Guide for Authors:
Please note that we will publish your article exactly as we receive it and that no corrections are possible at a later stage. Please make sure that you use as much as possible normal fonts in your documents. Special fonts may cause problems during processing. Paper must be written in English language. It is important to ensure that when you submit your paper, it is in its final form ready for publication, and has been thoroughly proofread. Please ensure that your paper has been checked for errors.
Preparing your proceedings paper
Authors must prepare their papers using Microsoft Word in accordance with the guidance and template in accordance with IOP instructions.
Paper format
- The paper size is European A4.
- Margins are 4cm (top), 2.5cm (left and right) and 2.7cm (bottom).
- There are no page numbers, headers or footers within the paper.
- Text is single spaced, not double spaced.
- All fonts are embedded.
- All pages are portrait (landscape pages should be rotated).
- The abstract text should be indented 25mm from the left margin and there should be 10mm space after the abstract before you begin the main text of your article, starting on the same page as the abstract.
Paper content
- The paper includes the author name(s) and affiliation(s) (full address including country).
- All articles must contain an abstract.
- Papers must use inclusive language.
- All figures and tables should be numbered in numerical order. Please ensure that figure/table numbers are not duplicated or missed.
- Figures are legible and placed within the text, not collected at the end of the document.
- If section headings are numbered, ensure that they are numbered numerically, and no numbers are duplicated or missing.
- Displayed equations should follow a naming convention in numerical order, i.e. (1), (2), (3) etc or by section, i.e. (1.1), (1.2) etc. Ensure every displayed equation has its own number and none are duplicated or missing.
- Numbering references (Harvard system) ensure that references are numbered numerically, every reference has its own number and no numbers are duplicated or missing.
- Ensure that all references are cited in the text and that all citations have a corresponding reference.
- Finally, please ensure that the paper is thoroughly proofread to check the standard of English and ensure wording is clear and concise.
Essential guidelines
Please follow the essential IOP guidelines when preparing your paper:
Basic guidelines for preparing a paper
Templates
Authors must prepare their papers using IOP Microsoft Word template:
Please attach your Paper in Registration form (see link REGISTRATION).
If you have any problems please send Registration form to e-mail: info@cirre.eu