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Special Attention to Authors
All papers, whether invited or contributed, whether platform or poster, have the same two-page format. All accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings, a special issue of Microscopy and Microanalysis, the official journal of the Microscopy Society of America and the Microbeam Analysis Society.
The deadline for receipt of all papers is February 15, 2001. Papers received after that date will not be accepted for publication.
- Please read all instructions carefully.
- Papers should be a condensed version of the final presentation and
include all significant findings.
- Papers, whether invited or contributed, must adhere to the instructions
on this page and the next page. The entire paper must be on two
pages, no more, no less. A sample paper appears on page 16. The
second page may be used for halftone illustrations.
- An Electronic Author Data Form must be filled out for each paper
submitted. The form can be accessed at www.mmconference.org/2001
A printout of the electronically submitted Author Data Form must accom-
pany the paper. In lieu of the electronic printout, a letter indicating First
Author, Title, and the electronically assigned Paper# may be used. If
electronic submission of the Author Data Form is not possible, a
hard copy of this form can be obtained by contacting the MSA
Meeting Management at 708-361-6045. It is imperative that this
request be received no later than February 1, 2001 to ensure that
the form reaches you in time to be submitted with your paper.
- Three copies of each paper must be submitted along with the original.
Make sure the copies are good quality since they (not the original) will
be used for review and for assigning the paper to a session. Please
do not submit color prints. It is not necessary to provide original
micrograph prints for the copies.
- An overhead and a 35-mm projector will be supplied for all platform
presentations. Any other required audio/visual equipment (video, stereo,
etc.) must be indicated on the Data Form or its availability cannot be
guaranteed. Audio/visual equipment may be requested for poster
presentations but cannot be guaranteed without consultation.
- All papers are reviewed by the Program Committee. Reasons for rejection
include: lack of relevance; poor science quality; previous publication;
excessive commercialism; deliberate fraud or hoax; lack of adherence to
these instructions and late submission. Authors of rejected papers will
receive a written explanation for the rejection from the Program Chair.
- You are responsible for presenting your paper at the meeting. If unfore-
seen circumstances prevent your attendance, you must (1) notify the
Program Chair and Meeting Management as soon as possible, and (2)
arrange for a colleague to present your paper. Failure to do so will result
in rejection of your papers in future meetings.
- Send papers (original and three good copies) along with the Electronic
Author Data Form printout to: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2001,
7000 West Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415. Insert
cardboard sheet(s) in the envelope to prevent bending. Advance
Registration Forms and Award application material can be included
in the same envelope.
- Do not send papers by fax. A faxed paper will not be acknowledged or
accepted as a "reservation" for an original paper received after the
deadline.
- Receipt of papers will be acknowledged promptly. Corresponding
authors will be notified of a session and time assignments on/or about
May 15, 2001.
- Information regarding the technical content of the meeting or
of specific sessions can be obtained from the Meeting Web page
or from the Program Chair,
Bob Price, USC School of Medicine
Instrumentation Resource Facility,
Garner's Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-733-3393
Fax:803-733-1533
Price@med.sc.edu.
All other questions about the
meeting should be directed to
MSA Meeting Managers,
7000 West Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Phone: 708-361-6045
Fax: 708-361-6166.
Detailed Instructions for Authors
- TEXT. Write papers so that readers who are not specialists in the subject
can appreciate the purpose of the study and understand the procedures and
conclusions. The entire paper must be on two pages, no more, no less.
- TYPESETTING. Use a word processor (with laser or bubble-jet printer,
NOT a dot-matrix printer) or an electric typewriter. Use 12 point Times New
Roman or similar, 6 lines per vertical inch. Use italics for taxonomic terms and bold face for the title. Use NO underlines except for taxonomic terms.
The copy will be photographed and reproduced as it is received, and will
not be reduced; please see that it is sufficiently clean and dark enough to insure legibility and good appearance. Please follow the model of the sample paper on page 16. Avoid individualized formatting and special typefaces.
