L. Dvořák et.al: How to write a paper to proceedings
How to write a paper to ICPE-EPEC 2013 Proceedings
Leoš Dvořák1, Věra Koudelková1, Gaius Julius Caesar2
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Faculty of Math. and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Imperial Collegium, Rome, Italy
Abstract – date of last change of the paper: 30.06.2013
This is an example of (a non-existing) paper to Proceedings of the conference ICPE-EPEC
2013. Its purpose is just to show how the paper can look like. The content of this paper is
irrelevant.
Keywords: proceedings, template, styles
Introduction
This text just shows how papers to ICPE-EPEC 2013 Proceedings can look.
Please, use styles when creating the paper. All styles are in the template for proceedings
papers; the template can be downloaded from web pages of the conference, see [1].
Note concerning authors of this paper
The first two authors named above apologise to Gaius Julius Caesar that they used his
famous name as an example of a third author with different affiliation.
Neither Gaius Julius Caesar nor any of his descendants or institutions connected with his
name has anything to do with this example text.
Some information concerning papers
Length and structure of papers
It is expected that the length of the paper should not exceed 8 pages. (Keynotes can be
longer.)
No special structure is prescribed for proceedings papers because for different types of
contributions (research articles, papers presenting classroom ideas etc.) a rather different
structure may be optimal. Please, choose the structure and style that will help your paper to
be clear, informative and comprehensible for its prospective readers. (Note that all papers
will be reviewed and the reviewers will evaluate not only originality of your results but
also whether or not they are presented in readable and understandable form.)
How to write formulas
1. In a simple way, comprehensible to readers. For example: E = m c2.
2. Using usual rules for quantities and units, etc. For example: t = 25 s.
3. We prefer s = v ∙ t to s = v ∙ t, i.e. use the alternative italic vee (Bookman).
4. You can write formulas using the Microsoft Equation Editor or in MathType.
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Figures
Please, centre the figures and their captions where possible, and put captions below figures.
Also, use sensible resampling and compressing of your images, photos etc. to keep their
quality but to reduce their sizes (in kilobytes). It is a bad habit to have simple figures that
take many, many megabytes. Note that there is a difference between resizing and
resampling.
Figure 1. Caption of the figure
Tables
Tables should be simple and comprehensible, with captions put above them.
Table 1. Typical diameters of some types of fruit
Type of fruit
d/cm
cherry
2
orange
10
melon
30
Table 2. Some approximate values of physical constants
Constant
Approximate value
elementary charge
e = 1.602∙10-19 C
gravitational constant
G = 6.67∙10-11 N∙m2/kg2
Planck constant
h = 6.626∙10-34 J∙s
One more note
Because the conference language is English, all papers should be written in English.
If English is not your native language (as it is the case of authors of this text) and you are
in doubts about language quality of your text, it may be a good idea to ask somebody to
proofread it to correct possible mistakes and help to make the language more “smooth”.
(Sometimes it is good to do this even if one is not in doubts...)
In case English is your native language, please, keep in mind that many prospective readers
of your paper are not native English speakers. Simpler formulations and not too
sophisticated language can make your message more understandable for them. (Believe it
or not, readers appreciate it when they understand your paper...)
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Conclusions
It seems reasonable to write some conclusions into your paper. 
You can add also Acknowledgments after the Conclusions section.
This very “paper” hopefully does not need any extra conclusion apart from stating that we
hope you will not be annoyed by its sometimes “not too serious” style.
References
[1] ICPE-EPEC 2013. The International Conference On Physics Education (2013),
[online]. [cit. 30. 6. 2013]. Available from: http://www.icpe2013.org/
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