INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FORMAT A PAPER TO A SCITEPRESS CONFERENCE

LANGUAGE FIRST SECTION - TITLE, AUTHOR(S), AFFILIATION,

KEYWORDS AND ABSTRACT
All papers must be in English
General
ALLOWED NUMBER OF PAGES Text in one column

The paper must be no longer than: Title

Twelve (12) pages for full papers Align Center
Eight (8) pages for short papers Linespace exactly at 17pt
Font size 15pt
If needed extra pages may be used. For each extra page Font style bold
a fee will be charged. Initial letters Capitalized
Please notice that there is a limit of four (4) extra
pages. Subtitle
Align Center
Linespace exactly at 15pt
PAGE SETUP Font size 13pt
Font style bold and italic
Paper Size Initial letters Capitalized
A4 (210x297 mm)
Document margins (Please keep these values) Authors
Align Center
Margins Linespace exactly at 13pt
Top: 3,3 cm Spacing: before 24pt
Bottom: 4,2 cm Vertical space between authors 12pt
Left: 2,6 cm Font size 11pt
Right: 2,6 cm
Layout Affiliations
Section start: Continuous Align Center
Header: 1,4 cm Linespace exactly at 11pt
Footer: 2,5 cm Font size 9pt
Vertical Alignment: Top Font style italic
Affiliation should include organisation, address and
email.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Keywords
Any text or material outside the aforementioned Align Justify
margins will not be printed. Linespace exactly at 11pt
Do NOT change the headers and footers. Headers and Hanging indent 2cm,
footers will be added to the document electronically. Spacing: before 48pt
No page numbers should be included. Spacing: after 0pt
Font size 9pt
Each paper must have at least one keyword
FONT
Abstract
For best viewing experience the used font must be Align Justify
Times New Roman. Linespace exactly at 11pt
Hanging indent 2cm
Spacing: before 12pt
Spacing: after 30 pt
Font size 9pt
Each paper must have an abstract

Page 1 of 2
SECOND SECTION PAPER CONTENTS AND REFERENCES Spacing: before 12pt
General Spacing: after 6pt
Text in two columns No font style such as bold or italic.
Column width 7,5 cm The final sentence of a caption must end with a
Column spacing 0,8 cm (Equal column width) period.
Example:
Table 1: Caption example.
1 Section Titles*
No dot after the section title number
Align Left Figures
Linespace exactly at 15pt Figures must be properly captioned and numbered.
Hanging Indent of 0,7 cm All figures must appear within the designated
Spacing: before 24pt (Not applicable to the 1st title section) margins or it may span the two columns.
Spacing: after 12pt Figures in two columns must be positioned at the
Font size 13pt top or bottom of the page within margins.
Font style bold All figures must be centered.
All caps Figure caption should follow the format given
bellow:
Placed below the figure
1.1 Subsection Titles* Caption must be centered except when it has
Dot only between section title numbers more than 1 line; then it must be justified.
Align Left Font: Times New Roman 9pt.
Linespace exactly at 13pt Spacing: before 6pt
Hanging Indent of 1,0 cm Spacing: after 12pt
Spacing: before 11pt (Not applicable right after a section title) No font style such as bold or italic.
Spacing: after 11pt, The final sentence of a caption must end with a
Font size 12pt period.
Font style bold Example:
Initial letters Capitalized Figure 1: Caption example.

1.1.1 Sub Subsection Titles* Equations

Dot only between section title numbers Equations should be placed on a separate line,
Align Left numbered and centered. An extra line space should
Linespace exactly at 12pt be added above and bellow the equation.
Hanging Indent of 1,0 cm The use of a table with two columns is advisable.
Spacing: before 10pt (Not applicable right after a subsection title)
Spacing: after 10pt,
Font size 11pt Program Code
Font style bold Align left
Initial letters Capitalized Linespace single
Font Courrier New
Font size 9pt
Section Text
Align Justify
Linespace single Acknowledgements
Font size 10pt If any, should be added just before the references as
Section and subsections first paragraph without first section title without numbering.
line indent;
Other paragraphs: First line indent of 0,5 cm Reference Text
Align justify
Tables Linespace single
Tables must be properly captioned and numbered. Hanging indent 0.5 cm,
All tables must appear within the designated Font size 9pt
margins or it may span the two columns. References and Citations should follow the Harvard
Tables in two columns must be positioned at the top (author, date) system convention.
or bottom of the page within margins. References must be cited in the text.
All tables must be centered.
Table caption should follow the format given Appendix
bellow: If any, should be added just after the references as
Placed above table section title without numbering.
Caption must be centered except when it has
* The section and subsections numbers must be numbered
more than 1 line, which must be justified. sequentially. Please avoid using only one subsection within a
Font: times new roman, 9pt. section.