MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION AND FORMAT

Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word file format. All manuscripts will follow the same general style as described in this document. The manuscript template can be downloaded from this Word Format.  The editors reserve the right to edit these files to ensure every article follows the same style.

General Rules

• The article shall be written in good English (either American or British is accepted, but not a mixture of both).
• The minimum article size is 6 full pages. The paper length between 3,000 to 8,000 words is preferred.
• The manuscript shall be formatted for an A4 size page.
• The body text shall have both the left and right margins justified with single-line spacing.
• The font type for the main body text shall be Cambria and size 10 points unless otherwise stated.
•  Paragraph Spacing before and after is 0 pt i.e. no blank lines between paragraphs.
•  All paragraphs in each section or subsection are not indented.
•  Sections and subsections should be formatted to two levels:

1.     INTRODUCTION

Heading 1 (Section heading): Cambria; Size - 10; Bold. Single-spaced before and single-spaced after

1.1  Research Methods

Heading 2 (Subheading): Cambria; Size - 10; Bold; capitalize each word, single-spaced before and after

Manuscript Structure

The manuscript should be organized into clearly defined sections, namely, introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments (if any), references, and appendices (if any). Sections and subsections should be formatted as heading levels 1 and 2 as shown in General Rules. Any subsection, ideally, should not be more than 700 words. Authors are encouraged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

Title of the Paper

The title should be concise and informative to adequately describe the content of the paper as it is often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formula wherever possible. The title is aligned to the left and is set in boldface (font size 14 pt). Only the first word in the title should be capitalized.

Authors’ Names and Affiliations

The author’s name is provided below the title and followed by the author’s affiliation. Please state the given name and family name clearly. If the article was written by more than one author, append their name to the first author. If the authors are with different affiliations, assign a sequential superscript alphabet (beginning with “a”) immediately after the author's name and precedes the author’s affiliation. However, authors with the same affiliation will bear the same alphabet.
The names and affiliations are aligned to the left (font size 9 pt, italic). A blank line is required to separate the title, the author's name list and the affiliation.

Corresponding Author’s E-mail

An email address of the author who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication, and post-publication is stated following the last affiliation of authors. Clearly, indicate by placing an asterisk (“*”) after the author’s name and before the email address.
The email address should use Cambria font size, 9pt italic.

Abstract

A concise and factual abstract is required in one (1) paragraph. The abstract should be no longer than 250 words. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the methodology, the principal result, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. Do not cite references in the abstract.

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, provide between 3 to 5 keywords to clearly describe the subject matter, avoiding general and plural terms as well as multiple concepts. The keywords are listed in the lower case, alphabetical order, separated by commas and aligned to the left (font size 9 pt).

Figures and Tables

Figures are numbered consecutively and the caption is placed centered below the figure. Similarly, tables are numbered consecutively in order of their appearance in the text. However, place the caption above the table body. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Present figures and tables after the text which they are referenced as “Figure 1” or “Table 1”.

Equation/Formula

Equations are displayed separately from the paragraphs of text. They should be flushed to the left of the page. The equation should be numbered consecutively. All equation numbers must appear in parentheses and on the right-hand side of the equation. Refer to equations in the text as "(1)". The text size of formula should be 10 points.

Conclusion

A conclusion section is required and should clearly discuss the advantages, limitations, possible applications and recommendations for future research.

Acknowledgments

Please acknowledge any organizations that have sponsored or supported this research. Individuals other than the authors who have given direct assistance could be acknowledged.

References

Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Citations in the text and reference list should follow the IEEE referencing style.

Citing and Listing of Web References

As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired or can be included in the reference list.

Examples:

Journal Publication

[1]    I. E. Alguindigue, A. Loskiewicz-Buczak, and R. E. Uhrig, "Monitoring and diagnosis of rolling element bearings using artificial neural network," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 209-217, 1993.

Book

[2]    L. Stein, "Random patterns," in Computers and You, J. S. Brake, Ed. New York, NY, USA: Wiley, 1994, pp. 55-70

Reports

[3]    Western Electric Co., Transmission Systems for Communications, 3rd ed. Winston-Salem, NC, 1985, pp. 44-60.

Proceeding Papers

[4] R. Aiordachioaie D., R. Teodorescu, and G. Puscasu, "Fault Detection in Electrical Machines with Neural Networks," in Proc. ELECTROMOTION'95 Symposium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1995.