Preparation of Papers for Publication

First A. Author, Second B. Author, and Third C. Author

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should not be selected.
Abstract—These instructions give you guidelines for
preparing papers for the Universal Researchers. Use this IV. UNITS
document as a template if you are using Microsoft Word 2003 or
later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. Define Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are
all symbols used in the abstract. Do not cite references in the strongly encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary
abstract. Do not delete the blank line immediately above the units (in parentheses). This applies to papers in data
abstract; it sets the footnote at the bottom of this column. storage. For example, write “15 Gb/cm 2 (100 Gb/in 2).” An
exception is when English units are used as identifiers in
Keywords—About four key words or phrases in alphabetical trade, such as “3½ in disk drive.”
order, separated by commas. The SI unit for magnetic field strength H is A/m. However,
if you wish to use units of T, either refers to magnetic flux
I. INTRODUCTION density B or magnetic field strength symbolized as µ0H. Use
Highlight a section that you want to designate with a the center dot to separate compound units, e.g., “A·m 2.”
certain style, and then select the appropriate name on the
style menu. The style will adjust your fonts and line spacing. V. HELPFUL HINTS
Do not change the font sizes or line spacing to squeeze
more text into a limited number of pages. Use italics for A. Figures and Tables
emphasis; do not underline. Because the final formatting of your paper is limited in
To insert images in Word, position the cursor at the scale, you need to position figures and tables at the top and
insertion point and either use Insert | Picture | From File or bottom of each column. Large figures and tables may span
copy the image to the Windows clipboard and then Edit | both columns. Place figure captions below the figures; place
Paste Special | Picture (with “Float over text” unchecked). table titles above the tables. If your figure has two parts,
Universal Researchers reserves the right to do the final include the labels “(a)” and “(b)” as part of the artwork.
formatting of your paper. Please verify that the figures and tables you mention in the
text actually exist. Do not put borders around the outside of
II.PROCEDURE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION your figures. Use the abbreviation “Fig.” even at the
beginning of a sentence. Do not abbreviate “Table.” Tables
A. Review Stage are numbered with Roman numerals.
Submit your manuscript electronically for review. Include a note with your final paper indicating that you
B. Final Stage request color printing. Do not use color unless it is
necessary for the proper interpretation of your figures.
When you submit your final version, after your paper has Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use
been accepted, prepare it in two-column format, including words rather than symbols. As an example, write the quantity
figures and tables. “Magnetization,” or “Magnetization M,” not just “M.” Put
C. Figures units in parentheses. Do not label axes only with units. As in
As said, to insert images in Word, position the cursor at the Fig. 1, for example, write “Magnetization (A/m)” or
insertion point and either use Insert | Picture | From File or 
“Magnetization (A m1),” not just “A/m.”
copy the image to the Windows clipboard and then Edit | Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
Paste Special | Picture (with “Float over text” unchecked). “Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 A/m).” Do
The authors of the accepted manuscripts will be given a not write “Magnetization (A/m)  1000” because the reader
copyright form and the form should accompany your final would not know whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 meant
submission. 16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should be legible,
approximately 8 to 12 point type.
III. MATH
TABLE I: THE ARRANGEMENT OF CHANNELS
If you are using Word, use either the Microsoft Equation
Channels Group 1 Group 2 … Group c
Editor or the MathType add-on (http://www.mathtype.com) Main channel Channel 1 Channel 2 … Channel c
for equations in your paper (Insert | Object | Create New | Assistant channel Channel 2 Channel 3 … Channel 1
Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). “Float over text”
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Manuscript received Sept. 9, 2015. (Write the date on which you submitted
your paper for review.) This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department
of Commerce under Grant BS123456 (sponsor and financial support
acknowledgment goes here).
F. A. Author is with the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Boulder, CO 80305 USA (e-mail: author@ boulder.nist.gov).
S. B. Author was with Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 USA. He is now
with the Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
80523 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).
 unit tesla). Refer to “(1),” not “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),”
except at the beginning of a sentence: “Equation (1) is…...”

VI. EDITORIAL POLICY

The submitting author is responsible for obtaining
agreement of all coauthors and any consent required from
sponsors before submitting a paper. It is the obligation of the
authors to cite relevant prior work.
Authors of rejected papers may revise and resubmit them to
the journal again.
Fig. 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field.

VII. CONCLUSION
B. References A conclusion section is usually required. Although a
Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. The conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not
sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. Multiple replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might
references [2], [3] are each numbered with separate brackets elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest
[1]–[3]. When citing a section in a book, please give the applications and extensions.
relevant page numbers [2]. In sentences, refer simply to the
reference number, as in [3]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or APPENDIX
“reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence:
Appendixes, if needed, appear before the acknowledgment.
“Reference [3] shows ... .” Number footnotes separately in
superscripts (Insert | Footnote).1 Place the actual footnote at
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
the bottom of the column in which it is cited; do not put
footnotes in the reference list (endnotes). Use letters for table The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
footnotes (see Table I). American English is without an “e” after the “g.” Use the
Please note that the references at the end of this document singular heading even if you have many acknowledgments..
are in the preferred referencing style. Give all authors’ names;
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