Paper Title* (use style: paper title)

Subtitle as needed (paper subtitle)

Authors Name/s per 1st Affiliation (Author) Authors Name/s per 2nd Affiliation (Author)
line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization
line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable
line 3-City, Country line 3-City, Country
line 4-e-mail address if desired line 4-e-mail address if desired

Abstract—This electronic document is a “live” template and III. PREPARE YOUR PAPER BEFORE STYLING
already defines the components of your paper [title, text, heads,
etc.] in its style sheet. *CRITICAL: Do Not Use Symbols, Special
Before you begin to format your paper, first write and save
Characters, or Math in Paper Title or Abstract. (Abstract) the content as a separate text file. Keep your text and graphic
files separate until after the text has been formatted and styled.
Keywords—component; formatting; style; styling; insert (key Do not use hard tabs, and limit use of hard returns to only one
words) return at the end of a paragraph. Do not add any kind of
pagination anywhere in the paper. Do not number text heads-
the template will do that for you.
I. INTRODUCTION (HEADING 1)
This template, modified in MS Word 2007 and saved as a Finally, complete content and organizational editing before
“Word 97-2003 Document” for the PC, provides authors with formatting. Please take note of the following items when
most of the formatting specifications needed for preparing proofreading spelling and grammar:
electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper
components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of A. Abbreviations and Acronyms
use when formatting individual papers, (2) automatic Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate the used in the text, even after they have been defined in the
concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3) abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc,
conformity of style throughout a conference proceedings. and rms do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in
Margins, column widths, line spacing, and type styles are built- the title or heads unless they are unavoidable.
in; examples of the type styles are provided throughout this
document and are identified in italic type, within parentheses, B. Units
following the example. Some components, such as multi-
leveled equations, graphics, and tables are not prescribed,  Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units
although the various table text styles are provided. The are encouraged.) English units may be used as
formatter will need to create these components, incorporating secondary units (in parentheses). An exception would
the applicable criteria that follow. be the use of English units as identifiers in trade, such
as “3.5-inch disk drive.”
II. TRABAJO EXPERIMENTAL  Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in
amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads
A. Selección de Tecnología to confusion because equations do not balance
dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly state
Se realizó una selección de tecnología the units for each quantity that you use in an equation.
 Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations of
B. Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications units: “Wb/m2” or “webers per square meter,” not
The template is used to format your paper and style the text. “webers/m2.” Spell units when they appear in text: “...a
All margins, column widths, line spaces, and text fonts are few henries,” not “...a few H.”
prescribed; please do not alter them. You may note  Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.”
peculiarities. For example, the head margin in this template Use “cm3,” not “cc.” (bullet list)
measures proportionately more than is customary. This
measurement and others are deliberate, using specifications
C. Equations
that anticipate your paper as one part of the entire proceedings,
and not as an independent document. Please do not revise any The equations are an exception to the prescribed
of the current designations. specifications of this template. You will need to determine

Identify applicable sponsor/s here. If no sponsors, delete this text box (sponsors).
whether or not your equation should be typed using either the  The prefix “non” is not a word; it should be joined to
Times New Roman or the Symbol font (please no other font). the word it modifies, usually without a hyphen.
To create multileveled equations, it may be necessary to treat
the equation as a graphic and insert it into the text after your  There is no period after the “et” in the Latin
paper is styled. abbreviation “et al.”

