All manuscripts must be in English.
Authors who normally use A4 paper: please format your electronic
file to reflect the US standard size paper of 8 1/2 by 11 inches.
If that is not possible, please leave a substantial top margin,
as the top margin is often reduced when converting A4 formatted
PostScript files into PDF.
All text must be in a two-column format. The total allowable
width of the text area is 6-7/8 inches (17.5 cm) wide by 8-7/8
inches (22.54 cm) high. Columns are to be 3-1/4 inches (8.25
cm) wide, with a 5/16 inch (0.8 cm) space between them. The
main title (on the first page) should begin 1-3/8 inches (3.49
cm) from the top edge of the page. The second and following
pages should begin 1.0 inch (2.54 cm) from the top edge. On
all pages, the bottom margin should be 1-1/8 inches (2.86 cm)
from the bottom edge of the page for 8.5 x 11-inch paper; for
A4 paper, approximately 1-5/8 inches (4.13 cm) from the bottom
edge of the page.
Wherever Times is specified, Times Roman may also be used. If
neither is available on your word processor, please use the font
closest in appearance to Times that you have access to. Please
use TrueType 1 fonts wherever possible. Fonts must be from Latin
1 Fontset. The printers' PostScript printers will not recognize
any other fonts. Do not use bitmapped fonts such as Computer
Modern if you can avoid it. Do not use any Ryumin fonts.
Main title
Center the title 1-3/8 inches (3.49 cm) from the top edge of
the first page. The title should be in Times 14-point, boldface
type. Capitalize the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs; do not capitalize articles,
coordinate conjunctions, or prepositions (unless the title begins
with such a word). Leave two blank lines after the title.
[Only for final manuscripts for the conference proceedings
- please leave
this information blank for the initial paper submission to ensure
an anonymous review process ] Author name(s) and affiliation(S)
are to be centered beneath the title and printed in Times 12-point,
non-boldface type. This information is to be followed by two
blank lines.
Abstract
should be in two column format in fully-justified italicized
text, at the top of the left-hand column, below the author and
affiliation information. Use the word "Abstract" as
the title, in 12-point Times, boldface type, centered relative
to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be
in 10-point, single-spaced type. The abstract may be up to 3
in. (7.62 cm) long. Leave two blank lines after the Abstract,
then begin the main text.
Main text
is to be in a two-column format in 10-point Times, single-spaced.
Do not use double-spacing. All paragraphs should be indented
1 pica (approximately 1/6 inch or 0.422 cm). Be sure your text
is fully justified -- that is, flush left and flush right. Please
do not place any additional blank lines between paragraphs.
Figure and table captions should be 10-point Helvetica (or a
similar sans-serif font) boldface type; callouts should be 9-point
Helvetica, non-boldface. Initially capitalize only the first
word of section titles and first-, second-, and third-order
headings.
First-order headings
(For example, 1. Introduction) should be Times 12-point boldface,
initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before,
and one blank line after.
Second-order headings
(For example, 1.1. Database elements) should be Times 11-point
boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank
line before, and one after.
Third-order headings
If you require a third-order heading (we discourage it), use
10-point Times, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left,
preceded by one blank line, followed by a period and your text
on the same line.
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Most of the problems we have with files for the CDROM are related
to the fonts used in the papers. It is highly recommended that
you preview how your paper will look. You can do this by viewing
your PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Also, print your file.
If you cannot print it, then we probably will have trouble processing
it.
It is **very important** that you
use standard Adobe Type 1 fonts, if at all possible. Even though
other fonts will look fine over a PostScript viewer, when the
files are distilled into PDF files, non-Adobe fonts are extremely
difficult to read on the screen.
Important! LaTex users - LaTex files are
particularly problematic and when converted to PDF are almost
unreadable on the screen. This is because the default fonts
are transformed to bitmapped fonts when the PostScript file
is made into PDF. A solution to this problem is:
LaTeX users should utilize the Times Roman PostScript font when
formatting their documents for publication. This can be achieved
easily by specifying Times font at the documentstyle command:
\documentstyle[times]{article}
Although the mathematics fonts used by LaTeX are
not Type 1 fonts, the appearance of the document can improve
tremendously if the above command is used in the TeX document.
If the author uses LaTeX2e package, it is even possible to use
Type 1 fonts for mathematical symbols. You need to have the
package mathptm. If you are using LaTeX2e, use the macro:
\usepackage{mathptm}
If you are using the older LaTeX, include mathptm
in documentstyle:
\documentstyle[mathptm]{acmconf}
For more help with this problem, click
here.
Use footnotes sparingly and place them at the bottom
of the column on the page on which they are referenced. Use
Times 8-point type, single-spaced. To help your readers, avoid
using footnotes altogether and include necessary peripheral
observations in the text (within parentheses, if you prefer,
as in this sentence).
List and number all bibliographical references
in 9-point Times, single-spaced, at the end of your paper. When
referenced in the text, enclose the citation number in square
brackets, for example [1]. Where appropriate, include the name(s)
of editors of referenced books.
Do not submit color images for the hard-copy proceedings
unless specifically instructed to do so.
The CD-ROM can show color in your files very nicely. You are
encouraged to use color to enhance your illustrations and figures.
Please do not go overboard with this, however. And do
not use color for your text, only in illustrations and
figures.
Finally, check that the page order within your
file is correct. We receive quite a few files that have the
pages of the paper in reverse order. In those cases, we must
ask the author to resubmit the file.
The following files contain the LaTeX macros necessary
for you to format your paper based on the above instructions/measurements.
latex8.sty -- the style
file
latex8.tex -- the main macro set
latex8.bib -- the sample bibliography
macros
latex8.bst -- the bibliography main
macro set
latex8.ps -- a sample of how your paper
should look when it's finished.
Note that both current versions of LaTeX, 2e and 2.09,
have the same macros -- refer to the start of the latex8.sty
file for the opening statement for each.
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