Author’s guide to full paper submissions

Please adhere to these guidelines as they will ensure that your paper is produced to it’s best potential in the pacific 2012 international maritime Conference proceedings

Your paper must be submitted online via the link provided in your acceptance letter by the following specified date as appropriate:

Refereed Papers: 3 October 2011
Non-refereed papers: 14 November

If it is not received by this date it will not be included in the Conference Proceedings.

Authors MUST present their paper in person at the Conference

Authors are requested to advise via email if they can not adhere to these guidelines pacific2012imc@arinex.com.au

Author’s Biography

A short biography was submitted during the abstract submission process. This will be provided to the Chairman of your Session. If you have not submitted a biography or would like to update your biography, please send this via email to the Conference Managers.

Proceedings

Proceedings will be produced in the form of a CD-Rom and will contain author’s full papers.  Papers that have been refereed will be clearly identified in the Proceedings.

An Abstract Book will also be produced in hard copy and combined with the Conference program and general information.

Submission Requirements

• All papers must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Please do not use Macintosh formats.
• Papers should be a maximum length of 10 pages.
• All papers are to be submitted in the English language.

Paper Size and Margins

A4 size with 2.5 cm margins on all four sides. All text justified.

Fonts

All body text should be in Times New Roman, 12 point font, one column.

Title

The title should be in 18 point Times New Roman, bold and centred across the top of the page, it should be concise but descriptive with a maximum length of 20 words.

Author’s Name, Organisation and Country

This should be centred below the title using 12-point font size, underline the name of the presenting author. E.g.:

Phillip Wilson
University of Southampton, UK

Headings

• Major headings are to be left justified in a 12 point, bold font using capital letters.
• Numbering is optional.

Sub-Headings

• Sub-Headings should be left justified in a 12 point, bold font using Title Case on a separate line.

Equations

• Equations should be centred with the equation number right justified.

Tables and Figures

• Tables and figures should be produced in JPEG, GIF, Bitmap or TIFF formats, either within the text or at the end of it. 
• Colour pictures and graphs are preferred as these can be reproduced in full colour on the CD-ROM.

References

• List and number all references at the end of the paper. Authors’ last names should be listed before their initials, followed by the year of publication, article title, journal name, volume number and page number(s).

Example: 1. Authors, (year), “article title”, journal, volume, page(s)

Page Numbers, Headers and Footers

• Please do not include page numbers, headers or footers in Pacific 2010 International Maritime Conference full papers. 

Please click here to download the Full paper template.

Liability

Authors are responsible for obtaining security approval for publication in the Conference Proceedings, from employers or authorities where necessary. If they so wish, authors should include a disclaimer at the end of the paper stating that the opinions expressed are those of the author and not those of the company or organisation that they are representing.

Paper Review

Reviewers are appointed to give an impartial assessment of the submission and have the responsibility for final acceptance or rejection of the paper acting on behalf of the program committee.

Copyright

Crown copyright for authors employed by government agencies and departments of British Commonwealth countries is recognised.  A licence to publish such papers is acceptable for Pacific 2012.  It must include the following warranties:

The Article is original work and has not been published before in any form and does not infringe upon any copyright, contains no libellous or otherwise unlawful statements and does not otherwise infringe on the rights of others, and that any necessary permission to quote or reproduce images from another source has been obtained.

Hosts

Pacific IMC 2012 Website Sponsor - Lockheed Martin

Timetable and Deadlines

Abstract Submission
February 2011
Registration Open
July 2011
Abstract Submission Deadline
Now Closed
Author Acceptance Notification
3 August 2011
Refereed Paper Submission Deadline
3 October 2011 Closed
Full Paper Submission Deadline
14 November 2011 Closed
Presenter Registration Deadline
15 November 2011
Early Bird Registration Deadline
15 November 2011

Expression of Interest

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Conference Managers

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Address for Communications

Please contact the Conference Managers at the address below for further information.
Pacific 2012 IMC Managers
arinex pty limited
GPO Box 128
SYDNEY NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA
Telephone (61) 2 9265 0700
Fax: (61) 2 9267 5443
Email: pacific2012imc@arinex.com.au