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Accepted Journal Papers Check List

As you prepare to submit your manuscript, please print out this list and check-off each item as its completed.  This file, Checklist.pdf, can also be dowloaded in a .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format. Failure to conform to the format requirements will result in your paper being sent back to you, and a delay in publication.

check  1. The title is in upper case letters and centered on the page. The author's names are centered under the title.
check  2. Information about the author's department, university, university address, and e-mail address is provided. Phone and fax numbers appear only on the cover letter. If information is different for each author multiple asterisks are used.
check  3. Headings and subheadings are flush left and set in boldface - including "Abstract" and "Key Words", and are in upper and lower case letters.
check  4. Numbering of sections begins with the introduction, which is given the number 1. (no Roman numerals). A period appears after the number.
check  5. For subheadings, the numbers used are 1.1, 1.2, etc. If a subsection must be further divided, the numbers 1.1.1,   1.1.2, etc. are used and the number and associated title are set in italics instead of boldfaced.
check  6. The first paragraph following a heading or subheading is flush left and all paragraphs that follow are indented.
check  7. Figure captions appear below the figure, are flushed left, and are in lower case letters. When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Fig." is used.
check  8. Table captions appear centered above the table in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a table in the body of the text, no abbreviation is used and lower case letters are used (i.e., Table 1).
check  9. Equations are numbered (1), (2), etc. When referring to an equation in the body of the text, only the numbers enclosed in round brackets are used. A colon is inserted before an equation is presented, but there is no punctuation following the equation.
check  10. British/Canadian spelling is adopted. Note especially the spelling of "modelling" and "catalogue". Acronyms are spelled out at first mention,  but not thereafter unless there is good reason to do so. Manuscript is in double-spaced, single-column format.
check  11. An acknowledgement section can be presented after the conclusion, if desired.
check  12. References are numbered and listed in the reference section in the order that they appear in the text, NOT in alphabetical order by author's names. When referring to a source in the text, only the numeral enclosed in square brackets is used for identification (i.e., [1]). No reference to the author is necessary. All references are collected in a reference section at the end of the main text in the following format:
               

Journal Papers:

[1] M. Ozaki, Y. Adachi, Y. Iwahori, & N. Ishii,
Application of fuzzy theory to writer recognition of Chinese characters,
International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 18(2), 1998, 112-116.
 
Note that journal title and volume number (but not issue number) are set in italics.

Books:

[2] R.E. Moore, Interval analysis (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966).
 
Note that the title of the book is in lower case letters and set in italics. There is no comma following the title. Place of publication and publisher are given.

Proceedings Papers:

[3] W.J. Book, Modelling design and control of flexible manipulator arms: A tutorial review,
Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, San Francisco, CA, 1990, 500-506.
 
Note that the proceedings title is set in italics.


check  13. Short biographies of authors are provided (120-150 words). The authors' names are set in italics.