HOW TO WRITE A TECHNICAL PAPER FOR CORE 2016 MELBOURNE:
MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM
Joseph P Bloggs1, Harold J Smith2
1Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of Australia, AUSTRALIA
2Train
Delivery Group, Company ABC, UNITED KINGDOM
Corresponding Author: J.Bloggs@uniaust.edu.au
SUMMARY
This template is provided to authors to assist with the formatting of the paper.
The summary section of the paper should be self contained and explicit, setting out the ground to be
covered and the aims of the paper. The suggested length for the summary section is between 100 and
200 words.
The Heading for the summary section is formatted in Arial 10 point bold font. The heading is formatted with
6 point spacing before and after the heading, without numbering (Style: Summary).
The remaining text is formatted as Arial 10 point using full justification. The paragraph is formatted with
6 point spacing after the paragraph. Double character spacing is to be used between all sentences in the
paper (Style: Body Text)
A section break is inserted after the Summary section and the page layout changed to double column, with
8 cm wide columns.
1.
INTRODUCTION
4.
HEADINGS & TEXT
The main purpose of the introduction is to enable
the paper to be understood without undue
reference to other sources. It should therefore
have sufficient background material for this
purpose.
First level headings for the main body of the
technical paper are numbered, and formatted in
Arial 10 point bold font, with 6 point spacing before
and after the heading, and all in capitals (Style:
Heading 1).
Highly specialised technical papers will generally
not need extensive introduction as interested
readers may be expected to be familiar with
current literature on the subject. On the other
hand, when a technical paper is likely to interest
engineers working in fields outside the immediate
area of the technical paper, the introduction should
contain background material which could otherwise
be scattered throughout the literature.
Text below first level headings is formatted as Arial
10 point font using full justification. A 6 point
spacing is provided after the paragraph (Style:
Body Text). Text is not indented.
The suggested length for the Introduction section is
between 100 and 200 words.
2.
NOTATION
If the paper makes use of symbols or other
specialised nomenclature, they should be listed
and defined under this heading.
3.
SEQUENCE & LOGIC
It is most important to maintain a logical sequence.
Lengthy mathematical derivations or other detailed
supplementary material should be transferred to an
appendix. Use clear precise English. Avoid very
long sentences.
4.1 Second Level Headings
Begin each second level heading at the left
hand margin of the column.
Second level headings are formatted with the
first letter of each word in capitals (Style:
Heading 2).
Text below level 2 headings is indented 8 mm
to match the heading.
Text is formatted as Arial 10 point font using
full justification. A 6 point spacing is provided
after the paragraph (Style: Body Text Indent).
4.1.1 Third level headings
Use of third level headings should normally
be minimised, but where necessary are to be
formatted with the first letter of the first word
only in capitals and indented 8 mm (Style:
Heading 3).
Text is formatted as for second level headings
(Style: Body Text Indent).
5.
EQUATIONS
Equations should be numbered consecutively, as
they appear in the text of the document, using
Arabic numerals.
6.
ILLUSTRATIONS
It is required that all diagrams, graphs and
photographs be embedded within the document.
The preferred method of inserting a photograph is
to insert the image as a JPEG or GIF file.
All illustrations are to be inserted “in line with text”,
with indentation matching the preceding paragraph
(Style: Body Text or Body Text Indent).
Illustrations should be sized so that they do not
extend beyond the right hand margin of the column
(Figure 1).
Figure 1: Typical illustration
When a larger illustration is required, a
section break should be inserted and the
page format changed to single column format.
Once the diagram has been inserted, another
section break should be inserted and the
page format changed back to 2 columns
Figure 2).
Figure 2: Large illustration
Illustrations should be numbered as Figures,
below the illustration (Style: Caption), and
should always be referenced at an
appropriate location in the text.
7.
TABLES
Tables should be numbered as Tables, below
the table (Style: Caption), and should always
be referenced at the appropriate location in
the text.
8.
HEADERS AND FOOTERS
10. USE OF COLOUR
Headers and Footers will be inserted by the
graphic designer during the finalisation of the
proceedings. The first page header will include the
RTSA and CORE logo and the first page footer will
include the Engineers Australia and IPENZ logos.
Page 2 onwards header will include the paper title
and authors names but not their affiliations.
It is important that you do not edit the template
and adjust any margins, column widths, header
and footer margins provided in this template.
9.
BULLETS & NUMBERED LISTS
Bullets and numbered lists should follow the layout
of the preceding paragraph, as in the following
examples:

Style: List bullet.

1
Style: List bullet indent
indented paragraph)
(to
follow
Style: List numbered.
2
Style: List numbered indent (to follow
indented paragraph).
The use of colour throughout the paper is
encouraged, particularly for diagrams, graphs and
photographs. Colour greatly enhances the appeal
of the paper.
Colours for diagrams and graphs should be chosen
so that, when necessary, adequate readability can
be achieved from a black and white print.
11. CONCLUSION
The Conclusion for the paper should be self
contained and explicit, setting out the ground
covered and the principal conclusions reached.
The suggested length is 100 to 200 words.
12. REFERENCES
References and citations may be inserted
manually, or by using the automated processes
within Microsoft Word.
Please ensure you list references in the correct
format and each is numbered. Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
1. Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J.,
Lupton, R.A., 2010. The art of writing a
scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51–
59.
Reference to a book:
2. Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 2000. The
Elements of Style, fourth ed. Longman,
New York.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
3. Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B., 2009. How to
prepare an electronic version of your
article, in: Jones, B.S., Smith , R.Z. (Eds.),
Introduction to the Electronic Age. EPublishing Inc., New York, pp. 281–304
13. LAST PAGE
Equalise the text to approximately fill the same
amount of space in each column, by inserting a
Column Break at an appropriate location.