ie Fig.1, Fig.2, etc, Table 1, Table 2 etc).
Equations
are in italics and are centred with the equation number flush right. Throughout the paper only the equation number is used in the text enclosed in parenthesis, without Eq., except at the beginning of a sentence where the word Equation is used. Equations can be numbered consecutively, or with a section designation such as (1.1), (2.1), (2.2) etc. Appendix equations are numbered (A.1), (A.2) etc. A second Appendix would used equation numbers (B.1), (B.2) etc
Bibliography and References
: Where the citation occurs in the text, used parentheses (1) and list references at the end of the paper.
Manuscript Upload
To upload your Manuscript please click the link at the bottom of this page. Once at this page you will be asked to enter your 'Family Name' and 'Password' exactly as you did when registering your abstract. You should then select the service entitled 'Upload Manuscript' and follow the instructions detailed. Remeber to save your manuscript as ptrackingno.pdf, i.e. p134.pdf.
