J. Mod. Power Syst. Clean Energy
DOI 10.1007/s40565-
Template for Preparation of Papers for MPCE
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Systems and Clean Energy. Use this document as a
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2 Procedure for paper submission
2.1 Manuscript preparing
When you are preparing your manuscript, open the
MPCE-Template.doc and rename it into yourown.doc.
Then type over sections directly in the template, or simply
cut and paste from another document and then format
them by means of format paintbrush. Use italics for
emphasis; do not underline. Do not change the font sizes,
margins, column widths or line spacing to squeeze
more text into a limited number of pages. You are also
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Received: 31 July 2012 / Accepted: 2 November 2012
First Author, Institute, LLC, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA
Second Author, … Institute, Nanjing, China
e-mail: Corresponding author@company.com
Third Author, ... University, UK
3 Math
All mathematical expressions must be legible. It is
required to create equations or variables in your
manuscript by the MathType.
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers
in parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). To
make your equations more compact, you may use the
solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents.
Use parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators.
Punctuate equations when they are part of a sentence, as in
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
r2
0

abbreviation “Fig.” even at the beginning of a sentence.
Do not abbreviate “Tab.”. Tables are numbered with
Arabic numerals.
F (r ,  ) dr / d  [ r2 / (2 0 )]

0
exp( | z j  zi |)  1 J1 ( r2 ) J 0 ( ri ) d 
(1)
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have
been defined before the equation appears or
immediately following. Refer to “(1),” not “Eq. (1)” or
“equation (1),” except at the beginning of a sentence:
“Equation (1) is ...”.
Table 1 The arrangement of channels
Channels
Group 1
Group 2
…
Group c
Main channel
…
Assistant channel
Channel 1
…
Channel 2
Channel 2
…
Channel 3
…
…
…
Channel c
…
Channel 1
Italicize general variables (T might refer to
temperature, but T is the unit tesla).
Denote vectors and matrices in bold but not italic
Times New Roman.
Express derivatives as follows:
d
x  2 x  b, not x& 2 x  b
dt
(2)
Half line spacing is suggested between the equation
and its upper (lower) text as in (1) and (2).
Do not give derivations that are easily found in the
literature, merely cite the reference.
Fig. 1 Wind and solar generation for one day. Note that “Fig.” is
4 Figures and tables
Each figure and table should be clear enough, and
have a caption to concisely and intelligibly illustrate the
contents of it. Figures/tables may be worked into the text
or placed at the end of the manuscript. To conserve space
in the publication, most figures/tables are reduced to
single-column width if possible. This may result in as
much as a 4:1 reduction from the original. Therefore,
figures/tables should be kept to a minimum in original and
be easily viewed on published pages. Large figures and
tables may span both columns.
In the finalized sizes of figures/tables, authors are
advised to make sure that (see Fig. 1):
12345.12345 should be expressed as 12,345.12345.
Mathematical expressions (variables) appearing in
figures should be in the same styles as in texts (see Section
III).
Trigram tables are suggested, as in Table 1, the first
and the last lines are in 1.5 Pounds and the 2nd line is in
0.75 pounds.
Texts in figures are approximately 8pt.
Captions of figures and tables are approximately 9pt.
Place figure captions below the figures, as in Fig. 1.
Place table titles above the tables, as in Table 1.
The figures and tables are recommended to insert in
your document after the text actually exists. Please do not
include captions as part of the figures. Do not put
captions in “text boxes” linked to the figures. Use the
abbreviated. There is a period after the figure number, followed
by two spaces. It is good practice to explain the significance of
the figure in the caption. If your figure has two parts, include the
labels “(a)” and “(b)” below the corresponding part of the figure.
Then the figure caption should be “The significance of the figure:
(a) the significance of (a) and (b) the significance of (b)”
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use
words rather than symbols. As an example, write the
quantity “Load,” or “Load L,” not just “L.” Put units in
parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. As in Fig.
1, for example, write “Magnetization (A/m)” or
“Magnetization (A  m1),” not just “A/m.” Do not label
axes with a ratio of quantities and units. For example,
write “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
“Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 A/m).”
Do not write “Magnetization (A/m)1000” because the
reader would not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1
meant 16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m.
For vector graphics, the preferred format is EPS; for
halftones, please use TIFF format. MS Office files are also
acceptable.
Do not use faint lines and/or lettering and check that
all lines and lettering within the figures are legible at final
size.
All lines should be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) wide.