Number equations consecutively. Equation numbers, within  The abbreviation “i.e.” means “that is,” and the
parentheses, are to position flush right, as in (1), using a right abbreviation “e.g.” means “for example.”
tab stop. To make your equations more compact, you may use An excellent style manual for science writers is [7].
the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents.
Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and variables, but not
Greek symbols. Use a long dash rather than a hyphen for a IV. USING THE TEMPLATE
minus sign. Punctuate equations with commas or periods when After the text edit has been completed, the paper is ready
they are part of a sentence, as in for the template. Duplicate the template file by using the Save
As command, and use the naming convention prescribed by
your conference for the name of your paper. In this newly
ab  created file, highlight all of the contents and import your
 prepared text file. You are now ready to style your paper; use
  the scroll down window on the left of the MS Word Formatting
toolbar.
Note that the equation is centered using a center tab stop.
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined A. Authors and Affiliations
before or immediately following the equation. Use “(1),” not
“Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a The template is designed so that author affiliations are not
sentence: “Equation (1) is ...” repeated each time for multiple authors of the same affiliation.
Please keep your affiliations as succinct as possible (for
example, do not differentiate among departments of the same
D. Some Common Mistakes
organization). This template was designed for two affiliations.
 The word “data” is plural, not singular.
1) For author/s of only one affiliation (Heading 3): To
 The subscript for the permeability of vacuum 0, and change the default, adjust the template as follows.
other common scientific constants, is zero with
a) Selection (Heading 4): Highlight all author and
subscript formatting, not a lowercase letter “o.”
affiliation lines.
 In American English, commas, semi-/colons, periods, b) Change number of columns: Select the Columns icon
question and exclamation marks are located within from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
quotation marks only when a complete thought or name
Column” from the selection palette.
is cited, such as a title or full quotation. When quotation
marks are used, instead of a bold or italic typeface, to c) Deletion: Delete the author and affiliation lines for
highlight a word or phrase, punctuation should appear the second affiliation.
outside of the quotation marks. A parenthetical phrase 2) For author/s of more than two affiliations: To change
or statement at the end of a sentence is punctuated the default, adjust the template as follows.
outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A
parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the a) Selection: Highlight all author and affiliation lines.
parentheses.) b) Change number of columns: Select the “Columns”
icon from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
 A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an “insert.”
Column” from the selection palette.
The word alternatively is preferred to the word
“alternately” (unless you really mean something that c) Highlight author and affiliation lines of affiliation 1
alternates). and copy this selection.
 Do not use the word “essentially” to mean d) Formatting: Insert one hard return immediately after
“approximately” or “effectively.” the last character of the last affiliation line. Then paste down
the copy of affiliation 1. Repeat as necessary for each
 In your paper title, if the words “that uses” can additional affiliation.
accurately replace the word using, capitalize the “u”; if
not, keep using lower-cased.
 Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones
“affect” and “effect,” “complement” and “compliment,”
“discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” and “principle.”
 Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.”
 e) Reassign number of columns: Place your cursor to Figure Labels: Use 8 point Times New Roman for Figure
the right of the last character of the last affiliation line of an labels. Use words rather than symbols or abbreviations when
even numbered affiliation (e.g., if there are five affiliations, writing Figure axis labels to avoid confusing the reader. As an
place your cursor at end of fourth affiliation). Drag the cursor example, write the quantity “Magnetization,” or
up to highlight all of the above author and affiliation lines. Go “Magnetization, M,” not just “M.” If including units in the
to Column icon and select “2 Columns”. If you have an odd label, present them within parentheses. Do not label axes only
number of affiliations, the final affiliation will be centered on with units. In the example, write “Magnetization (A/m)” or
the page; all previous will be in two columns. “Magnetization (A ( m(1),” not just “A/m.” Do not label axes
with a ratio of quantities and units. For example, write
B. Identify the Headings “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
Headings, or heads, are organizational devices that guide
the reader through your paper. There are two types: component ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Heading 5)
heads and text heads. The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
Component heads identify the different components of your America is without an “e” after the “g.” Avoid the stilted
paper and are not topically subordinate to each other. Examples expression “one of us (R. B. G.) thanks ...”. Instead, try “R. B.
include ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and REFERENCES, and for G. thanks...”. Put sponsor acknowledgments in the unnumbered
these, the correct style to use is “Heading 5.” Use “figure footnote on the first page.
caption” for your Figure captions, and “table head” for your
table title. Run-in heads, such as “Abstract,” will require you to
apply a style (in this case, italic) in addition to the style REFERENCES
provided by the drop down menu to differentiate the head from The template will number citations consecutively within
the text. brackets [1]. The sentence punctuation follows the bracket [2].
Text heads organize the topics on a relational, hierarchical Refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]—do not use
basis. For example, the paper title is the primary text head “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a
because all subsequent material relates and elaborates on this sentence: “Reference [3] was the first ...”
one topic. If there are two or more sub-topics, the next level Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place the
head (uppercase Roman numerals) should be used and, actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it was
conversely, if there are not at least two sub-topics, then no cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters for
subheads should be introduced. Styles named “Heading 1,” table footnotes.
“Heading 2,” “Heading 3,” and “Heading 4” are prescribed.
Unless there are six authors or more give all authors’
C. Figures and Tables names; do not use “et al.”. Papers that have not been published,
even if they have been submitted for publication, should be
1) Positioning Figures and Tables: Place figures and cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been accepted for
tables at the top and bottom of columns. Avoid placing them in publication should be cited as “in press” [5]. Capitalize only
the middle of columns. Large figures and tables may span the first word in a paper title, except for proper nouns and
across both columns. Figure captions should be below the element symbols.
figures; table heads should appear above the tables. Insert
For papers published in translation journals, please give the
figures and tables after they are cited in the text. Use the
English citation first, followed by the original foreign-language
abbreviation “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence. citation [6].
TABLE I. TABLE STYLES
[1] G. Eason, B. Noble, and I.N. Sneddon, “On certain integrals of
Table Table Column Head Lipschitz-Hankel type involving products of Bessel functions,” Phil.
Head Table column subhead Subhead Subhead Trans. Roy. Soc. London, vol. A247, pp. 529-551, April 1955.
(references)
copy More table copya
[2] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd ed., vol.
a.
Sample of a Table footnote. (Table footnote) 2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1892, pp.68-73.
b. [3] I.S. Jacobs and C.P. Bean, “Fine particles, thin films and exchange
anisotropy,” in Magnetism, vol. III, G.T. Rado and H. Suhl, Eds. New
York: Academic, 1963, pp. 271-350.
We suggest that you use a text box to insert a graphic [4] K. Elissa, “Title of paper if known,” unpublished.
(which is ideally a 300 dpi resolution TIFF or EPS file with [5] R. Nicole, “Title of paper with only first word capitalized,” J. Name
all fonts embedded) because this method is somewhat more Stand. Abbrev., in press.
stable than directly inserting a picture. [6] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron spectroscopy
studies on magneto-optical media and plastic substrate interface,” IEEE
To have non-visible rules on your frame, use the Transl. J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp. 740-741, August 1987 [Digests 9th
MSWord “Format” pull-down menu, select Text Box > Annual Conf. Magnetics Japan, p. 301, 1982].
Colors and Lines to choose No Fill and No Line. [7] M. Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook. Mill Valley, CA:
University Science, 1989.
Fig. 1. Example of a figure caption. (figure caption)