Abstract-- This document gives formatting instructions for

authors preparing papers for publication in the Proceedings of

an IEEE Students Conference on Engineering and Systems
(SCES 20!"# The document contains information regarding
des$top publishing format% type si&es% and typefaces# Style rules
are provided that e'plains ho( to handle e)uations% units%
figures% tables% abbreviations% and acronyms# Sections are also
devoted to the preparation of ac$no(ledgments% references% and
authors* biographies# The abstract is limited to +0 (ords and
cannot contain e)uations% figures% tables% or references# It should
concisely state (hat (as done% ho( it (as done% principal results%
and their significance#
Index Terms--The author shall provide up to +-, $ey(ords (in
alphabetical order" to help identify the ma-or topics of the paper#
.or e'ample/ Engineering% magneti&ation% systems% students
conference on engineering and systems (SCES"#
INTRODUCTION
HIS document provides an example of the desired layout
for a SCES!"# and can $e used as a %icrosoft &ord
template' It contains information re(ardin( des)top pu$lishin(
format* type si+es* and typefaces' Style rules are provided that
explains ho, to handle e-uations* units* fi(ures* ta$les*
a$$reviations* and acronyms'
T
./.ER .RE./R/TION
.lease use automatic hyphenation and chec) your spellin('
/dditionally* $e sure your sentences are complete and that
there is continuity ,ithin your para(raphs' Chec) the
num$erin( of your (raphics 0fi(ures and ta$les1 and ma)e sure
that all appropriate references are included'
./2E 3/4OUT
/n easy ,ay to comply ,ith the conference paper
formattin( re-uirements is to use this document as a template
and simply type your text into it'
Page Layout
5
The paper title should $e in uppercase and lo,ercase letters* not all
uppercase'
The name and affiliation 0includin( city and country1 of each author must
appear on the paper' 6ull names of authors are preferred in the author line* $ut
are not re-uired' Initials are used in the affiliation footnotes 0see $elo,1' .ut a
space $et,een authors7 initials'
Examples of affiliation footnotes8
/' /uthor is ,ith the Department of Electrical En(ineerin(* %otilal Nehru
National Institute of Technolo(y* /llaha$ad9""!!#* India 0e9mail8
a:author;(mail'com1'
<' /uthor and C' /uthor are ,ith the Department of %echanical
En(ineerin(* %otilal Nehru National Institute of Technolo(y* /llaha$ad9
""!!#* India 0e9mail8 $:author;(mail'com* c:author;mnnit'ac'in1'
SCES!"#
4our paper must use a pa(e si+e correspondin( to /# ,hich
is "!mm 0='>?1 ,ide and @>mm 0""'A@?1 lon(' The
mar(ins must $e set as follo,s8
Top B "@mm 0!'>C?1
<ottom B #Dmm 0"'A@?1
3eft B Ri(ht B "#'Dmm 0!'CA?1
4our paper must $e in t,o column format ,ith a space of
#'mm 0!'">?1 $et,een columns'
./2E ST43E
/ll para(raphs must $e indented' /ll para(raphs must $e
Eustified* i'e' $oth left9Eustified and ri(ht9Eustified'
A. Text Font of Entire Document
The entire document should $e in Times Ne, Roman or
Times font' Type D fonts must not $e used' Other font types
may $e used if needed for special purposes'
Recommended font si+es are sho,n in Ta$le "'
B. Title and Author Details
Title must $e in # pt Re(ular font' /uthor name must $e
in "" pt Re(ular font'
<ody of the paper should $e in "! pt font'
/ll title and author details must $e in sin(le9column format
and must $e centred'
Every ,ord in a title must $e capitali+ed except for short
minor ,ords such as FaG* FanG* FandG* FasG* FatG* F$yG* FforG*
FfromG* FifG* FinG* FintoG* FonG* ForG* FofG* FtheG* FtoG* F,ithG'
/uthor details must not sho, any professional title 0e'('
%ana(in( Director1* any academic title 0e'(' Dr'1 etc'
To avoid confusion* the family name must $e ,ritten as the
last part of each author name 0e'(' RaEendra .' Sharma1'
Each affiliation must include* at the very least* the name of
