Journal of Military Technology



Instructions to Authors Submitting

Papers to the Journal of Military Technology

First A. AUTHOR, Second B. AUTHOR, and Third C. AUTHOR

[1]Abstract—These instructions provide basic guidelines to help authors prepare their papers for submission to the Journal of Military Technology. The abstract should be self-explanatory and summarize the essential qualities of the paper. The abstract must clearly state the novelty of the work regarding the journal fields. Do not use more than 200 words in the abstract, as it will be included in the on-line version of the journal and sent for indexing to international databases, in different formats. Also, try to use only English characters in the abstract. Other characters, like special symbols, Greek alphabet letters, subscript and superscript styles, could not be included in the text-only on-line abstract. Do not cite references in the abstract. Do not delete the character immediately before the Abstract; it sets the footnote at the bottom of this column.

Index Terms—Enter about five key words or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas.

Introduction

Papers should be written in English and submitted in final camera-ready form. All text has to be edited by using the styles defined in this document.

Papers must have an even number of pages, but not less than 6. We do not publish short papers.

Paper and Text Format

When you open this document, select “Page Layout” from the “View” menu in the menu bar (View | Page Layout), which allows you to see the footnotes. Then type over sections or cut and paste from another document and then use markup styles. The pull-down style menu is at the left of the Formatting Toolbar at the top of your Word window (for example, the style at this point in the document is “Text”). Highlight a section that you want to designate with a certain style, and then select the appropriate name on the style menu. The style will adjust your fonts and line spacing. Do not change the template font sizes or line spacing to squeeze more text into a limited number of pages. Use italics for emphasis; do not underline words.

To insert images in Word, position the cursor at the insertion point and either use Insert | Picture | From File or copy the image to the Windows clipboard and then Edit | Paste Special | Picture (with “Float over text” unchecked).

Tables, Figures, Equations

Illustrations and tables should be progressively numbered, following the order cited in the text; they may be organized in one or two columns. Tables must be accompanied by a caption placed at the top. Figures (referred to in the text as Fig. X) must be accompanied by a caption placed underneath (“Figure Caption” style). References made to tables in text will not be abbreviated, e.g. “in Table I”.

Table I. The Recommended Styles

|ITEM |STYLE (FROM "STYLE AND FORMATTING") |

|TITLE OF PAPER |TITLE |

|AUTHORS’ NAMES |AUTHORS |

|ABSTRACT |ABSTRACT |

|TITLE OF SECTIONS |HEADING 1 |

|TEXT |TEXT |

|FORMULAE |EQUATION |

|ALGORITHMS |TEXT + COURIER NEW 8 |

|FIGURE CAPTIONS |FIGURE CAPTION |

|REFERENCES HEAD |REFERENCES HEAD |

|REFERENCES |REFERENCES |

When inserting figures, they should be as clear as possible. Figures must be centered. Do not use font sizes smaller than 8 Times New Roman, as they will be difficult to be read.

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Figure 1. Magnetization as a function of applied field

Color pictures are also acceptable, but you have to be sure they will be also visible on grayscale printing. In the online version of your paper they will be in color version.

Math

Use either the Microsoft Equation Editor or the MathType add-on () for equations in your paper (Insert | Object | Create New | Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). “Float over text” should not be selected.

Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). First use the equation editor to create the equation. Then select the “Equation” markup style. Press the tab key and write the equation number in parentheses. To make your equations more compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents. Use parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate equations when they are part of a sentence, as in

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Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined before the equation appears or immediately following. Italicize symbols (T might refer to temperature, but T is the unit tesla). Refer to “(1),” not “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a sentence: “Equation (1) is ... .”

References Section

All listed references must be cited in text at least once.

Number the citations consecutively, in square brackets [1]. The sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. Multiple references [1], [2], and [3], should be cited [1-3]. Also, use [4],[6-8] and not [4],[6],[7],[8]. In sentences, refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] shows ....” Please do not use automatic endnotes in Word, rather, type the reference list at the end of the paper using the “References” style.

Give all authors’ names; do not use “et al.” unless there are six authors or more. Use a space after authors’ initials.

Other than books, capitalize only the first word in a paper title, except for proper nouns and element symbols. For papers published in translation journals, please give the English citation first, followed by the original foreign-language citation. See the end of this document for formats and examples of common references.

As all papers of the Journal of Military Technology are published on-line, including the references, it is mandatory to include permanent links for all references available on-line. References linking to temporary on-line resources (for example links to sites like , , or any other similar) are not acceptable. Only permanent links to on-line resources are accepted (CrossRef, PubMed, PermaLink, Handle, or similar).

For every reference try to find out, if possible, a permanent on-line link and include it at the end of the respective reference. You may use some free tools for this task: or .

Some Common Mistakes

The word “data” is plural, not singular. The subscript for the permeability of vacuum µ0 is zero, not a lowercase letter “o.” Use the word “micrometer” instead of “micron.” A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an “insert.” The word “alternatively” is preferred to the word “alternately” (unless you really mean something that alternates). Use the word “whereas” instead of “while” (unless you are referring to simultaneous events). Do not use the word “essentially” to mean “approximately” or “effectively.” Do not use the word “issue” as a euphemism for “problem.” Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones “affect” (usually a verb) and “effect” (usually a noun), “complement” and “compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” (e.g., “principal investigator”) and “principle” (e.g., “principle of measurement”). Do not confuse “imply” and “infer”.

Prefixes such as “non,” “sub,” “micro,” “multi,” and “ultra” are not independent words; they should be joined to the words they modify, usually without a hyphen. There is no period after the “et” in the Latin abbreviation “et al.” (it is also italicized). The abbreviation “i.e.,” means “that is,” and the abbreviation “e.g.,” means “for example” (these abbreviations are not italicized).

