Formatting Guidelines
Modelica Conference 2006 at arsenal research in Vienna, Austria
Formatting your paper to be submitted for Modelica2006:
Your paper will not be further edited, it will be included in the proceedings as it is. To ensure a consistent layout for all submitted papers, please follow the guidelines below. We have prepared templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX.
- File format: The final paper should be sent in Adobe PDF.
Please embed all fonts in your final paper to avoid problems. - Language: The paper has to be written in English.
- Page format and margins: Please use A4-size paper. Margins are left and right 2 cm, top and bottom 2.5 cm, see the example page. Justify text at the left and right margins. Paper layout should be 2 column, if possible. Take a look at this example page.
- Page numbers and header/footer: Do not use any page numbers, headings, or footer lines.
- Typeface: For the text of your paper, use 11 pt Times New Roman, Times Roman type or the nearest equivalent font. Do not use any other fonts in your document. Do not use smaller font for the body, since your paper may be resized to fit a smaller format and your text could become unreadable.
- First page: At the top margin, type the title of your paper (use 16 pt size boldface Times New Roman). Titles should not exceed three lines. Leave a space and type the author's name, organization and address.
- Abstract: Following the author's name and address, type the abstract of your paper. Use 14 pt bold for the heading. Your abstract should be 100 to 150 words and should be an informative, self-explanatory summary of the paper.
- Keywords: After abstract, type some Keywords describing the content of your paper. Try not to exceed 2 lines.
- Headings and subheadings: Use 14 pt boldface for headings, 11 pt boldface for subheadings.
- Figures and tables: Figures and tables should be inserted into the the text just after they are mentioned in the text. Include a caption for each figure/table. Number the figures and tables as they appear in the text (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc). Type figure captions below the figure. Type table captions above the table. The proceedings will be printed in black & white, so please make sure your diagrams and photographs look well when printed in grayscale. Use at least 10 or 11 pt font size for text in the figures (e.g. labels or legends), since it may become unreadable if the paper is resized for printing.
- Length of paper: The minimum requested length for papers is 4 pages. The maximum acceptable length is 10 pages.
- References: At the end of your paper, include a list of references. Make sure that every reference number is cited in the text enclosed in brackets like [1].
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