Please indicate at the top of your abstract submission if you plan on submitting an extended abstract or a full paper for publication.

Sample Manuscript Format for Authors: AAUS Symposium Proceedings Replace Text Here with Your Information for Correct Formatting[GE1]

Diver[GE2] A. Dan1, 2*, Scuba B. Jill2

1 Center for Undersea Living, 101 Underwater Lane, Underwater, AK 99801, USA[GE3]

[GE4]

2 Subsea Research, 111 Seaside Road, Miami, FL 33705, USA

* presenting and corresponding author

Abstract

A well written abstract provides a concise synopsis of the introduction, methods, results and discussion without referring to the text of the paper. Abstract should be one paragraph (typically 150-200 words) with a 10 point Times New Roman font, block indented 0.5 inches from both left and right margins. There should be no references, tables or figures. A list of keywords (typical maximum of six) should follow the abstract, separated by a blank line but formatted in the same manner as the abstract. Keywords are alphabetized and not capitalized unless necessary (i.e., proper names). The keyword list that follows the abstract includes words not already in the title.

Keywords: author guidelines, instructions, proceedings

Introduction

The general format should follow these guidelines and use Times New Roman 11 point font on 8.5 x 11 inch paper with 1 inch margins and 0.25 inch left gutter. No page numbers are included. No indent on paragraph and use full justification (right and left). Use single spacing with a hard return single line separating paragraphs (i.e. no automatic spacing preceding or following paragraphs). Use a single space following periods. Consistently use first- or third-person voice. Use hyperlinks for any e-mail addresses or web addresses.

Literature citations appearing in the text should be inserted in parentheses with author(s), followed by a comma, and year of publication. Both authors are listed for dual authorship, and the first author and 'et al.' for three or more authors (Jones, 2005; Jones and Jones, 2006; Jones et al., 2007). Multiple references within a single bracket are listed chronologically, separated by a semi-colon (Jones, 2005; Jones et al., 2007).

Headings

Minor Headings should appear with bold italics, a single blank line preceding, and no blank line following. Major headings (Introduction , Methods, etc.) appear in bold and are preceded by two blank lines and followed with a single blank line. Do not use any punctuation (periods, colon) following headings.

Methods

Describe concisely the materials and methods used. If statistical analyses are used, the statistical methods should be briefly described.

Results

Provide the results here. Include tables or figures in this section in the order in which they occur. Reference to each table and figure must appear in the main body text.

Tables or Figures

Color tables and figures may be used since these will be effective for those viewing the PDF form of the proceedings. Since the printed document will not be in color, though, it is incumbent upon the authors to ensure that any colored materials submitted are effective in both color and black and white. Table titles, legends captions and the single spaces between them and the tables/figures should be in 10 point Times New Roman font. These must be in the normal text, not embedded in text boxes or within figures that cannot be manipulated. Tables, figure, legends and captions should generally be centered,positioned close after the first reference to the table or figure in the text within the manuscript. Figures and tables should also be submitted in separate filesthat may be manipulated if necessary for layout. Final placement will be at the discretion of the editor.Figures and tables elements should be preceded by a single blank line and followed by two blank lines.

Tables should be generated with the table function within the Word program. Tables should be centered, have single outside borders and a single horizontal border between column descriptor/units and data. Internal table lines should be minimized, where possible.

Table 1. Table titles should be centered above tables. Sentence structure (i.e., periods) is only used if multiple sentences are required (unusual).

Wave Height
(m) / Current velocity
(cms-1)
0.4 / 50
1.8 / 190
0.6 / 75
0.3 / 200

Figures should be centered, not have outside borders (i.e., outside the axes labels/text) and not employ background shading. Multiple data lines should be made distinct by making both line and marker styles unique. Grid lines should be avoided, if possible. Legends should appear within the white space of figures, where feasible.Permission to reprint figures is required if not author originals, if previously published, or if attributed to others. Paper authors must have documented permission at time of submission.Line art must be at a resolution of 1200 dpi. Grayscale images must have a resolution of 300 dpi.

Figure 1. Figure descriptions should be centered below figures. These are in normal sentence structure with punctuation.

Discussion

Provide interpretations, speculations and conclusions in this section.

Acknowledgments

Optional. If included, should be in sentence form, short and concise.The authors acknowledge the professional support...

Literature Cited[GE5]

JOURNAL:

Cresson, E.T., J. Smith, and M. Thomson. 1941. The Species of the Neotropical Genus Nostima (Diptera: Ephydridae). Underwater Science, 78:118–128.

BOOK:

Gary, M., R. McAfee, and C. Wolf, eds. 1972.Glossary of Geology. Alexandria, Va.: American Geological Institute.

[GE1]Titles should be 14 point bold, Times New Roman, left justified and mixed-case capitalization.

[GE2]Author(s) names should be listed as first name, middle initial (if applicable), then last name. Thefirst author (presumably but not necessarily the presenter) should be listed first. Do not include professional titles or degrees.

[GE3]Author(s) mailing information, including e-mail should be included. Superscript numbers should be used for multiple authors with multiple affiliations (numbers follow the author names and precede the affiliation address). If the corresponding author is different then the lead author then the corresponding author and mail information should be identified with a superscript asterisk and note.

[GE4] The corresponding author's e-mail address should appear alone on the line following his or her affiliation address. E-mail addresses are not included for co-authors.

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Use Times New Roman 10 font. Follow the format examples below.

Entries in the reference list should appear in alphabetical order. Multiple citations from the same author should be in chronological order. Use block text (no indenting), no numbers, separating each with a blank line.

Ensure that all references are cited at least once in the text.