University of Ulster / AUTHORS’ SURNAMES: Brief Title
Paper TITLE
Title Forename Surname
Position
Institution
Title Forename Surname
Position
Institution
Abstract
Abstract text – maximum 500 words
Template for ITRN papers
Please use this template in MS Word to prepare your paper. You are advised to keep an unaltered copy of this template (just in case!!), then delete this text and insert yours.
All papers need to be submitted online. Email the paper to in word and pdf. The file name of the paper submitted should follow the form: “PaperCode_ContactAuthorLastName.pdf” and PaperCode_ContactAuthorlastname.doc” (e.g., PCXX_Bond.pdf).
If manuscript does not meet the requested format, authors will be required to resubmit the paper. Each paper accepted for publication in the ITRN2012 Conference Proceedings requires all the authors to fill in and sign the copyright transfer form that can be downloaded from the Conference website.
The maximum length of papers is 8 pages using this template, and observing the following instructions.
Please do not change the basic structure, margins, of the document or alter the layout of the Header and Footer.
Font: All papers will be in Arial.
Font Size: The body text should be in 10 pt.
Bold and italic are to be used at the author’s discretion. Avoid underlining.
The body of the text should be justified.
Headings: 10 pt and bold. They may be numbered as indicated if preferred. Please avoid subheadings.
Footnotes and endnotes are at the authors’ discretion.
References should be in the Harvard style and numbered as below unless in alphabetical order.
References are listed, in order of citation, at the end of the paper in square brackets. For example, journal reference [1] and other references [2,3].
All references listed must be cited, and all cited references must be included in the reference list (style “References”)
Refer simply to the reference number [3], do not use “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] was the first…”
Do not use abbreviations in journal names.
[1] A. G. Murphy and J. Smith, Title of the book, John-Wiley, 2003.
[2] A. C. John, Title of the conference paper, Proc. Int. Conf. On Advances in Transportation Technologies, Belfast, 20.
[3] X. George, Title of journal paper, Journal of Transport Technology, Vol. 100, pp. 1-11, 2003.
Diagrams, graphs, equations, charts and photographs etc. should be inserted into the file. We cannot accept these separately.
It would be most useful if would amend the header to insert the authors’ names and a brief title of the paper (you may not like our attempt at abbreviating your title!). This would be particularly helpful if the paper has a long title. Please do not use more than two lines in the space provided.
Key dates
Paper Submission / Final Date to pay Registration Fee23rdJune 2012 / 10th August 2012