Authors’ Instructions: Preparation of Camera-Ready Contributions to

SCITEPRESS Proceedings

First Author Name1 , Second Author Name1 and Third Author Name2
1 Institute of Problem Solving, XYZ University, My Street, MyTown, MyCountry
2 Department of Computing, Main University, MySecondTown, MyCountry
{f author, s author}@ips.xyz.edu, t [email protected]

Keywords: The paper must have at least one keyword. The text must be set to 9-point font size and without the use of
bold or italic font style. For more than one keyword, please use a comma as a separator. Keywords must be
titlecased.

Abstract: The abstract should summarize the contents of the paper and should contain at least 70 and at most 200 words.
The text must be set to 9-point font size.

1 INTRODUCTION into your working directory, but NOT edit, the follow-
ing 4 files:
Your paper will be part of the conference proceedings - apalike.bst
therefore we ask that authors follow the guidelines ex- - apalike.sty
plained in this example in order to achieve the highest - article.cls
quality possible (Smith, 1998). - scitepress.sty
Be advised that papers in a technically unsuitable Group 2. Additionally, you may wish to copy and
form will be returned for retyping. After returned the edit the following 3 example files:
manuscript must be appropriately modified.
- example.bib
- example.tex
- scitepress.eps
2 MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
2.2 Page Setup
We strongly encourage authors to use this document
for the preparation of the camera-ready. Please follow The paper size must be set to A4 (210x297 mm). The
the instructions closely in order to make the volume document margins must be the following:
look as uniform as possible (Moore and Lopes, 1999). • Top: 3,3 cm;
Please remember that all the papers must be in En-
glish and without orthographic errors. • Bottom: 4,2 cm;
Do not add any text to the headers (do not set run- • Left: 2,6 cm;
ning heads) and footers, not even page numbers, be- • Right: 2,6 cm.
cause text will be added electronically.
For a best viewing experience the used font must It is advisable to keep all the given values because
be Times New Roman, except on special occasions, any text or material outside the aforementioned mar-
such as program code 2.4.8. gins will not be printed.

2.3 First Section

2.1 Manuscript Setup
This section must be in one column.
The template is composed by a set of 7 files, in the
following 2 groups:
Group 1. To format your paper you will need to copy
2.3.1 Title and Subtitle 2.4.2 Subsection Titles

Use the command \title and follow the given struc- The heading of a subsection title must be with initial
ture in ”example.tex”. The title and subtitle must be letters capitalized (titlecased).
with initial letters capitalized (titlecased). The separa- Words like ”is”, ”or”, ”then”, etc. should not be
tion between the title and subtitle is done by adding a capitalized unless they are the first word of the sub-
colon ”:” just before the subtitle beginning. In the title section title.
or subtitle, words like ”is”, ”or”, ”then”, etc. should Example: \subsection{First Subtitle}
not be capitalized unless they are the first word of the
title or subtitle. No formulas or special characters of 2.4.3 Sub-Subsection Titles
any form or language are allowed in the title or subti-
tle. The heading of a sub subsection title should be with
initial letters capitalized (titlecased).
2.3.2 Authors and Affiliations Words like ”is”, ”or”, ”then”, etc should not be
capitalized unless they are the first word of the sub
Use the command \author and follow the given struc- subsection title.
ture in ”example.tex”. Example: \subsubsection{First Subsubtitle}
2.3.3 Keywords 2.4.4 Tables

Use the command \keywords and follow the given Tables must appear inside the designated margins or
structure in ”example.tex”. Each paper must have they may span the two columns.
at least one keyword. If more than one is specified, Tables in two columns must be positioned at the
please use a comma as a separator. The sentence must top or bottom of the page within the given margins.
end with a period. To span a table in two columns please add an asterisk
(*) to the table begin and end command.
2.3.4 Abstract Example: \begin{table*}
\end{table*}
Use the command \abstract and follow the given
structure in ”example.tex”. Each paper must have an Tables should be centered and should always have
abstract up to 200 words. The sentence must end with a caption positioned above it. The font size to use is
a period. 9-point. No bold or italic font style should be used.
The final sentence of a caption should end with a
2.4 Second Section period.

