ICMP 2003 > Instructions for authors

Instructions for authors

World Scientific will publish the Proceedings of ICMP 2003. All the authors contributing to these Proceedings are expected to come to the Congress with their paper ready for publication. World Scientific supplies LaTeX2e macro packages for the layout of the submitted articles. A basic knowledge of LaTeX is required in order to understand these packages.

You may download here the LaTeX2e class files, as well as documentation and a sample article file:

• The simplest LaTeX2e class file for use with your paper: ws-procs10x7square.cls. This is for the non-advanced user; it will do standard LaTeX (square braket) citations.
• Alternative LaTeX2e class file for use with your paper: ws-procs10x7.cls. This is for the advanced user; it will do superscript citations and other layout.

Please do not make changes in the ".cls" files above. You may redefine LaTeX commands in the file "template.tex" below.
You may notice that the World Scientific website has for download ".cls" files similar to those above; do not use them. For your contribution to the Proceedings of ICMP2003, do not use ".cls" files other than those available right here.

• Template file: template.tex. Authors should only need to type over the text in this file:
• Choose one between \documentclass{ws-procs10x7square} and \documentclass{ws-procs10x7}; comment the other.
• Put the class file and the template in the same directory when compiling.
• Do not worry about defining trim size, text area, etc.; the class file will handle the sizing and the layout for you.
• Type over the self-explained CAPITALIZED WORDS in template.tex; follow the comments/instructions present in "%-Boxes" and delete the excess sections, appendixes, etc.
• Authors can rename template to any file name they like and redefine commands as in standard LaTeX.
• A few general instructions for authors to follow when coding their LaTeX documents:
  • Please make sure that the quotation marks are paired correctly, e.g. ``good quotes'' rather than ''bad quotes''.
  • Italicized words should not be done in TeX's mathmode as this will result in unusual character spacing. Use the proper control sequence: \textit{...}.
  • Use an hyphen (-) for compound words (e.g. two-dimensional), an en-dash (--) to link numbers, nouns or names (e.g. 220--240 Volts, electron--positron collisions, Einstein--Rosen--Podolsky paradox), and an em-dash (---) to link sentences or clauses---this is what we would regard as a normal dash.
  • The standard abbreviations are:
    

    Equation(s)	->	Eq./Eqs.
    Figure(s)	->	Fig./Figs.
    Reference(s)	->	Ref./Refs.
    Section(s)	->	Sec./Secs.

    
    Please spell in full if any of the above is the first word of a sentence, and use a fixed space (~) between the reference and identifiers (e.g. Fig.~1.1).
  • Latin words are in italized, e.g. et al., a priori, in situ, etc.
• Further documentation: Authors wishing to see an example, or to know about more advanced techniques, like embedding figures, tables, listing, complicated equations, etc., can study the supplied examples:
• Source files: ws-procs10x7.tex, ws-procs10x7.cls, procs-fig1.eps.
• PDF output: ws-procs10x7.pdf.
• If you need any further assistance, please send an email to ykoh@wspc.com.sg or jessie@wspc.com.sg

You may also download all of the files above packed in a single file. Choose the most convenient format for you:

• ws-procs.tar.gz.
• ws-procs.zip.

Please consider also to fill and send the copyright transfer form to World Scientific.