Halftones should have a minimum resolution of 300
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5 Helpful hints
Essentially, academic paper writing is as a form of
problem-solving in which the writer, or the author, faces
two main tasks: a) generating his academic ideas in
language, and b) composing these ideas into a written
structure to meet the need of readers and the requirements
of the journal.
Generally speaking, writing a good paper in English
requires the mastery of various skills. It requires language
basis, grammatical accuracy and readability, so that
relationship between words and sentences are clear, and
understanding between reader and writer is made easier.
Additionally, it requires vocabulary appropriate to the
subject matter and to the level and tone of the paper.
Finally, of more importance, writing a good academic
paper requires a careful and well-planned structuring of
ideas.
However, this Template is incapable to include
everything you need to know to be a better writer. Given
here are some useful language hints that should be an
important part of resources for your paper writing.
5.1 Formal usages
 Use one space after periods and colons.
 Hyphenate complex modifiers: “zero-field-cooled
magnetization.”
 Prefixes such as “non,” “sub,” “micro,” “multi,” and
“"ultra” are not independent words; they should be joined
to the words they modify, usually without a hyphen.
 Avoid dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the
potential was calculated.” [It is not clear who or what used
(1).] Write instead, “The potential was calculated by using
(1),” or “Using (1), we calculated the potential.”
 A parenthetical statement at the end of a sentence is
punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like this).
(A parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the
parentheses.)
 Avoid contractions; for example, write “do not”
instead of “don’t.” The serial comma is preferred: “A, B,
and C” instead of “A, B and C.”
5.2 Some common mistakes
 The word “data” is plural, not singular.
 The word “alternatively” is preferred to the word
“alternately” (unless you really mean something that
alternates).
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 Use the word “whereas” instead of “while” (unless
you are referring to simultaneous events).
 Do not use the word “issue” or “question” as a
euphemism for “problem.”
 Be aware of the different meanings of the
homophones “affect” (usually a verb) and “effect”
(usually a noun), “complement” and “compliment,”
“discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” (e.g., “principal
investigator”) and “principle” (e.g., “principle of
measurement”). Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.”
 There is no period after the “et” in the Latin
abbreviation “et al.” (It is also italicized).
 The abbreviation “i.e.,” means “that is,” and the
abbreviation “e.g.,” means “for example” (these
abbreviations are not italicized).
5.3 Abbreviations and acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they
are used in the text, even after they have already been
defined in the abstract. Abbreviations such as TCP/IP, ac,
and dc do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations
in the title unless they are unavoidable.
The abbreviation for “seconds” is “s,” not “sec.”
5.4 Units
Use SI not CGS as primary units. Avoid combining SI
and CGS units. This often leads to confusion because
equations do not balance dimensionally. If you must use
mixed units, clearly state the units for each quantity in an
equation.
 Use the center dot to separate compound units, e.g.,
“A·m2.”
 Indicate sample dimensions as “0.1 cm  0.2 cm,”
not “0.1  0.2 cm2.”
 When expressing a range of values, write “7 to 9” or
“7-9”, not “7~9”.
Remember that an excellent academic paper needs
to be composed by authors in good language!
Undecipherable English is a valid reason for rejection!
If your native language is not English, please get a
colleague good at English or a native English-speaker to
proofread your paper.
6 References and citations
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1].
The sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2].
Multiple references [2], [3] are each numbered with
separate brackets [1–3]. When citing a section in a book,
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please give the relevant page numbers [2]. In sentences,
refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]. Do not use
“Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a
sentence: “Reference [3] shows ... .” The conference
cannot accept footnotes in its document; therefore, type
the reference list at the end of the paper using the
“References” style
Please note that the references at the end of this
document are in the preferred referencing style. Give all
authors’ names; do not use “et al.” unless there are six
authors or more. Use a space after authors' initials. Papers
that have not been published should be cited as
“unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been submitted for
publication should be cited as “submitted for publication”
[5]. Papers that have been accepted for publication, but not
yet specified for an issue should be cited as “to be
published” [6]. Please give affiliations and addresses for
private communications [7].
Capitalize only the first word in a paper title, except for
proper nouns and element symbols. For papers published
in translation journals, please give the English citation first,
followed by the original foreign-language citation [8].
7 Conclusion
Although a conclusion may review the main points of
the paper, do not replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A
conclusion might elaborate on the importance of the work
or suggest applications and extensions.
8 Acknowledgment
Use the singular heading even if you have many
acknowledgments. Avoid expressions such as “One of us
(S.B.A.) would like to thank ... .” Instead, write “F. A.
Author thanks ... .” Sponsor and financial support
acknowledgments are placed here such as “This work
was supported by... .”
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