Author Guidelines for CS843 Term Paper
Jane Doe
Department of Computer Science,
Wichita State University,
Wichita, KS 67260, USA
Abstract
The abstract should summarize the contents of the paper
and should contain at least 70 and at most 150 words. It
should be in fully-justified text, at the top of the left-hand
column below the author information. The title
“Abstract” must be in 12-point Times, boldface, centered
relatively to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract
is to be in 10-point and single-spaced type. There should
be two blank (10-point) lines after the abstract, then begin
the main text.
1. Introduction
Please follow the steps outlined below when
submitting your paper to CS843 Term Paper.
Submissions must be made electronically as Postscript,
Adobe PDF or MS Word files.
All manuscripts must be in English. Page and Column
Layout must be as follows: Start the first page in a one-
column format. Center your title about 3 lines down from
the normal top of the print area. Follow the title with two
blank lines. The author name(s) and affiliation(s) are
next, centered beneath the title and followed by two blank
lines.
Your Abstract and the remainder of the paper are to be
in a two-column format (except for figures or tables that
may span both columns if necessary). If the last page is
not filled, please divide the data into two equal columns.
Columns in the two-column format are to be 3-1/4
inches wide (approx. 8.5 cm), with a 5/16-inch (approx.
0.8 cm) space between columns, for a total print area
width of 6-7/8 inches (approx. 17.5 cm). The length of the
print area of any page must not exceed 8-7/8 inches
(approx. 22.5 cm). Text must be fully justified.
The second and the following pages should begin 1.0
inch (2.54 cm) from the top edge. On all pages, the
bottom margin should be 1-1/8 inches (2.86 cm) from the
bottom edge of the page for 8.5 x 11 inch paper;
approximately 1-5/8 inches (4.13) from the bottom edge
of the page for A4 paper.
2. Type Style and Size of Text
Main text is to be single spaced in 10-point Times or
Times Roman (or similar font), in the two-column format.
The first line of each paragraph is to be indented
approximately 1/6 inch (approx. 0.42 cm), and the entire
text is to be justified - that is, flush left and flush right.
Please do not place additional line spacing between
paragraphs. Figure and table captions should be Helvetica
10-point boldface; callouts should be Helvetica 9-point
non-boldface. Capitalize only the first word of each figure
caption and table title. Figures and tables must be
numbered separately. Table titles are to be centered above
the tables.
3. Title and Headings
The main title should be in Times (or Times Roman)
14-point boldface centered over both columns. In the
main title, capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,
and adverbs; do not capitalize articles, coordinate
conjunctions, and prepositions (unless the title begins
with such a word). Leave two blank lines after the title.
Initially capitalize the words in the first-, second-, and
third-order headings.
4. Author Name(s)/Affiliation(s)
Author names and affiliations are to be centered
beneath the title in Times (or Times Roman) 12-point
non-boldface. Multiple authors may be shown in a two-
