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Abstract— Include an abstract of your paper that accurately reflects your paper’s content. The
abstract should be limited to 175 words. After the paper and presentation slides are finalized,
review the abstract and make changes as necessary to synchronize the final abstract with the
finished paper and presentation.
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Table of Contents
Your paper must include a table of contents listing all major section headings of your paper.
Additionally you must include separate lists of all tables, figures, equations, etc. Do not include
page numbers.
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Equations
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Introduction
Present an introduction to the paper that may expand upon the abstract. This should tell
reader the topics that are to be presented and outline the structure of the paper.
Body of Paper
The manuscript (not including tables, figures, and references) should not exceed 7,500 words.
Papers should meet a 3,000 word minimum criteria.
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The paper is required to be written in third-person form.
A technical writing style (not conversational) must be employed.
Humor and cartoons are not acceptable in a technical paper.
Papers need to be clear and transparent, and convey facts, figures, and methodologies
in a manner that is objective.
Do not capitalize generic categories or functions such as: project manager, cost
estimate, procurement, etc. Generic categories are not proper titles and are, therefore,
not capitalized. The only time these titles would be capitalized is when there is a specific
person's name that associated with "project manager". For example: "the President
ordered Congress to..." In this case, "President" refers not only to the office of the
United States but to a specific individual. Next example: "The president ordered ham
and cheese during lunch." In this instance, "president" is a generic title, and the
sentence context does not suggest confusion with "the President of the US."
Papers and presentations cannot contain commercials for individual/company products or
services. Refrain from using company/product names and logos. Do not submit papers on
company letterhead. Commercial vendors may not author or co-author papers referencing their
own companies or products.
When referring to AACE International, the legal reference must be “AACE® International” or
“AACE®”. It is incorrect to use the references “AACEI or AACEi” as those are also trademark
violations.
Use of any Microsoft product names must be annotated as Microsoft® Excel®, Microsoft®
Word®, or Microsoft® Project®, the first time it is used and also placed in a footnote on the first
page they are used. The following must be placed in the footnote: ”Microsoft®, and Excel® are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.”
Photographs/screenshots/graphics from third party sources (including AACE) will need to be
accompanied by a copyright release statement.
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Footnotes and Endnotes are permissible in order to provide clarity. References and citations
must be in the Reference section of the paper.
This is how a reference is to be made throughout the paper. [1, p.xxx]
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Figures and tables should be included in a paper when appropriate to help the reader
understand certain data or ideas, and must be referenced in the manuscript text.
All figures and tables must have a number and a title using “AACE Caption Case” (e.g. “Figure 1
– Operability Data”). Captions titles are limited to 10 words or less.
Figures, tables and other graphic elements submitted for publication should be professionally
created, and should be scaled so that type is readable in a standard 8.5”x11” format. If possible,
include figures, table, charts, graphs and photographs as separate files (in the best
quality/resolution available; 300 dpi or higher.)
This is an example of a table.
ABC
123
Table 1 – Table Description
DEF
456
GHI
789
Equations should be numbered and formatted “flush right”, as shown below. Be sure to define
all terms and variables used in the equation.
This is an example of an equation.
E = MC²
(Equation 1)
Conclusion
A conclusion should clearly demonstrate that everything promised in the abstract and
introduction has been addressed.
References
List all of your references in the order they first appear in the paper and then number the list.
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Within the text of your paper, refer to a reference by identifying the reference number and
page number within hard brackets. See example below:
Sample citation: Thomas Edison defined genius as 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration. [1, p.144].
Sample reference:
No.
Description
1
Breyfogle, III, F
1999
Chapter 9, Six Sigma Measurements
Implementing Six Sigma: Statistical Methods
First Edition
Page(s) 144, 155-163
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
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