FNS '97 - Formatting Instructions

Deadline	20 December 1996
Copies	1 original (not stapled or folded) and 2 copies
Language	German or English
Paper	white paper, preferably format DIN A4 (29.7 cm x 21 cm), printed on one side - if you use standard US letter format (11 " x 8.5 "), the appropriate margins are given in italics
Length	maximum 8 pages
Printer	preferably laser printer - when using a 600 dpi printer please print half-tone pictures with a coarse grid of 45 to 50 lines/inch
Head	title of contribution, 2 spaces, author(s), address, telephone, fax, e-mail, 2 spaces (please center these items)
Abstract	in English, maximum 200 words
Keywords	maximum 5
Page Margins	left, right and top 2.5 cm, bottom 3.5 cm, single column - for US letter format: left and top 1 ", right 1.2 ", bottom 0.7 "
Page Numbers	not on the right-hand page, but at the back using soft pencil
Standard Font	times roman, 12 point, justified
Headings	primary headings in times roman, 14 point, bold secondary headings in times roman, 12 point, bold
Title	times roman, 16 point, bold, centered
Line Skip	15 point (1.25-fold)
Spacing	one space between paragraphs as well as before and after headings, equations, figures and tables; two spaces before primary headings
Equations	define symbols when introduced; do not assign different meanings to identical symbols; number main equations at the end of each line in round brackets consecutively or sectionwise
Figures	number figures consecutively and put a caption beneath it (Figure 1: Title.); refer to the figure in the text by (Fig. 1)
Tables	number tables consecutively and put a caption above it (Table 1: Title.); refer to the table in the text by (Tab. 1)
Footnotes	try to avoid footnotes; if necessary, they appear at the bottom of the page after a line of about 5 cm (2 "); refer to the footnote in the text by superior numbers and number them consecutively throughout the whole document
Literature	cite literature in the text with consecutive numbers in square brackets; list literature at the end of the text according to customary bibliographic practice after the heading "Literature"
Examples for Citation:
Book	Author, A., Author, B. (Eds.): Title of Book: Subtitle. Edition, publisher, city, year.
Journal	Author, C., Author, D.: Title of article. Title of Journal volume (number), pages, year.
Proceedings	Author, E., Author, F.: Title of article. Proc. Title of Conference, pages, city, year.
Master's thesis	Author, G.: Title of thesis. Master's thesis, university, faculty, city, year.
Ph.D. thesis	Author, H.: Title of Thesis. Ph.D. thesis, university, faculty, city, year.