Conclusion

Although a conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest applications and extensions. Try to emphasize your scientific contribution and the differences from previous works in the literature. The conclusion is a text only section - do not use equations, graphs or cite references in this section.

Appendix A

APPENDICES, IF PRESENT, MUST BE MARKED A, B, C, AND PLACED BEFORE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SECTION.

Acknowledgment

PLACE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BEFORE REFERENCES. DO NOT MENTION THE SPONSORS AND/OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OBTAINED IN THIS SECTION, AS THEY MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE UNNUMBERED FOOTNOTE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE PAPER.

References

BASIC FORMAT FOR PERIODICALS:

1] J. K. Author, “Name of paper,” Abbrev. Title of Periodical, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, Abbrev. Month, year.

Examples:

2] F. Aronowitz, “Theory of a traveling-wave optical maser,” Phys. Rev., vol. 139, no. 3A, pp. A635–A646, Aug. 1965. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.139.A635

3] M. Ito et al., “Application of amorphous oxide TFT to electrophoretic display,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids, vol. 354, no. 19, pp. 2777–2782, Feb. 2008. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.10.083

Basic format for books:

4] J. K. Author, Title of Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, Country if not USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year.

Example:

5] B. Klaus and P. Horn, Robot Vision. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986.

Basic format for book chapters:

6] J. K. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of His Published Book, J. K. Editor, Ed. City of Publisher, Country if not USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.

Examples:

7] L. Stein, “Random patterns,” in Computers and You, J. S. Brake, Ed. New York, NY: Wiley, 1994, pp. 55–70.

8] F. Nüsslin, “The molecular imaging pathway to biomedical physics,” in Radiation Physics for Nuclear Medicine, M. C. Cantone and C. Hoeschen, Eds. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 2011, ch. 2, sec. 2, pp. 7–11. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11327-7_2

Basic format for reports:

9] J. K. Author, “Title of report,” Abbrev. Name of Co., City of Co., Abbrev. State, Rep. xxx, year.

Examples:

10] E. E. Reber, R. L. Mitchell, and C. J. Carter, “Oxygen absorption in the earth’s atmosphere,” Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, Tech. Rep. TR-0200 (4230-46)-3, Nov. 1988.

11] J. H. Davis and J. R. Cogdell, “Calibration program for the 16-foot antenna,” Elect. Eng. Res. Lab., Univ. Texas, Austin, Tech. Memo. NGL-006-69-3, Nov. 15, 1987.

Basic format for handbooks:

12] Name of Manual/Handbook, x ed., Abbrev. Name of Co., City of Co., Abbrev. State, year, pp. xxx–xxx.

Examples:

13] Transmission Systems for Communications, 3rd ed., Western Electric Co., Winston-Salem, NC, 1985, pp. 44–60.

14] Motorola Semiconductor Data Manual, Motorola Semiconductor Products Inc., Phoenix, AZ, 1989.

Basic format for published conference proceedings:

15] J. K. Author, “Title of paper,” in Abbreviated Name of Conf., City of Conf., Abbrev. State (if given), year, pp. xxx–xxx.

Example:

16] S. H. Zad and M. Moosaei, “Fault recovery in control systems—A modular discrete-event approach,” in Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, 2004, pp. 445–450. doi:10.1109/ICEEE.2004.1433923

Basic format for papers presented at conferences:

17] J. K. Author, “Title of paper,” presented at the abbrev. Name of Conf., City of Conf., Abbrev. State, year.

Example:

18] J. G. Kreifeldt, “An analysis of surface-detected EMG as an amplitude-modulated noise,” presented at the 1989 Int. Conf. Medicine and Biological Engineering, Chicago, IL, Nov. 9–12, 1989.

Basic format for patents:

19] J. K. Author, “Title of patent,” U.S. Patent x xxx xxx, Abbrev. Month, day, year.

Example:

20] G. Brandli and M. Dick, “Alternating-current fed power supply,” U.S. Patent 4 084 217, Nov. 4, 1978.

Basic format for theses (M.S.) and dissertations (Ph.D.):

21] J. K. Author, “Title of thesis,” M.S. thesis, Abbrev. Dept., Abbrev. Univ., City of Univ., Abbrev. State, year.

22] J. K. Author, “Title of dissertation,” Ph.D. dissertation, Abbrev. Dept., Abbrev. Univ., City of Univ., Abbrev. State, year.

Examples:

23] N. Kawasaki, “Parametric study of thermal and chemical nonequilibrium nozzle flow,” M.S. thesis, Dept. Electron. Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka, Japan, 1993.

24] J. O. Williams, “Narrow-band analyzer,” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Elect. Eng., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, 1993.

Basic format for standards:

1] Title of Standard, Standard number, date.

Examples:

25] IEEE Criteria for Class IE Electric Systems, IEEE Standard 308, 1969.

26] Letter Symbols for Quantities, ANSI Standard Y10.5-1968.

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This paragraph of the first footnote will contain support information, including sponsor and financial support acknowledgment. For example, “This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce under Grant BS123456”.

The next few paragraphs should contain the authors’ current affiliations, including current address and e-mail. For example, F. A. AUTHOR is with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA (e-mail: author@boulder.).

S. B. AUTHOR was with Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 USA. He is now with the Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA (e-mail: author@lamar.colostate.edu).

T. C. AUTHOR is with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA, on leave from the National Research Institute for Metals, Tsukuba, Japan (e-mail: author@nrim.go.jp).

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