- PLEASE NOTE THAT PREPRINTED FORMS ARE NO LONGER
SUPPLIED. Submit papers on good-quality plain white paper. The material must fit within a 6-3/4" x 9" rectangle. Computer printouts and figures may
be pasted in place. Write author' s name and the figure number on the back
of each print in soft pencil, in case it comes loose. Do NOT use cardboard backing.
- PAGE 1. May include text only, no illustrations. Title on first line, all
capitals (except for chemical symbols); bold face, single-spaced if more
than one line is needed. Leave one line of space; then authors' names,
each followed by a comma and one or more asterisks for reference to each author' s affiliation. Leave one line of space; then asterisk the first author' s affiliation, etc. Do NOT center; return each line to the left margin.
- PAGE 2. May include both text (if any) and figures. Table captions above
tables, at left margin; figure captions below figures. Examples:
TABLE 1 D Elements and their concentrations (after Ref. 3).
FIG. 1 D Energy-dispersive X-Ray spectra from second region indicate
presence of Y.
- LINE DRAWINGS. Use original inked drawings or glossy prints (NOT
duplicate copies), with lines and stenciled legends thick enough to remain legible after reproduction. Paste into place on page 2, with captions below each.
- MICROGRAPHS AND OTHER HALFTONE PHOTOS. Use good-contrast glossy prints, as far as possible with comparable density ranges. On each, show (a) figure number and (b) scale line (e.g., 1 m). Do not use color
micrographs.
- TABLES. Type single-spaced, with a horizontal line top and bottom as wide as the widest line of the table and vertical lines separating columns (but omit
outermost vertical lines). Leave extra half space above and below each
horizontal line. Indicate units (in parenthesis) in column headings. Place on
page 2.
- REFERENCES. Citations are shown in the text by a superscript numeral,
preferably at the end of the sentence, AFTER the period. References are
collected at the end of the paper, before the figures. Acknowledgements
of sponsorship or the help of colleagues is made in the last reference,
corresponding to a numeral at the end of the text. USE NO UNDERLINES. For three or more authors, use first-named author' s name only plus
"et al . . ." Examples:
1. R. H. Geiss and D.R.. Clarke. Proc. Ann MSA Meeting 35(1977)525.
2. J. I. Goldstein et al., Practical Electron Microscopy, New York Plenum (1975)407.
3. T. A. Hall, in G. Oster, Ed., Physical Techniques in Biological Research,
New York Academic Press (1971)12.
4. R. G. Stafford et al., in Environmental Measurement, Washington, D.C.,
NIST Special Publication 464(1977)659.
5. This research was supported by the Office of Circumlocution under
Contract N00014-78-0094. The aid of Dr. Uriah Heep of City University is gratefully
acknowledged.
- COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT. By submitting a paper, authors (except
U.S. government employees) agree that if accepted, it is to be copyrighted
by MSA. Authors and others may reproduce parts of the paper (with proper acknowledgement) at no charge in the journal of a professional society, but must apply to MSA for permission to reproduce them in books and other commercial publications.
First Page: Text Only.
FIRST LINE, PAPER TITLE, ALL CAPITALS, (except chemical symbols). Leave one blank line, then author's names, upper and lower case. Leave another blank line, then each author's affiliation and postal address. Then leave another blank line and begin text, single spaced, except leave one blank line between paragraphs.
Second Page: Text and Illustrations.
Firmly mount all illustrations. Make photographs abut (no spaces between them) and form into a rectangle. Identify each figure by a superimposed numeral and collect all figure captions below rectangle (typed to full width).
The entire PAPER must be on two pages, no more, no less.
The material for each page must fit within 6-3/4" x 9" rectangle.
NOTE:
Authors of submitted papers are strongly encouraged
to also consider submitting full manuscripts to the journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis following Instructions to
the Authors found in the journal or at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10005/index.htm.
Or contact:
Herb Niemirow, Managing Editor,
Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010-7875
Phone: 212-460-1686
Fax: 212-533-5587
E-mail: herbn@springer-ny.com
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