Guidelines for Authors Prparing Manuscripts For

IJP TECHNICAL NOTE GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Technical Note

Waheed Uddin *, Director, CAIT, The University of Mississippi, MS 38677-1848, USA

Rita Moura Fortes, Professor, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brasil

1. INTRODUCTION

The technical note manuscript is limited to a size of no more than two single-spaced letter size (21.59 cm width, 27.94 cm height) pages including: title, author’s names, body text, figures, tables, and references. No key words, no abstract and no more than 5 references should be used for a technical note manuscript. The top, bottom, left, and right margins should each be 2 cm; the header and footer should be 1 cm from the edges. All headings, subheadings, and text must be aligned left with no indent, as shown in these guidelines. Leave only one space between sentences, as shown. Use the following format for footer: Times New Roman font size 10 after one line space, positioned in the center of the footer of the first page and following pages. Leave two spaces after the footer text, type Page, leave one space, and apply page numbering 1, 2, and 3… on right in the footer in regular Times New Roman font size 10 in line with the footer text, as shown in these guidelines.

These mandatory guidelines are provided to prepare technical note manuscripts for the IJP - International Journal of Pavements. Authors must submit their manuscripts to the editor using standard letter size (21.59 cm width, 27.94 cm height) paper format in page setup and conforming to these guidelines to assure quality print, timely and efficient production of the journal, and a consistent and easy to read format. Authors must use SI units of measurements. Customary US units can be included in parenthesis, if necessary. Manuscripts not conforming to the guidelines will not be reviewed. Your cooperation in adhering to these guidelines is greatly appreciated by the IJP editorial staff and publisher. All papers and technical notes will be peer reviewed by the IJP International Editorial Board and the primary corresponding author will be notified if the manuscript is accepted. Only accepted manuscripts will be published.

2. MANUSCRIPT

The manuscript title should be at the top of the first page and must not exceed two lines. Type the title in bold capital letters, Times New Roman font size 12, aligned center, as shown above. The remainder of the paper text should be typed in Times New Roman font size 11 and aligned left. Type Technical Note on the line space after the title and maximum three lines to type author’s names, maximum one line per author, and not more than three lines even if there are multiple authors. Type the author’s name in bold, followed by a space and asterisk * in regular font to indicate the primary corresponding author. Type the author’s title and affiliation on the same line, as shown above. Leave two line spaces after the last author’s name and affiliation lines and before the first major heading.

Start the main body of the manuscript after leaving two line spaces before the first main heading, as shown. Provide Arabic numerals in appropriate sequence for each heading and subheading in the body of the manuscript. Use the specified format for tables, figures, Acknowledgement, Disclaimer, and References sections, as shown in the author’s guidelines for full papers. The minimum thickness of the lines will be 0.300pt.

All manuscripts including figures and tables should be sent to the editor in electronic form, either by e-mail, as an attached Word97 document file, and/or by Express mail on CD, or on 100-MB Zip diskette. The manuscript file name should start with IJP and the last name of the primary corresponding author. Three (3) printed copies of the manuscript and an electronic version of the manuscript should be sent to the editor. The IJP contact information:

Editor: Dr. Waheed Uddin, Director, Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology (CAIT), University of Mississippi, 203 Carrier Hall, P. O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA; Telephone (662) 915-5363; Fax (662) 915-5523. E-mail