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Submissions Guidelines
Questions regarding the paper submission and review process can be directed to the Technical Papers Staff at isma07@aus.edu at any time.
Paper Preparation
Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format in adherence with the style guide.
Requirements
A completed electronic submission is due prior to the published deadline. A complete submission will include the following:
- 35-word abstract
- summary paper
- category choice
- copyright agreement
Adherence to the instructions for preparation of the abstract and summary is imperative. NO CHANGES OR REVISIONS WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE DEADLINE. E-mailed or faxed submissions will not be accommodated. Failure to complete any of the preceding requirements may result in rejection of a paper. Registration and submission for technical sessions is open to all members of the scientific and technical community. It is incumbent on the authors to obtain appropriate approval to present their work to this international forum.
Peer Review
ISMA07 contains high-quality submissions that undergo a peer-review conducted by the members of the Technical Program Committee. The results of the peer review translate into paper selections and topic-driven technical sessions for this conference. Results from that meeting will be sent via e-mail to all authors from Technical Papers Staff. If the paper is accepted, the summary will be reproduced directly from the material submitted by the author(s) and will be published on the ISMA CD-ROM. ISMA07 accepted and presented papers will be coordinated into a unified theme as a special issue of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics http://www.fujipress.jp/JRM/
Style Guide
This style guide is a reference for all submitting authors and is consistent with the previous ISMA format and style.
You will need Adobe Acrobat to download this file. If you don't have this software yet, you may download it for free at the Adobe website.
Requirements
· All manuscripts must be in English.
· The paper must be no more than six pages. It may be shorter.
· To achieve the best viewing experience both for the proceedings and for the CD-ROM, we strongly encourage you to use the Times-Roman font (the LaTeX style file as well as the Word template files use Times-Roman). In addition, this will give the proceedings a more uniform look.
The paper should be in the following format:
- Single-spaced
- Two columns
- Printed in black ink
- No smaller than nine-point type throughout the paper, including figure captions. In a nine-point type, capital letters are 2 mm high.
- Do NOT change the headers and footers. The page numbers will be changed automatically from the electronic submission documents.
- Any text or other material outside the following margins will not be printed (except for headers and footers):
- All text and figures must be contained in a 175 mm x 226 mm (6.9 inch x 8.9 inch) image area (not including headers and footers given in the template files)
- The left margin has to be 19 mm (.75 inch).
- The top margin has to be 25 mm (1.0 inch).
- Center each page within this image area in a two-column format.
- Follow the style of the sample paper that is included with regard to title, authors, addresses, abstract, headings and subheadings. Page numbers, session numbers and conference identification will be inserted when the paper is included in the proceedings.
- Print the paper on 8.5 inch x 11 inch (216 mm x 280 mm) white paper or A4 white paper, following the margins described in this document and as found in the templates.
- The first page should have the paper's title, author(s) and affiliation(s) centered on the page across both columns. The remainder of the text must be in the two-column format, staying within the indicated image area.
All accepted submissions will be converted to PDF format for the production of the Conference CD-ROM. ISMA07 management strongly encourages the submission of PDF files to protect the integrity of your work. Do not place any form of PDF security on your files as this may delay or impede the review and publication of your work.
***Proof your work before submitting. We DO NOT ACCEPT CHANGES OR REVISIONS AFTER THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE .***
Category selection: You will be asked to choose a sub-category within one of the sixteen ISMA07 main categories. Category descriptions can be found on the Topic Categories page.
Copyright Agreement: The submission system incorporates an electronic copyright transfer agreement as part of your submission. No additional mailed documentation is required.
Notification
Authors will receive notification of accepted and rejected papers via email in late Jan 2007. The notification for accepted papers will include the date and time of presentation.
***Telephone inquiries on the status of a submission will NOT be accommodated.***
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