GUIDELINE FOR PREPARATION OF “CAMERA-READY” PAPER WITH MS WORD
Shallow Geology and Geophysics
ABSTRACT: This is the guideline of preparing papers for Shallow Geology and Geophysics. This file can be used as a template for
preparing full paper. In order to ensure uniform style the papers have to be prepared strictly according to the guideline. As a camera-ready
paper, it should be printed by a laser printer. The Camera-ready copy will be printed in black only.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Type area
The text should fit exactly into the type area of 171×247 mm. In
case of A4 size paper (210×297 mm), the margin settings are: Top and
Bottom margins, 25 mm; Left and Right, 19.5 mm. For the text section
the column settings are: Width: 83 mm and Spacing: 5 mm.
First letter of affiliation, city and country must be uppercase letter and the
rest of the letters must be lowercase.
Abstract
Abstract starts 90 mm (including margin) from top of first page.
Abstract should not exceed 15 lines.
LAYOUT OF TEXT
Type font, type size and spacing
Use Times New Roman. Font sizes are 10-point for text, 12-point
for title, and 9-points for table titles and figure captions. The spacing
between lines is 13-point.
Never use letter spacing and never use more than one space after
each other.
Page numbers
Do not type page numbers. Page numbers are to be given on the
right bottom-corner of each page with author(s) initials in pencil.
Paper length
A paper should not exceed 10 pages (total number of pages should
be even).
GETTING STARTED
Title, author and affiliation
Title must start 47 mm (including margin) from top of the first page.
Title should be all bold uppercase letters and centered.
Leave one-line blank between title and the name(s) of author(s).
Name(s) of author(s) (first the initials and then the last name) should be
typed with bold uppercase letters and centered. In case of more than one
author, if the authors belong to different organization, all authors should
be typed in separate line. If authors belong to the same affiliation, authors
should be typed in the same line by using comma between them.
Affiliation, city, country must be typed under author(s) and centered.
Headings and Subheadings
Headings and sub-headings should be left justified and NOT be
numbered.
Headings: bold uppercase letters. Leave one-line blank above and
below headings.
Sub-headings: only the first letter uppercase and all bold. Leave oneline blank above sub-headings.
Indenting
First line of all paragraphs (except abstract) should be indented by 5
mm.
Equations
Typed left justified and numbered in sequence, and equation
number in brackets right justified. Never indent equation. Give one-line
space between equation and text. Refer to equations by their numbers,
such as Eq. (1).
K0  1  sin 
(1)
Figures and Tables
Numbered in sequence, leave one-line blank after a figure or table.
Lettering should be 9-point in the figures and tables. Center the table titles
and figure captions. Leave one-line blank between table and text and
figure and text. Leave 6-point between the table title and table / figure
caption and figure.
Table 1 Table title of a typical table
Properties
Fill Material
Backfill soil type
Degree of compaction, %
Failure ratio, Rfp
Cohesion, c (kPa)
Friction angle,  (degree)
clay
85
0.81
20
25
Photographs
0
Settlement (mm)
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0.1
1
10
100
1000
10000
Time (min)
Figure 1 Figure caption of a typical figure
Must be sharp black and white glossy prints. Photocopies are not
acceptable. Photographs are also to be treated as figures and numbered.
REFERENCES
References should be quoted in the text by the authors’ names and
year of publication in parenthesis, such as (Author 2000). All references
quoted in the text must be listed in alphabetical order of author(s) names.
In each reference after the first line, subsequent lines by indented 5mm.
See following examples.
Ankum, P., Koga, K., Segeren, W. A. and Luijendijk, J. (1988). Lessons
from 1200 years Impoldering in the Netherlands. Proc. 1st Int.
Symposium on Shallow Sea and Lowland Institute of Lowland
Technology, Saga University: 102-108.
Giao P. H., Chung S. G., Kim D. Y. and Tanaka H. (2003). Electric
Imaging and Laboratory Resistivity Testing For Geotechnical
Investigation of Pusan Clay Deposists. Journal of Applied
Gephysics, 52(2003): 157-175.
Miura, N., Madhav, M. R. and Koga. K. (1994). Lowlands,
development and management. A. A. Balkema. Netherlands and
U.S.A.: 31-37.
Nhan N. S.. (1996). Seimentary Characteristics and Formation
Conditions of Holocene Peat Deposits in the Mekong River Delta.
Ph.D. Thesis, Hanoi University of Sciences, Vietnam National
University, Vietnam.
Weller A., Hennig T and Canh T. (2003). Topographic Correction for
Dike Geometry Using Averaged Three-Electrode Configurations.
Proc. Vietnamese-German Workshop on Dike Monitoring,. Special
Issue of Dia Cau, March 2003, 31-41, Hanoi, Vietnam.