Guidelines for Authors

Guidelines for Authors

Guidelines for Authors of SFEM2018/IUFRO 4.02.02,

28-31 August 2018, Nantou County, Taiwan

Author names: First name, initial, last name, underline presenting author

Author’s affiliations. Use numbering if more than one affiliation.

Abstract: Please provide a 300 word summary of the manuscript.

Key words: please provide up to 5 key words. Please try to stick to one line.

Introduction

The SFEM2018/IUFRO 4.02.02 invites abstracts covering one or more of the conference topics. The following provides all instructions for lay-out and style for preparing your extended abstract. We encourage you to use this document as a template.

Interested contributors should submit an abstract (max. 300 words) of the paper they propose for presentation in English language until 29 June 2018. Notification of paper acceptance will be mailed by 5 July 2018. The extended abstracts (max. 4 pages) will be due by 5 August 2018. The SFEM2018/IUFRO 4.02.02 Technical Programme Committee will consider and evaluate all abstracts received for possible inclusion in oral or poster sessions. Extended abstract must be mailed to twfem2015@gmail.com. For details please check the official website of SFEM2018/IUFRO 4.02.02 at https://sites.google.com/view/sfem2018/home.

Content

Use A4 paper with top and bottom margins of 2 cm (0.79 inch) and left and right margins of 2 cm (0.98 inches). Do not include page numbers or any other page header or footer. Footnotes are not allowed.

Page set-up

Use A4 paper with top and bottom margins of 2 cm (0.79 inch) and left and right margins of 2 cm (0.98 inches). Do not include page numbers or any other page header or footer. Footnotes are not allowed.

Font

Times New Roman.

Paragraph formats

Avoid using empty lines between paragraphs or before and after headings if using the word template. Most required blank spaces are already incorporated in the styles. Apply a 0.5 pt. indentation to the first line.

Title

The title is typed in bold, 12 pt. Do not capitalise words in the title except the first word of the title or whenever required. A 12 pt. space is required after the title. Do not add any additional line if using the word template (already incorporated in the Title style).

Authors

The authors are listed in 12pt. Put first name and initials first. Use superscripted numbering if authors have different affiliation. A 12 pt. space is required after the list of authors. Do not add any additional line if using the word template (already incorporated in the template).

Affiliation

Affiliation and e-mail address are in 12 pt. italic. Only one affiliation per line, numbered with the superscripted numbers used in the authors list.

Keywords

Keywords are in 12 pt., italic for keywords.

Body text

In the remaining sections of the extended abstract, headings are formatted according to their ranking with paragraph formats 'Heading1' and 'Heading2' (see Table 1). One additional level, namely 'Heading3', is allowed but should be used sparingly. Text paragraphs are justified at both left and right margins and in 10pt (use paragraph format 'Body text').

Table 1: Formatting used in heading paragraph formats, table and figure.

Tables & Figures

The tables and figures should be numbered independently. The tables should have a table heading above. Only horizontal lines should be used for the table. Table and heading should be in 12pt, centred.

Figures should have a figure caption under it (12pt centred). Make sure the size of lettering within the figure is big enough.

The text should include references to both the table and the figure.

Formulae

Formulae should be typewritten (use, e.g., Microsoft Equation Editor). Subscripts and superscripts should be clear. Give the meaning of all symbols immediately after the equation in which they are first used. Equations should be numbered sequentially at the right-hand side in parentheses. In general only equations explicitly referred to in the text need to be numbered.

References

All publications cited in the text should be listed alphabetically. Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as “in press”. References concerning unpublished data and “personal communications” should be avoided.

References

The following format for journals, books, and chapters in an edited book [3] should be used:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton, R. A. (2010). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51–59.

Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style. (4th ed.). New York: Longman, (Chapter 4).

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281–304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

Interactive (Poster) Presentation

• Poster stands are provided for a poster size of 80cm width x 110cm height.
• Each poster must clearly show the Paper Number of SFEM2018/IUFRO 4.02.02, e.g. PO001.
• The photo of the presenter should be showed on the poster.
• Provide caption for tables and figures.
• Prepare your poster text and figures so they are readable from 1.5 meter. Ensure that figures, tables and accompanying text (such as axis labels) are large and legible.
• Show introduction, brief description of research methods, significant results and conclusions.
• Separate sections, tables, figures, and images with space to make the poster easy to read.
• Try to reduce the amount of text so as not to require someone to make 5 minutes to read it. Focus on the most important issues. Be concise.

Oral presentation of poster papers

• The purpose of your oral presentation is to attract participants to view your poster, not to introduce details of your work.
• All presentations will be in English.
• Each oral presentation is 1 minute, no questions and answers.