the company and the name of the country ,here the author is
$ased 0e'(' Institute of Technolo(y* 3uc)no,* India1'
Email address is compulsory for the correspondin( author'
Extra Care should $e ta)en in order to ensure that
conference paper ,ill $e free from (rammar and spellin(
mista)es'
<elo, the ta$le and fi(ure captions Apt spacin( is needed'
T/<3E I
6ONT SIHES 6OR ./.ERS
.ont
Si&e
0ppearance (in Time 1e( 2oman or Times"
2egular 3old Italic
= ta$le caption 0in
Small Caps1*
fi(ure caption*
reference item
reference item
0partial1
@ author email address
0in Courier1*
cell in a ta$le
a$stract
$ody
a$stract headin(
0also in <old1
"! level9" headin( 0in
Small Caps1*
para(raph
level9 headin(*
level9D headin(*
author affiliation
.aper for IEEE Sponsored StudentsI Conference
on En(ineerin( and Systems 0.aper Title1
/' /uthor* Student Member !EEE* <' /uthor* Member !EEE* and C' /uthor* Student Member !EEE
"" author name
# title
". Section #eadings
No more than D levels of headin(s should $e used' /ll
headin(s must $e in "!pt font' Every ,ord in a headin( must
$e capitali+ed except for short minor ,ords as listed in Section
III9<'
Le$el%& #eading8 / level9" headin( must $e in Small
Caps* centered and num$ered usin( uppercase Roman
numerals' 6or example* see headin( FIII' .a(e StyleG of this
document' The t,o level9" headin(s ,hich must not $e
num$ered are F/c)no,led(mentG and FReferencesG'
Le$el%' #eading( / level9 headin( must $e in Italic* left9
Eustified and num$ered usin( an uppercase alpha$etic letter
follo,ed $y a period' 6or example* see headin( FC' Section
Headin(sG a$ove'
Le$el%) #eading( / level9D headin( must $e indented* in
Italic and num$ered ,ith an /ra$ic numeral follo,ed $y a
ri(ht parenthesis' The level9D headin( must end ,ith a colon'
The $ody of the level9D section immediately follo,s the level9
D headin( in the same para(raph' 6or example* this para(raph
$e(ins ,ith a level9D headin('
Table "a*tions
Ta$les must $e num$ered usin( uppercase Roman
numerals' Ta$le captions must $e centred and in = pt Re(ular
font ,ith Small Caps' Every ,ord in a ta$le caption must $e
capitali+ed except for short minor ,ords as listed in Section
III9<' Captions ,ith ta$le num$ers must $e placed $efore
their associated ta$les* as sho,n in Ta$le "'
Page +umbers #eaders and Footers
.a(e num$ers* headers and footers must not $e used
Figures and Tables
6i(ure axis la$els are often a source of confusion' Try to
use ,ords rather than sym$ols' /s an example* ,rite the
-uantity ?%a(neti+ation*? or ?%a(neti+ation* M*? not Eust
?M'? .ut units in parentheses' Do not la$el axes only ,ith
units' /s in 6i(' "* ,rite ?%a(neti+ation 0)/Jm1? or
?%a(neti+ation 0)/Km
9"
1*? not Eust ?)/Jm'? Do not la$el axes
,ith a ratio of -uantities and units' 6or example* ,rite
?Temperature 0L1*? not ?TemperatureJL'? 6i(ure la$els should
$e le(i$le* approximately =9 to "!9point type'
3ar(e fi(ures and ta$les may span $oth columns* $ut may
not extend into the pa(e mar(ins' 6i(ure captions should $e
$elo, the fi(uresM ta$le captions should $e a$ove the ta$les'
Do not put captions in ?text $oxes? lin)ed to the fi(ures' Do
not put $orders around your fi(ures'
/ll fi(ures and ta$les must $e in place in the text near* $ut
not $efore* ,here they are first mentioned' Use the
a$$reviation ?6i(' "*? even at the $e(innin( of a sentence'
6i(' "' %a(neti+ation as a function of applied field' 0Note that ?6i('? is
a$$reviated and there is a period after the fi(ure num$er follo,ed $y t,o
spaces'1
+umbering
Num$er reference citations consecutively in s-uare
$rac)ets N"O' The sentence punctuation follo,s the $rac)ets
NO' %ultiple references NO* NDO are each num$ered ,ith
separate $rac)ets N"O9NDO' Refer simply to the reference
num$er* as in NDO' Do not use ?Ref' NDO? or ?reference NDO?
except at the $e(innin( of a sentence8 ?Reference NDO
sho,sP'?
