TITLE: HOW TO TYPE-SET
YOUR PAPER
FOR VDAT 2003
PROCEEDINGS
Author: Phoenix Publishers
Abstract
This document provides instructions to
authors of papers accepted for presentation in the seventh VLSI Design
and Test Workshops to be held in Bangalore during August 28-30, 2003. Please
follow the following format guidelines carefully. Author(s) are required
to compose the text, drawings, photographs, tables and slides within the
range of print area (4.5” X 8”).
This document has been typeset using the directions that you will
find below.
1. Page Limit
Regular papers will have a
limit of 10 pages and short papers will have a limit of 8 pages. You have
two options:
a)
Submit full
paper
b)
Submit
abstract and slides
If you are using option (b), then typically
the abstract will consume 1 page. Since we will reproduce 2 slides per
page, you can send 20 slides if you have a regular paper, or 16 slides if
you have a short paper. Invited
papers will have a limit of 15 pages. Authors have the option of buying
at most two extra pages by paying Rs. 1000/- per page. Send the cheque to
Dr Navakant Bhat, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
560012 and make the cheque payable to “VLSI Design and Test Workshops,
2003.”
2. Paper (Text matter)
Final manuscript must be submitted electronically at the VDAT 2003
website. Abstracts and papers must be in MS Word format. Slides must be
in Power Point format. For the abstract or the full paper, the manuscript
should be typewritten in single line spacing and standard font spacing,
with 10 points font size in Times New Roman script.
3.
Presentation
Abstract, introduction, sub-headings,
paragraphs and conclusions of the manuscript should begin at the left
margin and should be consistent throughout the paper.
4.
Arrangement of the Manuscript
The manuscript should contain
following points arranged in the order specified below:
4.1 Title
The Title of the paper shall be typewritten
in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS with
center justification at the third line of the first page in 16-points
size.
4.2 Name(s) of
the Author(s), Title(s)
and Affiliation
Typewrite the name of the
author(s) in bold 12-points font size followed by their title(s). Leave one
line space in between the title of the paper and the name of the
author(s). Print affiliation of the Author(s) in 9 points front size in
footnotes.
4.3
Abstract
Synopsis of not more than 200 words
should be written on a new paragraph leaving one line space after the
name(s) of the author(s). Use I0-points font size. The abstract should
clearly focus on the scope of the paper and the main conclusions reached.
4.4
Keywords (Index)
List out key words in Italics and
10 points size in a separate sheet.
4.5 Tables and Figures
All
graphic items must fit within the print area. Lettering within the tables
and figures should be 10 points. Please do not use color in your figures
or any part of the manuscript. If you plan to include an image, ensure
that it is of high quality so that when printed it will reproduce
clearly. All figures and tables must have captions and must be numbered.
4.6 Sections
Number your sections 1, 2, 3, etc. and
subsections 2.1, 3.2.1, etc.
4.7 References
Within the text references should be indicated by citing the
surname of the author(s) followed by the year of publication. The
abbreviated author and date references should be placed in parentheses,
e.g Hasan and Khan (1998), or Agrawal (1997). Here is a sample reference:
Hasan, S.
And Khan, M.A. (1998), Management of Calcutta Megacity: A transition from
a reactive to a proactive strategy, In Sustainable Development, Vol. 6,
No 2, August, pp. 55)-67.
(For all conventions, references
should follow the Harvard system (e.g. the Chicago Manual of Style, Style
B).
5
Slides
Do not use animation or color filling in
your slides. We plan to reproduce 2 slides per page. When printed, none
of the lettering in your slides must be less than 10 point in size. We
recommend that you use at least 18 point font size in your slides.
6 Copyrights
Any
necessary rights or permission to reproduce quoted material or
illustrations published elsewhere remain the responsibility of the
author(s). To Safeguard authors' right, the copyright of all material
published in the proceeding is vested in the publisher.
7 Submission
Submit
the final camera-ready version electronically to ravikumar@ti.com
References
[1] Hasan, S.
And Khan, M.A. (1998), Management of Calcutta Megacity: A transition
from a reactive to a proactive strategy, In Sustainable
Development, Vol. 6, No 2, August, pp. 55)-67.
Appendix
A: MS Word Setting
We recommend the following procedure when you use MS/Word to
typeset your document. Go to File-Page Setup menu and select paper size
to be Letter (8.5” x 11”). Then set margins as follows – top and bottom
margins of 1.5”, and left and right margins of 2” each. Set gutter to 0”
and header and footer margins to 0.5”.
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