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Author Guidelines For Nord-IS 13 Proceedings Manuscripts: 5. Main Text

This document provides guidelines for formatting manuscripts to be submitted for the Nord-IS 13 Proceedings. It outlines the formatting requirements for elements like the abstract, main text, headings, figures, and references. The main text should be in a two-column format, 10 point Times New Roman font, single spaced. First and second order headings are to be formatted in boldface Times font at different sizes. References are to be listed at the end in 10 point Times New Roman, single spaced. Manuscripts should generally be limited to 4 pages but up to 2 additional pages are allowed for a fee.

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Author Guidelines For Nord-IS 13 Proceedings Manuscripts: 5. Main Text

This document provides guidelines for formatting manuscripts to be submitted for the Nord-IS 13 Proceedings. It outlines the formatting requirements for elements like the abstract, main text, headings, figures, and references. The main text should be in a two-column format, 10 point Times New Roman font, single spaced. First and second order headings are to be formatted in boldface Times font at different sizes. References are to be listed at the end in 10 point Times New Roman, single spaced. Manuscripts should generally be limited to 4 pages but up to 2 additional pages are allowed for a fee.

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Author Guidelines for Nord-IS 13 Proceedings Manuscripts

Author(s) Name(s)
Author Affiliation(s)


Abstract
The abstract is to be in fully-justified text, at the top of
the left-hand column as it is here, below the author
information. Use the word Abstract as the title, in 12-
point Times New Roman, boldface type, left aligned
relative to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract
is to be in 10-point, single-spaced type. Leave two blank
lines after the abstract, then begin the main text.


1. Introduction

These guidelines include complete descriptions of the
fonts, spacing, and related information for producing
your proceedings manuscripts.
A word-file of this sample manuscript is also available
(http://www.nordis.org), which you can use as a
template to prepare your paper.
Please note that your paper should normally be limited
to four pages. A maximum of two additional pages can
be used subject to a charge of EUR 100 a page.

2. Formatting your paper

The body of the paper must be in two-column format.
Text appearing in the body should be in 10 pt font. Text
should be justified and single spaced. Hyphenation
should be used. Paper format is A4. Columns should be
8 cm wide with 1 cm spacing. Right and left margins 2
cm, top margin 2.5 cm and bottom margin 2.7 cm.
Pages should not be numbered. Papers should be
submitted both in Word 2010 (.docx) format and in pdf
format

3. Main title

The main title (on the first page) should be written in
Times New Roman 14-point, boldface type. Capitalize
the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and
adverbs; do not capitalize articles, coordinate
conjunctions, or prepositions (unless the title begins
with such a word). Leave one blank lines after the title.

4. Author name(s) and affiliation(s)

Author names and affiliations are to be centered beneath
the title and printed in Times 12-point, non-boldface
type. Multiple authors may be shown in a two- or three-
column format, with their affiliations below their
respective names. Affiliations are centered below each
author name, italicized, not bold. Follow the author
information by two blank lines before main text.

5. Main text

Type your main text in 10-point Times New Roman,
single-spaced. Do not use double-spacing. Be sure your
text is fully justifiedthat is, flush left and flush right.
Please do not place any additional blank lines between
paragraphs.
Figure and table captions should be 9-point Times
New Roman, boldface. Callouts should be 9-point
Times New Roman, non-boldface. Initially capitalize
only the first word of each figure caption and table title.
Figures and tables must be numbered separately. For
example: Fig. 1 - Database contexts, Table 1 - Input
data. Figure captions are to be below the figures. Table
titles are to be above the tables.

6. First-order headings

For example, 1. Introduction, should be Times 12-
point boldface, initially capitalized, and aligned left,
with one blank line before and one blank line after. Use
a period (.) after the heading number, not a colon.

6.1. Second-order headings
As in this heading, they should be Times 11-point
boldface, initially capitalized, aligned left, with one
blank line before.

7. Illustrations, graphs, and photographs

All graphics should be centered. The proceedings will
be printed in black and white. 300 dpi resolution should
be used.

8. References

List and number all bibliographical references in 10 pt
Times, single-spaced, at the end of your paper. When
referenced in the text, enclose the citation number in
square brackets, for example [1]. Where appropriate,
include the name(s) of editors of referenced books.

[1] A.B. Smith, C.D. Jones, and E.F. Roberts, Article
Title, Journal, Publisher, Location, Date, pp. 1-
10.
[2] Jones, C.D., A.B. Smith, and E.F. Roberts, Book
Title, Publisher, Location, Date.

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