International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Business Science
Innovation and Research Center, Faculty of Engineering and Management Science, Integrated Thebes Academy (ITA).
IJAEBS
Style and Notation Guide.
Instructions for correct notation and style in preparation of REVTEX comp scripts and conventional manuscripts.
I. INTRODUCTION
This notation guide represents a compendium of IJAEBS style rules to help authors when preparing a paper for submittal as a REVTEX comp script or a conventional manuscript. It is essential that notation be consistent and standardized so that all papers can be processed efficiently. This guide has been arranged so it can be used as a reference manual. Differences or exceptions for specific journals may exist, and may be conveyed to the author by the appropriate journal editor. Authors should consult the Information for Contributors section published in the first issue of each volume of Physical Review. Some of the journals may also have additional instructions for preparing manuscripts on specialized subjects, obtainable from the editor.
II. STYLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTS OF A MANUSCRIPT
The basic parts of a manuscript are discussed below. Those parts which must be included in every manuscript are marked with an asterisk.
A. *Title
Titles are to be simple and concise. Begin the first word with a capital letter; thereafter capitalize only proper or trade names and chemical symbols. The use of nonstandard abbreviations and acronyms is not allowed. Unnecessary words (a, on, an, the, etc.) at the beginning of the title should be dropped.
B. *Author(s) name(s)
It is preferable to use only one form of your name as an author in all of your publications.
C. *Author(s) affiliation(s)
Write out the names and postal addresses of all institutions in full. Include box numbers, apartment numbers, or street numbers only if necessary for effective mail delivery. ZIP codes are required.
[Note: If you expect to be contacted by readers, provision of a complete mailing address in the bylines (including department) is advantageous.].
D. *Receipt date
The received date indicates the date the manuscript was received by the scientific editor. This date will be verified by the editor and will appear in the printed article.
E. *Abstract
An abstract must accompany each manuscript. The abstract should consist of one paragraph and be completely self-contained. It cannot contain numbered references; incorporate such information into the abstract itself. Use this form:
Further information is available [A. B. Smith, Phys. Rev. A 26, 107 (1982)].
Displayed equations and tabular material are discouraged. Define all nonstandard symbols and abbreviations.
F. *Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) indexing codes
Each manuscript must be assigned indexing codes which are used in computerized secondary information services.
In general, follow these guidelines. (1) Choose no more than four index number codes. (2) Place your principal index code first. (3) Always choose the lowest-level code available. (4) Always include the check characters. All indexing will be verified by the journal scientific editor.
G. *Main body of the paper—sequential organization
The body of the paper (text and math) should be divided into sections with the use of section headings and subheadings. However, headings are not always required; for short papers headings may not be necessary or permitted. Equations, tabular material, figures, and references should also follow a sequential numerical scheme in order to ensure a logical development of subject matter.
1. Types of headings and section-head numbers
The major divisions in a paper are indicated by principal headings [level (1)]. Each major section can be further divided by subheadings [levels (2)–(4)]. Each subdivision of a heading indicates a more specific topic. The following list indicates the four different types of section headings and the appropriate style for each. In all headings, symbols and abbreviations should appear as they would in text. Refer to a recent issue of Physical Review for comparison.
Level (1)
I. PRINCIPAL HEADING
Centered heading, all capital letters, preceded by a roman numeral and a period.
Level (2)
A. First subheading
Centered heading, first word capitalized, preceded by a roman capital letter and a period.
Level (3)
1. Second subheading
Centered heading, first word capitalized, all italic, preceded by an Arabic numeral and a period.
Level (4)
(a) Third subheading. Text following a paragraph indentation, first word capitalized, all italic, preceded by a lowercase letter or number in parentheses.
2. Reference, figure, and table numbering
In the body of the paper all references, figures, and tables must be cited consecutively in numerical order. Tables are numbered with roman numerals (I, II, III, etc.). Figures use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) with (a), (b), (c), etc., to label the parts of figures. Note that parentheses are used to enclose the labels for parts of figures, e.g., Fig. 1(a). For Physical Review B, references use numerals as superscripts (Jones1) or on line [Jones (Ref. 1) or Jones, Ref. 1]. Superscript numbers are always placed after a comma, period, quotation marks, colon, and semicolon (Jones,1 Jones.1 Jones”1 Jones:1 Jones;1). For Physical Review A, C, D, E, and Letters, references use on-line numerals in square brackets (Jones [1]); these are spaced away from the preceding word or symbol, and are placed inside punctuation.
3. Equation numbering
Equations that are important, long, complex, or referenced later in the paper are set off from the text (displayed) and may be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers within parentheses [(1), (2), (3), etc.]. These numbers are placed to the extreme right of the equation.
H. Acknowledgments
The acknowledgment section follows the main body of the paper and precedes any appendixes. One paragraph is suggested, with acknowledgment of financial support listed at the end. A principal heading [level (1)] is used for this section, but the section is not numbered. Dedications, as contrasted to acknowledgments, are not permitted.
I. Appendix (es)
Appendixes are placed after the acknowledgments section and before the listing of references. All appendixes must have a heading [level (1)]. A variety of styles is permitted; examples of each appear below:
APPENDIX
(single appendix, no titles),
APPENDIX A
(more than one appendix, no titles),
APPENDIX: SURVEY OF RESULTS
(single appendix, with title),
APPENDIX A: SURVEY OF RESULTS
(more than one appendix, all must be titled).
Equations in appendixes that are displayed and require numbering are treated separately from those in the main body of the paper. The appendix equations are numbered consecutively [(A1), (A2), (A3), etc.], bearing the label of the appendix in which they appear. In each appendix the equations are numbered separately. For the case of one appendix the same (A1), (A2), (A3) form for numbering equations is used.
J. *Footnotes and reference citations
Footnotes are divided into four categories: (1) footnotes to introductory information [author(s) and address(es)], (2) footnotes for references cited in text, (3) footnotes for short comments relevant to the text material, and (4) footnotes that are pertinent to a table or figure only. All four types should be cited where appropriate and should be cited in consecutive numerical order. For Physical Review B, and Letters types (1)–(3) are incorporated into one consecutive list of references to be placed at the end of the paper. For the other journals, type (1) footnotes are placed instead at the bottom of the page on which they appear. As an option (Physical Review A, C, and D only), footnotes [types (1) and (3)] may appear separately from the references [type (2)] and be placed at the bottom of the page on which they appear. Type (4) footnotes should be written out completely in the table or figure caption where they are cited.