Call for papers

Paper Presentation

The official language of the Forum is English.

Title and abstract

The abstract of the paper should be no more than 250 words and has to be submitted by post, email or fax by 19 Auhgust 2003 (extended). It is preferred that both paper title and abstract be submitted by email, to judypoh@sisv.org.sg

Microsoft word (*.doc) format is preferred. The following information should be supplied: 

• Author's name, position and affiliation 
• Author's contact, complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address 
• Key words (at least 3). 

All abstracts submitted will be subject to a rigorous vetting by the Technical Committee. Papers not accepted may be recommended for poster presentations.

Full paper

An author's guide for submission of full paper is provided.

Author's Guide

Please read carefully and follow the instructions

Format of the paper

• A4 paper (297mm x 210mm) 
• Top, bottom, left and right margins of 30mm 
• Times Roman or Times Roman font, 10 point pitch 
• Single spacing 
• Do not indent, but leave a blank line between paragraphs
•  Page number centred at the bottom

Structure and order of the paper 
The title should be written in bold capital letters in 14-pt font, 3rd line from the top and centred, with two blank lines at the top. The name(s) of the author(s) should be in the 7th line. The title and name(s) of the author(s) should be in bold typeface. (The name and the full address, including email address of all authors should be given on a separate page, with the Title at the top of the page). 

On the 10th line, the abstract starts: first, the heading, "ABSTRACT" with left adjusted, then below a blank line, the abstract with a maximum of 250 words. The main body of the paper starts on the next page. The body of the paper can have sections and subsections which will be numbered in maximum of two digits (for example: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2.1 Model Validation, etc). The section and subsection headings must be in bold typeface. The whole text must start at the left-hand margin (that is, new paragraphs are not indented) with the exception of listings.

The general order of the content of the paper should be as follows: 

1. Title 
2. Author(s) 
3. Abstract 
4. The section or subsection of the main body of the text, tables and figures 
5. Acknowledgements, if any 
6. References 
7. Appendices, if required

Equations, Tables and Figures Equations must be written preferably using the same word processor used for the rest of the text without hand written symbols in order to enhance legibility. Equations must be numbered sequentially, and right aligned with their numbers in parentheses.

It is essential that tables and figures appear immediately after they are referred to in the text. Tables must be numbered sequentially and must have an explanatory title centred above the table; the measurements units employed in the table must be indicated.

Figures must be drawn using good quality graphic software: they must be numbered sequentially and must have an informative title centred under the figure.

References
The Harvard system of referencing must be used. In the body, documents should be referred to with the author's surname and the year of publication in parentheses.

At the end of the paper, complete references must be given alphabetically by the authors' surname including: surname(s) and initials of the author(s), separated by a comma, year of publication in parentheses, title of the paper, title of the journal (or book) in bold typeface, with the first letter capitalised. The publisher and the city of publication must be indicated.

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