Manuscript Submission
Authors of accepted abstracts are requested to read through the following while preparing their manuscripts for submission. The organizer reserves the right to reject papers that do not conform to the prescribed format.
The submission deadline extended to 1 May 2008.
All manuscripts are to be submitted electronically through this website.
To submit your manuscript:
The login ID and password is the same as what you had used earlier to submit your abstract(s) for review. If you have forgotten them, please send an email to the secretariat at lm2008@inmeet.com.sg, with your name, paper ID, paper title to request for the retrieval of your ID/password.
Transfer of Copyright
A statement of Transfer of Copyright must be signed and returned to the secretariat by fax to (65) 6356 7471 or email scanned copy to lm2008@inmeet.com.sg
Download Copyright Form
Please indicate your paper ID (for eg: conf129aXXX) under the section named “SPIE Paper No.”
Manuscript Specifications
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Manuscripts should be 8 to 12 single-sided pages.
All text—including footnotes and author information—and illustrations must appear within a 6.75x8.75 in. (17.15 x 22.23 cm) area.
If you use a U.S.-standard page (8.5 x 11 in./21.59 x 27.94 cm), set margins to .875 in. (2.22 cm) left and right, 1.0 in. (2.54 cm) top and 1.25 in. (3.17 cm) bottom.
If you use an A4 page, set margins to 1.925 cm left and right, 2.54 cm top, and 4.94 cm bottom.
Use Times Roman or equivalent font for all text. Use boldface or italic for emphasis only.
Single-space all text in one column, allowing extra space between paragraphs.
The proper fonts (all Times Roman) for various elements are:
- Article title is 16 pt bold
- Author names, affiliations are 12 pt
- SECTION HEADINGS are 11 pt bold caps
- Subsection headings are 10 pt bold
- Body text is 10 pt
- Figure captions are 9 pt
- Footnote text is 9 pt
Title
Center the paper title at the top of the page in 16-point bold type. Only the first word, proper nouns, and acronyms are capitalized. Keep titles brief and descriptive. Avoid starting with articles or prepositions, e.g., “The study of … ,” “On the ….” Spell out acronyms unless they are widely known.
Authors and affiliations
Use 12-point type, centered. Leave extra space between authors and affiliations/address. Omit titles or degrees such as Dr., Prof., Ph.D., etc. Avoid acronyms that are not internationally known.
Abstract
Begin the abstract two lines below author affiliation(s). Type “ABSTRACT” on a line by itself, all capitals, centered, 11-point type and boldfaced. Limit abstract to 250 words.
Keyword list
To ensure that your paper is indexed appropriately, please insert a list of up to 10 keywords of your choice between the abstract and the body of the text.
Principal headings
Type on a separate line, 11-point type, centered, all capital letters, and boldfaced. Number sections sequentially (i.e., 1, 2, 3,…).
Subheadings
Type on a separate line flush with the left margin. Capitalize the first letter of the first word and proper names only, and boldface the heading. Number subsections according to the following example: Sec. 3.1 is the first subsection of Sec. 3; Sec. 3.2.1 is a subsection of Sec. 3.2.
Paragraphs
Leave additional space between paragraphs. Indentation is optional.
Text
All body text, including abstract, should be 10-point type.
Acronyms
For the first occurrence (other than for commonly used acronyms such as IR, CCD, MTF, etc.), spell out each word followed by the acronym in parentheses, e.g., liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) or Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE).
Equations
Type all equations. Punctuate as a sentence. Type display equation numbers in Arabic numerals in parentheses flush with the right margin. Number display equations consecutively.
Figures and tables
Figures and tables should be clear and legible but sized to make economical use of space, and must fit entirely within the manuscript image area. Similar or related figures should be of uniform size with uniform lettering. All figures should be called out in the text as well as properly labeled and captioned. Number figures sequentially using Arabic numerals, and place a numbered caption near each figure or table. Figures may be positioned within the text or at the end of the manuscript.
Figure and table captions
Type captions in 9-point type. Number figures sequentially, and begin caption with figure or table number.
Footnotes
Additional author information, such as email addresses and web site location should be given in a footnote. Footnotes must appear within the page image area.
Reference citations
Type reference citations within the text as superscripts.
Acknowledgments
All acknowledgments for technical and financial support and government contract or copyright information should go in this section, which follows the text but precedes the references.
References
SPIE is able to display the references section of your paper in the SPIE Digital Library, complete with links to referenced journal articles, proceedings papers, and books, when available. This added feature will bring more readers to your paper and improve the usefulness of the SPIE Digital Library for all researchers.
Denote reference citations within the text of your paper by means of a superscript number. List references at the end of the paper in numerical order, and enclose the reference number in square brackets. Include the following information (as applicable).
For a book: authors (last name first, then initials), [book title], publisher, city, page or chapter numbers (year).
[1] Booth, N. and Smith, A. S., [Infrared Detectors], Goodwin House Publishers, New York & Boston, 241-248 (1997).
For a journal paper: authors (last name first, then initials), “paper title” (in quotes), journal abbreviation, volume number(issue), page numbers (year).
[2] Davis, A., R., Bush, C., Harvey, J. C. and Foley, M. F. , “Fresnel lenses in rear projection displays,” SID Int. Symp. Digest Tech. Papers 32(1), 934-937 (2001).
For a proceedings paper: authors (last name first, then initials), “paper title” (in quotes), proceedings volume name and/or number, page numbers (year).
[3] Van Derlofske, J. F., “Computer modeling of LED light pipe systems for uniform display illumination,” Proc. SPIE 4445, 119-129 (2001).
