Guidelines for authors of the ISWA World Congress 2012

Guidelines for authors of the ISWA World Congress 2012

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Guidelines for authors of the ISWA World Congress 2012

Manuscript preparations
Language: English
Software: Microsoft Word
Page Size: A4
Margins: 2 cm - left, right, top, bottom
Font: 12 pt. Times New Roman
Line Spacing: Single
Justification: Full
Column: Single
Number of pages: Max. 10 pages (incl. tables, figures, diagrams and references)
Size of file: Max. 5.0 MB
page number: Do not number the pages
Headers/ footers: Do not insert headers/footers
Colour: Text in black
Figures, graphs and tables can be in colour
Title: 24 pt bold, first letter in each word in capitals.
Max. 100 letters incl. spaces
Centred
One blank line after title
Author(s) name(s) & Affiliation: 12 pt bold type and centre
First name in full, family name followed by a comma.
On the same line type the organisation the author is affiliated with abbreviate organisation name if possible.
Do not insert address
Paragraphs: Leave one line between paragraphs
Do not insert extra spacing in paragraph and line spacing
Do not indent at all
Do not use numbers to identify headings
Headings to be used: The following headings must be used in the following order:
Contatti
Executive Summary
Introduction
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Other headings will depend upon your specific paper
Headings format: 12 pt bold capitals
Do not indent or centre
Insert a blank line below
Second level headings
12 pt bold, with the first letter in each word in capitals, the rest in lower case
Do not indent or centre
Do not insert a blank line below
Table, figure, graph and photograph headings 10 pt bold type
Table heading above the table
Figure, graph and picture heading below
Clearly Label, ex: "Table 1 of Figure" (no full stop afterwards)
Executive summary: The executive summary contained in your manuscript will be copied and published in the executive summaries book.
Length must not be longer than 400 words.
Words only (no figures, tables, graphs)
Include the background of the work and its aims, the methods/techniques used (briefly), the main results obtained and the conclusions drawn
Contact details: In the executive summaries book details of a contact person for each manuscript will be published. At the beginning of your manuscript please type the following information:
Contact name
Organisation
Postal address
Telephone
Facsimile
Email
Equations & formulae: Align on the left margin
Scientific symbols: Type all scientific symbols in bold
Super & sub scripts: 8 pt bold type
In the production of the CD-ROM symbols often scramble. Only symbols in bold can be proofed.
Referencing: Citations in the text should be denoted with the author’s surname and the year of publication (e.g.: using the data obtained by Parkpain et al. (2000) or using data from literature (Grigg 1996, Pokrajac & Jones 2000).

Provide a reference section at the end of your manuscript, including an alphabetical list of the authors and the year of publication referred to in the text.
Remember to write the working title in italic.
Use the examples written below.
If two or more citations for the same author are made for a single year, identify sequentially in lower case letters, e. g. (1995a).

Examples:
(Book Example): Grigg, N.S. (1996). Water Resources Management, pp. 8-11. Mc. Graw-Hill, New York.
(Conference Proceedings Example): Pokrajac, D. (2000): Oil infiltration in the vicinity of a shallow
groundwater table. In: Bjerg, P. L., Engesgaard, P., & Krom, T. D. (eds.): Groundwater 2000. Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Research, Copenhagen, 6-8 giugno, pp. 17-18. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, NL.
(Scientific journal Example): An, H., Englehardt, J., Fleming, L., & Bean, J. (1999): Occupational health and safety amongst municipal solid waste workers in Florida.
Waste Management & Research 17, pp. 369 - 377.
(Web site reference example): Patton S. (2004): Toxic trespass. Our Planet, 15(2) 24-26. From UNEP, Publications(2004):
http://www.ourplanet.com/imgversn/152/patton.html (Oct. 25, 2004)
Graphics: Insert all tables, figures, graphs and photos (in JPEG, TIFF or Bitmap format) in the body of the manuscript.
Do not use shading
Spell check: Be sure to spell check your manuscript
Submission of full papers:
Electronic file: Microsoft Word document for PC
(Maximum file size 5.0 MB)
How to submit your paper: You should submit your full paper to papers@iswa2012.org
Deadline for paper submission: 30 aprile, 2012
Further guidelines: Specific guidelines regarding oral and poster presentations can be found on the website of the congress after April 30, 2012
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