Num$er footnotes separately ,ith superscripts 0Insert Q
6ootnote1' .lace the actual footnote at the $ottom of the
column in ,hich it is cited' Do not put footnotes in the
reference list' Use letters for ta$le footnotes'
Chec) that all fi(ures and ta$les are num$ered correctly'
Use ara$ic numerals for fi(ures and Roman numerals for
ta$les'
/ppendix fi(ures and ta$les should $e num$ered
consecutively ,ith the fi(ures and ta$les appearin( in the rest
of the paper' They should not have their o,n num$erin(
system'
,nits
%etric units are preferred for use in IEEE pu$lications in
li(ht of their (lo$al readership and the inherent convenience of
these units in many fields' In particular* the use of the
International System of Units 0Systeme Internationale d7Unites
or SI Units1 is advocated' This system includes a su$system of
units $ased on the meter* )ilo(ram* second* and ampere
0%LS/1' <ritish units may $e used as secondary units 0in
parentheses1' /n exception is ,hen <ritish units are used as
identifiers in trade* such as D'C9inch dis) drive'
Abbre$iations and Acronyms
Define less common a$$reviations and acronyms the first
time they are used in the text* even after they have $een
defined in the a$stract' /$$reviations such as IEEE* SI* %LS*
C2S* ac* dc* and rms do not have to $e defined' Do not use
a$$reviations in the title unless they are unavoida$le'
Math and E-uations
Use either the %icrosoft E-uation Editor or the Math Ty*e
commercial add9on for %S &ord for all math o$Eects in your
paper 0Insert Q O$Eect Q Create Ne, Q %icrosoft E-uation or
%ath Type E-uation1' ?6loat over text? should not $e selected'
To ma)e your e-uations more compact* you may use the
solidus 0 J 1* the exp function* or appropriate exponents'
Italici+e Roman sym$ols for -uantities and varia$les* $ut not
2ree) sym$ols' Use a lon( dash rather than a hyphen for a
minus si(n' Use parentheses to avoid am$i(uities in
denominators'
Num$er e-uations consecutively ,ith e-uation num$ers in
parentheses flush ,ith the ri(ht mar(in* as in 0"1' <e sure that
the sym$ols in your e-uation have $een defined $efore the
e-uation appears or immediately follo,in('
dt
i d
L . i / /
f
f f f c i
R R B
0"1
,here /i is the instantaneous volta(e'
Use ?0"1*? not ?E-' 0"1? or ?e-uation 0"1*? except at the
$e(innin( of a sentence8 ?E-uation 0"1 is 'P?
/..ENDIS
/ppendixes* if needed* appear $efore the ac)no,led(ment'
/CLNO&3ED2%ENT
The follo,in( is an example of an ac)no,led(ment'
0.lease note that financial support should $e ac)no,led(ed in
the unnum$ered footnote on the title pa(e'1
The authors (ratefully ac)no,led(e the contri$utions of I'
S' /ustan* /' H' <ur(meyer* C' T' Essel* and S' H' 2old for
their ,or) on the ori(inal version of this document'
RE6ERENCES
References are important to the readerM therefore* each
citation must $e complete and correct' There is no editorial
chec) on referencesM therefore* an incomplete or ,ron(
reference ,ill $e pu$lished unless cau(ht $y a revie,er or
discusser and ,ill detract from the authority and value of the
paper' References should $e readily availa$le pu$lications'
3ist only one reference per reference num$er' If a reference
is availa$le from t,o sources* each should $e listed as a
separate reference' 2ive all authors7 namesM do not use et al.
Samples of the correct formats for various types of references
are (iven $elo,'
N"O 2' Eason* <' No$le* and I' N' Sneddon* FOn certain inte(rals of
3ipschit+9Han)el type involvin( products of <essel functions*G .hil'
Trans' Roy' Soc' 3ondon* vol' /#>* pp' C@UCC"* /pril "@CC'
0references1
NO T' Cler) %ax,ell* / Treatise on Electricity and %a(netism* Drd ed'* vol'
' Oxford8 Clarendon* "=@* pp'A=U>D'
NDO I' S' Taco$s and C' .' <ean* F6ine particles* thin films and exchan(e
anisotropy*G in %a(netism* vol' III* 2' T' Rado and H' Suhl* Eds' Ne,
4or)8 /cademic* "@AD* pp' >"UDC!'
N#O L' Elissa* FTitle of paper if )no,n*G unpu$lished'
NCO R' Nicole* FTitle of paper ,ith only first ,ord capitali+ed*G T' Name
Stand' /$$rev'* in press'
NAO 4' 4oro+u* %' Hirano* L' O)a* and 4' Ta(a,a* FElectron spectroscopy
studies on ma(neto9optical media and plastic su$strate interface*G IEEE
Transl' T' %a(n' Tapan* vol' * pp' >#!U>#"* /u(ust "@=> NDi(ests @th
/nnual Conf' %a(netics Tapan* p' D!"* "@=O'
N>O %' 4oun(* The Technical &riter7s Hand$oo)' %ill Valley* C/8
University Science* "@=@'