Files ”example.tex” and ”example.bib” show how to Table 1: This caption has one line so it is centered.
create a paper with a corresponding list of references. Example column 1 Example column 2
This section must be in two columns. Example text 1 Example text 2
Each column must be 7,5-centimeter wide with a
column spacing of 0,8-centimeter.
The section text must be set to 10-point. Table 2: This caption has more than one line so it has to be
Section, subsection and sub-subsection first para- justified.
graph should not have the first line indent. Example column 1 Example column 2
To remove the paragraph indentation (only nec- Example text 1 Example text 2
essary for the sections), use the command \noindent
before the paragraph first word. Please note that the word ”Table” is spelled out.
If you use other style files (.sty) you MUST in-
clude them in the final manuscript zip file. 2.4.5 Figures
2.4.1 Section Titles Please produce your figures electronically, and inte-
grate them into your document and zip file.
The heading of a section title should be in all-capitals. Check that in line drawings, lines are not inter-
Example: \section{FIRST TITLE} rupted and have a constant width. Grids and details
within the figures must be clearly readable and may
not be written one on top of the other.
 Figure resolution should be at least 300 dpi. The text must be aligned to the left and in 9-point
Figures must appear inside the designated margins type.
or they may span the two columns.
Figures in two columns must be positioned at the 2.4.9 Reference Text and Citations
top or bottom of the page within the given margins.
To span a figure in two columns please add an asterisk References and citations should follow the Harvard
(*) to the figure begin and end command. (Author, date) System Convention (see the Refer-
Example: \begin{figure*} ences section in the compiled manuscript). As ex-
\end{figure*} ample you may consider the citation (Smith, 1998).
Figures should be centered and should always Besides that, all references should be cited in the text.
have a caption positioned under it. The font size to No numbers with or without brackets should be used
use is 9-point. No bold or italic font style should be to list the references.
used. References should be set to 9-point. Citations
should be 10-point font size.
You may check the structure of ”example.bib” be-
fore constructing the references.
For more instructions about the references and ci-
Figure 1: This caption has one line so it is centered.
tations usage please see the appropriate link at the
conference website.

Figure 2: This caption has more than one line so it has to be 3 COPYRIGHT FORM
justified.

The final sentence of a caption should end with a For the mutual benefit and protection of Authors and
period. Publishers, it is necessary that Authors provide formal
Please note that the word ”Figure” is spelled out. written Consent to Publish and Transfer of Copyright
before publication of the Book. The signed Consent
2.4.6 Equations ensures that the publisher has the Author’s authoriza-
tion to publish the Contribution.
Equations should be placed on a separate line, num- The copyright form is located on the authors’ re-
bered and centered. served area.
The numbers accorded to equations should appear in The form should be completed and signed by one
consecutive order inside each section or within the author on behalf of all the other authors.
contribution, with the number enclosed in brackets
and justified to the right, starting with the number 1.
Example: 4 CONCLUSIONS
a = b+c (1) Please note that ONLY the files required to compile
2.4.7 Algorithms and Listings your paper should be submitted. Previous versions
or examples MUST be removed from the compilation
Algorithms and Listings captions should have font directory before submission.
size 9-point, no bold or italic font style should be used We hope you find the information in this template
and the final sentence of a caption should end with a useful in the preparation of your submission.
period. Captions with one line should be centered and
if it has more than one line it should be set to justified.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2.4.8 Program Code
If any, should be placed before the references section
Program listing or program commands in text should without numbering. To do so please use the following
be set in typewriter form such as Courier New. command: \section*{ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS}
Example of a Computer Program in Pascal:
Begin
Writeln(’Hello World!!’);
End.
REFERENCES
Moore, R. and Lopes, J. (1999). Paper templates. In TEM-
PLATE’06, 1st International Conference on Template
Production. SCITEPRESS.
Smith, J. (1998). The Book. The publishing company, Lon-
don, 2nd edition.

APPENDIX
If any, the appendix should appear directly after the
references without numbering, and not on a new
page. To do so please use the following command:
\section*{APPENDIX}