International Ergonomic Workshop of IUFRO RG3.03: Ergonomic Challenges in Future Forest and
Forestry, October 1-4, 2012, Nagoya, Japan
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Organizing Committee*
* The Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
yozo@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Key words: papers, uniformity, format, style
Abstract: Uniformity in format is a desired attribute for papers included in the Proceedings of this
meeting. It outlines the required page length, spacing, margins, font sizes, headings, references, quotations
and other aspects.
1. Introduction
This is the instructions for the authors of Proceedings of the International Ergonomic Workshop of
IUFRO RG3.03 ” Ergonomic Challenges in Future Forest and Forestry”, October 1-4, 2012, Nagoya,
Japan
2. General Requirements
2.1 Page Limit
The full manuscript must not exceed 8 pages resp. 2 pages. Tables and figures should go into the body of
the manuscript, close to where they are referenced. The paper should be written in MS-Word and sent as
an attachment to e-mail (yozo@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp).
2.2 Margins
Left and right margins except the abstract should be 30 mm on A4 size paper and 1.25 inches for 8 2/1 x
11 inches (letter size) paper, respectively, while 33 mm is required for top and bottom margins on A4 size
(one inch is required on letter size paper). Text should be fully (Left and right) justified. Hyphenating
words is encouraged to obtain more even word spacing.
2.3 Spacing
Spacing should adhere to the following format.
- Single-space the body of the paper.
- Triple space before and single space after the first level headings (which should be centered).
Do the same before and after the words Table, Figure, Appendix and References.
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Double space between paragraphs, before and after second level headings, and between
footnotes or references.
2.4 Boldface
Use boldface type on the title (14 pt) of your paper, the names of authors (but not their affiliation), and all
headings. For the text body please use a 11 point font size.
3. First page requirement
3.1 Titles
Do not use a separate title page. Centered on the top line, type the title of the conference, its location, and
date. Leave one blank line and then use upper case letters of 14-point font size to type the titles of your
paper. Center the title. If more than one line is required, single space between the lines.
3.2 Authors
Leave one blank line after the paper title and then type the author(s) name (one line) and affiliation (two
lines). If one or more of the authors have an e-mail address, then these should be listed on an additional
line below the affiliation. If authors are from more than one institution, then leave a blank space and repeat
the same procedure for the author(s) of those other institutions. If two or more authors are from the same
institution, they should be included as one entry. The corresponding author should be marked with a sign *.
3.3 Keywords, Abstract
After listing the authors, leave two more blank lines and type the keywords and the summary. The
keywords should be no more than five words and should begin with the word “Keywords:”. The abstract
should have no more than 150 words and should begin with the word “Abstract:”. Besides the indicating
the nature of the topic, the abstract should attempt to summarize the findings of the paper.
3.4 The paper body
The body of the paper should be separated from the abstract by two blank spaces. Begin the body of the
paper with the first main heading. Please be sure to check for spelling and grammar before submitting your
paper.
4. Footnotes, Figures and Tables
4.1 Footnotes
Footnotes are generally discouraged, but may be used when necessary. They should be numbered
consecutively and placed at the bottom of the page on which they appear, separated from the body of the
text by a line one inch long (or 10spaces). Two footnotes on the same page should be separated by a blank
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space. Be sure to observe the margin requirements at the bottom of the page. Footnotes should not be
attached to equations.
4.2 Figures and Tables
Figures and tables should appear soon after their first citation in the text. Each table or figure should have a
bold-faced title describing its content. The label and the title should be centered and typed in upper/lower
case. There should be no period after the title. You should attempt to include tables and figures in the body
of the text in a manner that allows easy reference while reading the text. Please try to avoid photo-reducing
figures and tables because this will make them illegible in the Proceedings.
4.3 Citations
Books, journals and other references should be cited in the text by enclosing in parentheses the author’s
surname and the year of publication. Examples: (Yamada, 1991a; Owari, Sasaki and Watanabe, 1993) If
you cite more than one references by the same author in the same year, then use letters after the year to
refer to the different publications. Example: (Yamada, 1991b). If a reference contains no author, use the
first two or three words of the title and the year.
4.4 Quotations
If quotations contain two or more sentences and four or more lines, they should be set off from the body of
the text by using 1.5 inch left and right margins.
4.5 Formulas
All formulas should be placed on separate lines, centered and numbered consecutively. Be certain that all
symbols are adequately defined. Identification numbers should be placed in parentheses along the right
margin as shown below.
f(L) = 7.21 L＋2130/ L＋377,
(1)
where L is the maximum yarding distance (Sakai et al, 1989).
4.6 Appendices
Appendices, if needed, should immediately follow the body of the paper and precede the references. The
title should be centered and bold-faced. Note that Appendices should be used sparingly.
4.7 References
The bibliography of cited sources should be entitled “Reference” and should appear at the end of the paper.
This section should immediately follow the main body of the paper, after any Appendices.
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Examples;
.Abe, N., Saeki, K. and Hamada, K. (1989) “Growth analysis of experimental stands of Abies sachalinensis
Masters thinned for forty years.” J. Jpn. For. Soc., 71, 481-490. *
Sakai, H. and Shimizu, H. (2005) “Importance of ergonomics in a hot environment, ” Seminar Synergistic
Approach to Appropriate Forestry Technology for Sustaining Rainforest Ecosystems. 65-70.
Helms, J. A. ed. (1998) The Dictionary of Forestry, CABI Publishing.
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, in Japanese with English summary.
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