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This document provides detailed formatting instructions for authors submitting papers to the Journal FME Transactions, including guidelines on abstract writing, manuscript structure, and citation styles. It emphasizes the importance of clarity, consistency, and adherence to specific formatting rules to ensure the quality and readability of submissions. Authors are advised to avoid common pitfalls such as poor language quality, improper figure placement, and inadequate referencing.

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Template For Manuscript

This document provides detailed formatting instructions for authors submitting papers to the Journal FME Transactions, including guidelines on abstract writing, manuscript structure, and citation styles. It emphasizes the importance of clarity, consistency, and adherence to specific formatting rules to ensure the quality and readability of submissions. Authors are advised to avoid common pitfalls such as poor language quality, improper figure placement, and inadequate referencing.

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First A.

Author
(Helvetica 10 pt, bold) Title (Helvetica 16 pt, bold)
Affiliation-Professor
Institution or Company-
University of Belgrade
Type the abstract of not more than 150 words outlining description of the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering problem, method used and conclusions. The abstract is an essential part of
(Helvetica 7,5 pt) the paper. Use short, direct, and complete sentences. It should be as brief
as possible and concise. It should be complete, self-explanatory, and does
Second B. Author
not require reference to the paper itself. The abstract should be
(Helvetica 10 pt, bold) informative, giving the scope and emphasizing the main conclusions,
Teaching Assistant
University of Novi Sad
results, or significance of the work described. Do not use first person; do
Faculty of Technical Sciences not include mathematical expressions; do not refer to the reference, and
(Helvetica 7,5 pt) try to avoid acronyms. Use this document as a template for MS Word,
version 97 or later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set
Third C. Author
(Times New Roman 10 pt, Italic).
(Helvetica 10 pt, bold)
Assistant Professor
University of Nis
Keywords (Times New Roman 10 pt, Bold): 5-8 keywords, left justified
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Times New Roman 10 pt, Italic).
(Helvetica 7,5 pt)

1. INTRODUCTION (ALL CAPS - HELVETICA 9 PT, 2.1 Secondary heading (Helvetica 9 pt, bold) – Align
BOLD) - ALIGN LEFT left

These are instructions for authors typesetting for the Avoid leaving a heading at the bottom of a column, with
Journal FME TRANSACTIONS. This document has the subsequent text starting at the top of the next
been prepared using the required format. The paper page/column.
must be written in correct English (English or American Do not use further subdivision, for instance 2.1.1. is
spelling). If the quality of the language is too poor, this not allowed.
can prevent your paper from being included in the Use Word program Equations editor to type all
Proceedings. For the good appearance of the formulas (size 10). For subscripts and superscripts use
Proceedings it is of intrinsic importance that all full letter size 8. Denotation typewritten in the text should
texts are of the same shape. The paper is to be written in be set in italic, size 10.
two-column format on the paper size A4 and be right Mathematical formulas should be centred and have
and left justified, using single spacing (Times New to be numbered consecutively from 1 in parentheses on
Roman 10) The width of all margins is to be 20 mm. the far right margin of the column, as formula (1):
The width of each column is to be 80 mm, and the gap
between columns should be 10 mm (Format>Columns).
. (1)
The paragraph indentation is to be 5 mm
(Format>Paragraph>Indents and Spacing>Special: First
line by 5 mm). Equations are separated by 6 points from the rest of
Leave one clear line before and after a main or the text, for example, (Format>Paragraph>Indents and
secondary heading. Spacing>Spacing>Before 6 pt, After 6 pt).
We recommend to start with an Introduction where All numbers and brackets in the text and formulas
you formulate your problem or task respectively, are to be vertical.
present the state-of-the-art and establish the position of All variables: a, b, ... , x, y, z, should be set in italic,
your work in the international scene. while the mathematical operators and functions should
be vertical, as for example:
2. MAIN HEADING (CAPITAL LETTERS, ALIGN
LEFT - HELVETICA 9 PT, BOLD)
, , , , , , .(2)
Please use this document as a template to prepare your
manuscript. Indexes should be set according to the pre-given
In left bottom corner put the full mailing and email rules, i.e. if index is a number or a letter it should be set
addresses of the corresponding author and his vertically. However, if index presents a symbol of a
affiliation, as presented below. variable it should be set in italic, as for instance:

. (3)
Received: January 2008, Accepted: March 2008
Correspondence to: Dr John Smith Vectors are to be written with arrow head as
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, presented below:
Kraljice Marije 16, 11120 Belgrade 35, Serbia
E-mail: [email protected]

© Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade. All rights reserved FME Transactions (200x) XX, x-x 1
Please use only drawings and photographs of excellent
, , (4) quality. It is especially important that all numbers and
characters appearing in your figures are of good quality
or should be set in bold: and well-readable size (≈8-10 pt), i.e. approximately of
the same size as your text. Figure axis labels are often a
, . (5) source of confusion. Axes labels must be clearly
denoted. Figure labels should be legible, approximately
Nondimensional numbers as e.g. Reynold's, should 8 to 10 point type.
be set in italic: Captions should appear below graphical objects.
Captions are the part of the text and not of the figures.
Re, ... (6) Number and title of the figure are separated from figure
Full point and comma have to be typewritten in the and main text by 6 pt (Format>Paragraph>Indents and
text and not in Word Equation Editor. Spacing>Spacing>Before 6 pt, After 6 pt), as shown in
Refer to (1), not to Eq. (1), or equation (1), except at these instructions.
the beginning of a sentence. Be sure that the symbols in All tables should be incorporated into the main body
your equation have been defined before the equation of the text and must be centred in the column and
appears or immediately following. numbered consecutively (in Arabic numbers).
SI units are strongly encouraged. Do not use English Place tables as close as possible to where they are
units. Avoid combining different units. This often leads mentioned in the main text. Large tables may span both
to confusion because equations do not balance columns.
dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly state Table headings should be placed above the table, as
the units for each quantity in an equation. shown in this template. The width of all lines in tables
Units should be typewritten vertically, as for including all borders should be 1/2 pt. Text and numbers in
example: tables should be typewritten in Times New Roman, 9 pt.
Table 1. Heading (Helvetica 8 bold) – Align left
or .
Chemical composition (%)
Element
SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 CaO
Cordierite (C) 45.52 28.10 1.23 3.70
Talc (T) 62.20 3.11 1.25 1.07

It is recommended that footnotes be avoided.


Instead, try to integrate the footnote information into the
text.
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time
they are used in the text, even they have already been
defined in the abstract. Do not use abbreviations in the
title unless they are unavoidable (for example
“ASME”).
Figure 1. Title (Helvetica 8 pt, bold) – Align left References to relevant literature are to be given in
Restrict figures to single-column width unless this usual format, please consult the sample references at the
would make them illegible. If necessary for the purpose end of theses instructions. References are to be listed in
of clarity they can be spread over both columns. the order of their appearance in the text and numbered.
Coloured figures will be reproduced in colour only in Citation is by the number only which is to be put in
electronic version of the Journal, while they will not be square brackets, i.e. [1], [2], ... etc.
reproduced in colour in printed version, so it is not
recommended to use coloured figures and photographs. 3. CONCLUSION (HELVETICA 9 BOLD) - ALIGN
LEFT
If possible, do not assemble figures at the back of your
article, but place them as close as possible to where they
A conclusion section is not required, but it is strongly
are mentioned in the main text.
recommended. Although a conclusion may review the
Figures, numbered consecutively with captions,
main points of the paper, do not replicate the abstract as
should be incorporated into the main body of the text.
the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on the
Do not put figures in frames.
importance of the work or suggest applications and
Do not insert text along the figure by using Insert + Tex
extensions.
Box. Do not put captions in text boxes linked to the figures.
Do not put borders around the outside of your figures.
APPENDIX (HELVETICA 9 BOLD, ALIGN LEFT)
Figures should be centred (Format Object + Layout
+ In line with text). Appendixes, if needed, appear before the
No part of a figure should go beyond the typing area. acknowledgment. Do not include page numbers in the
Captions should appear below graphical objects. text.
Figures are to be inserted in their proper place
throughout the paper and not to be grouped together.

2 ▪ VOL. xx, No x, 200x FME Transactions


ACKNOWLEDGMENT (HELVETICA 9 BOLD, ALIGN
LEFT) Please note that all references listed here must be
Use the singular heading even you have many directly cited in the body of the text. Please do not cite
acknowledgments. Also put in this section sponsor and only your work or reports, but give proper reference to
financial support acknowledgments. relevant related work of easy access, i.e. cite books and
articles in journals and conference Proceedings,
REFERENCES (HELVETICA 9 BOLD, ALIGN LEFT) preferably in English.
If the reference has not been written in English,
In the reference list, journal papers [1], books [2], multi- please translate it into English, and state the original
author books [3], theses [4] and conference Proceedings language in brackets, e.g. (in Serbian).
[5] should be cited as in the following examples: Nomenclature should be put after references, but it is
not required.
[1] Beskok, A., Karniadakis, G.E. and Trimmer, W.:
Rarefaction and compressibility effects in gas NOMENCLATURE (HELVETICA 9 PT, BOLD, ALIGN
microflows, Trans. ASME - J. Fluids Eng, Vol. LEFT)
118, No. 3, pp. 448-456, 1996. thermal diffusivity for fluid, (Times New
[2] Gross, A. W.: Gas film lubrication, John Wiley and Roman 10)
Sons, New York, 1992.
[3] Stachowiak, G.W.: Numerical Characterization of local heat transfer coefficient
wear particle morphology, in: Hutchings, I.M.
(Ed.): New Directions in Tribology, Mechanical
Engineering Publications Ltd., Bury St Edmunds, Greek symbols (Times New Roman 10 pt, bold, italic)
pp. 371-389, 1997. Kronecker delta
[4] Stokes, J.: Production of Coated and Free-Standing
Engineering Components using the HVOF (High Reynolds or turbulent stress
Velocity Oxy-Fuel) Process, PhD thesis, School of
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Superscripts (Times New Roman 10 pt, bold, italic)
Dublin City University, Dublin, 2003.
co convective section
[5] Lancaster, J.K.: Severe metallic wear, in: f furnace section
Proceedings of the Conference on Lubrication and
Wear, 01-03.10.1957, London, pp. 1-7 or Paper 72.
Table 2. Heading – Large tables and figures may span both columns, and if it is not possible to incorporate them in the main
text you can position them at the end of the paper (Helvetica 8 bold).

Normal components of Reynolds stress


Term

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