GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

ASIAN CONFERENCE ON REMOTE SENSING ACRS 2009

Shunji MURAI

General Secretary, AARS

E-mail: sh1939murai@nifty.com

KEY WORDS: Authors, Conference, Manuscript, Guidelines, Remote Sensing

ABSTRACT: These guidelines are provided to make it easy to read with the consistent format.  Please complete your full paper in strict conformance with these guidelines and send it to the Conference Secretariat not later than September 20, 2009. 

1.  MANUSCRIPT

1.1 Sheets for Papers and Typing

Prepare the camera-ready manuscripts in A4 paper sheet size 297 mm x 210 mm (11.69 x 8.27 inches).  

Set upper margin to 26 mm and lower margin to 22 mm, left margin to 24 mm and right margin to 22 mm.  The entire text is to be typed in a single wide column across the whole page.

The size of characters should be 12 points or equivalent (15 characters per inch). All text is to be single-spaced. Left and right justified typing is preferred. Only one side of each sheet is to be used. The reverse side must be left blank. Each page must be typed or output on the ACRS sheets provided for that purpose.

1.2 Length

All manuscripts are limited to 6 single-spaced pages, including the Title block, abstract, figures, tables and references.

Additional pages are not accepted.

1.3 Page Numbering

Do not type the page number on the manuscript sheet.

2.  TITLE AND ABSTRACT BLOCKS

2.1 Title Block

The title should appear in bold capital letters without underlining, centered across the two columns, near the top of the first page of the paper. Use more than one line if you wish, but always use single spacing. After one blank line type the author(s)'name(s) and affiliation in upper and lower case letters centered under the title. In the case of multi-authorship, group them by firm or organization.  Affiliation should include position(s) of the authors, the institution(s), and the postal address. For convenience of readers of the proceedings, it is recommended to include the tel. number, fax number and the e-mail address(es). A slight change of the title and authors of full paper from the submitted Abstract Form is accepted.

2.2 Key Words

Leave two blank lines under the Title Block. Type "KEY WORDS:" flush left in bold capital letters, followed by 3-5 English key words for the full paper.

2.3 Abstract

Leave one blank line under the key words. Type "ABSTRACT" flush left in bold capital letters followed by the abstract. Please write a concise abstract (limited to 300 words) which presents in short the content and, very importantly, the news and results of the paper in words understandable also to a non-specialist. The text must be always single spaced, without blank lines between paragraphs. Start paragraphs flush with left margin.

3.  MAIN BODY OF TEXT

Type text single-spaced, with one blank line between paragraphs and headings.  Start paragraphs flush with left margin.

3.1 Headings

MAJOR HEADINGS

Major headings or chapter headings are to be flush with the left margin, in bold capitals without underlining. Major headings are on a separate line between two single blank lines.

Subheadings

Type subheadings flush with the left margin, in bold upper case and lower case letters (Title Case).  Subheadings are on a separate line between two single blank lines.

Sub-subheadings:   Sub-subheadings are to be typed in bold upper case and lower case letters after one blank line flush with the left margin of the column, with text following on the same line.

Decimal numbering of all headings is appreciated.  If there is no bold printing available to you, use underlining, instead, but only for subheadings and sub-subheadings, not for major headings.

3.2 Footnotes

Avoid footnotes, but if you need them, mark footnotes in the text with an asterisk (*); use a double asterisk (**) for a second footnote on the same page.

3.3 References and/or Selected Bibliography

References should be cited in the text, thus (Smith, 1987b), and listed in alphabetical order in the reference section.  The following arrangements should be used:

References from Journals:

Smith, J., 1987a.  Calibration tests of industrial and scientific CCD cameras.   Photogrammetria, 42 (1), pp. 47-56.

References from Books:

Smith, J., 1989. Architectural Photogrammetry. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 321-332.

Thomas, L., 1990. Close-range camera calibration. In: Industrial Photogrammetry, edited by Smith, J., John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 403-445.

References from Other Literature:

Smith, J., 1987b. Economic printing of color photos.   Report KRL-3, Kennedy Laboratories, Arlington, VA-USA.

Smith, J., 1988. Single Station Self-Calibration Technique. In: International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Kyoto, Vol.XXVII, Part B5, pp.456-469.

3.4 Illustrations

3.4.1 Placement: Figures and tables may be either one or two columns in width. Large figures and tables sometimes need to be turned on their sides. If you must turn a figure or table sideways, be sure that the top of it always on the left -hand side of the page.

3.4.2 Captions: All captions should be typed in upper case and lower case letters, centered beneath the illustrations.    Figures and tables are to be numbered in their respective order, e.g. Figure 1, Table 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Table 2, ...

3.4.3 Photographs: Paste original (clear) photographs in place on manuscript pages. Do not submit the manuscript and photos separately. Submitted (pasted) photos are not returned to the authors. Type the caption directly under the pasted photos.

3.4.4 Copyright: If your article contains any copyrighted illustrations or imagery, please include a statement of copyright such as:   c SPOT Image Copyright 19xx (fill in year) CNES.  It is the author¡¯s responsibility to obtain any necessary copyright permission.

3.5 Equations, Symbols and Units

3.5.1 Equations: If you letter equations by hand, use black ink and write them down clearly. Equations should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper. The equation number should be enclosed in parentheses and placed flush right. Leave one blank line before and after the equations.

3.5.2 Symbols and Units: Use the SI (Systeme Internationale) Units and Symbols. Unusual characters or symbols may be hand-drawn with a thin pen in black ink and should be explained in a list of nomenclature.

4.   TRANSMITTAL

4.1 Transmittal of Full Papers

The author should submit the camera-ready full final manuscript in either the hard copy format or a digital format to the Conference Secretariat not later than September 20, 2009. Late papers will not be included in the proceedings.

4.1.1 Paper in Hard Copy Format

The author could send one copy of the camera-ready full final manuscript printed/typed on the ACRS sheets, provided for that purpose, to the Conference Secretariat by airmail.

Late papers are not eligible for inclusion in the proceedings. In this case, the authors must prepare at least 100 copies of their papers at their own cost and distribute them at the time of presentation. Note that the copying machine in the secretariat room at the conference site will not be available for this purpose.

4.1.2 Paper in Digital Format

The author could also send one digital copy of the camera-ready full final manuscript. The paper in the digital format may be prepared either in MS Word (.doc or .rtf) format or in Acrobat PDF (.pdf) format. Please do not send Postscript (.ps) files.

The digital copy will be included in the CD-ROM version of the proceedings. In case of papers submitted late, they will not be included in the proceedings.

4.2 Conference Secretariat: acrs2009@irsa.ac.cn

The online Fullpaper  Submission System is closed.

(If you intend to submit the paper , but you had not submitted the abstract before, please send the paper to us by email acrs2009@irsa.ac.cn. Please note this way can not ensure your paper be accepted by the conference.)