Buletinul Ştiinţific al Universităţii Politehnica Timişoara
Seria Automatică şi Calculatoare
SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN of The Politehnica University of Timişoara
Transactions on AUTOMATIC CONTROL and COMPUTER SCIENCE, Volume Uu(Vv), Issue Ww, 20Xy, ISSN 1224-600X
Preparation of papers in Two–Column (IEEE Style) Format for
the Scientific Bulletin of The Politehnica University of
Timisoara
Stefan Author* and Emil Co-author**
* Department of Importance, University of City, Faculty of WhatArea, Postal address, 12345 City, Country
Phone: (123) 555-5555, Fax: (123) 555-1111, E-Mail: s.author@ci.ac.co, http://www.area.ac.co/~author
** Department of Significance, Major Company in Industry, Inc., Postal address, 56789 OtherCity, OtherCountry
Phone: (567) 999-9999, Fax: (567) 999-1111, E-Mail: e.co-author@major.com, http://www.major.com/~coauthor
Abstract – These instructions give you guidelines for
preparing camera-ready papers for the Scientific Bulletin
of The Politehnica University of Timisoara, Transactions
on Automatic Control and Computer Science. These
instructions are also formatted as a sample for your paper
layout. No fulfillment of these instructions determines the
Editorial Board to reject the paper. The manuscript will
be reproduced full size from your copy. The abstract
should count 200-250 words and have a structured form,
i.e. reflect the paper structure (background, material and
methods, results, conclusion). Non-structural abstracts
consisting of less than 200 words will determine the
Editorial Board to reject the paper.
and right margins to 1.8 cm (0.7 in). The column width
is 8.45 cm (3.33 in). The space between the two
columns is 5 mm (0.2 in). If you indent paragraphs
indent about 3.5 mm (0.14 in).
Justify both your left and right columns. Use either one or
two spaces between sections and between tables or figures
to adjust the column length. On the last page of your paper
try to adjust the lengths of the columns so they are the
same.
II. HELPFUL HINTS
A. Figures and Tables
Keywords: keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3, keyword 4,
keyword 5 (4 – 6 most relevant keywords).
Figures and tables should be placed at the beginning / end
of the column, after their first mention in the text. Large
figures and tables may span both columns. Figure captions
should be below the figures; table captions should be above
the tables. Use the abbreviation Fig. 1 even at the
beginning of a sentence.
I. INTRODUCTION
Your goal is to simulate as closely as possible, this sample,
which is close to the usual appearance of typeset papers in
the IEEE Transactions. Some differences appear: margins
are different and adapted to A4 paper size, authors
affiliations should appear immediately following their
names, table captions and references are slightly changed.
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use
words rather than symbols. As an example, write the
quantity Magnetization or Magnetization M not just
M. Put units in parentheses. E.g., write Magnetization
(A/m) or Magnetization (Am-1) not A/m.
A. Full Size Camera–ready Papers
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
Magnetization (kA/m) or Magnetization (103 A/m). Do
not write Magnetization (A/m) x 1000 because the reader
will not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 means
15.000 A/m or 0.015 A/m.
Please prepare your camera-ready paper in full-size format,
on A4 (metric) paper (29.7 cm x 21 cm). Papers should
comprise no more than 10 (ten) pages (even number) and
should be sent by e-mail to the Editorial Board.
1.
2.
Type sizes and typefaces. Use Times fonts. Follow the
type sizes specified in Table 1 (specified in points) as
best you can.
TABLE 1. Type sizes for camera-ready papers.
Type size
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Format margins and columns. In formatting your page,
set top and bottom margins to 2.5 cm (1 in) and left
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1
Use for
References, tables, figure captions, footnotes,
text subscripts and superscripts
Table captions, header and author affiliations
Main text, equations, section titles, subheadings,
page numbers
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Author names
Paper title
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(1)
p 0
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been
defined before the equation appears or immediately
following. Use (1) not Eq. (1) or equation (1) except
at the beginning of a sentence: Equation (1) is ….
D. Other Recommendations
Roman numerals are used to number the section headings.
If you do use them, number INTRODUCTION, but not
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and REFERENCES, and begin
Subheadings with letters. Hyphenate complex modifiers:
zero – filed – cooled magnetization.
Fig. 1. Electric field as a function of the distance to the sensor. Note how
the caption is centered.
III. UNITS
Figure labels should be legible about 8-point type.
Use the International System of Units (SI) (ME); English
units may be used as secondary units (in parentheses). An
exception is when English units are used as identifiers in
trade, such as 3 1/2 - inch disk drive.
B. References
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. The
sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. 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] was the first …
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Write acknowledgments here, such as This paper is part of
the projectname of the project at the University of M
City, Faculty of WhatArea, and was supported by
Supporting Institution.
Number footnotes separately in superscripts 1. Place the
actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it is
cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. IEEE
Transactions no longer use a journal prefix before the
volume number. For example, use IEEE Trans. IM. vol.
25. not vol. IM – 25. Note that IEEE referencing style is
quite different from that used by most physics journalist.
Try to avoid the stilted expression. One of us (R.B.G.)
thanks…. Instead try R.B.G. thanks….
Try to give all authors names: do not use et al unless
there are six authors or more. Papers that have not been
published, even if they have been submitted for
publication, should be cited as unpublished [4]. Papers
that have been accepted for publication should be cited as
in press [5]. Please use the other styles and examples of
references [6], [7], [8]–[15], etc.
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C. Equations
Use an equation editor. 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 solid ( / ), the exp function or appropriate
exponents. Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and
variables but not Greek symbols.
Use a long dash (em) rather then a hyphen for a minus sign.
Use parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators.
Punctuate equations with commas or periods when they are
part of a sentence.
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Manuscript received June AA, 2013; revised September
BB, 2013; accepted for publication December CC, 2014.
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