Guidelines for Extended Abstracts
1. Language
Papers will be published in English. Authors whose first language is not English are urged to seek assistance with style, spelling and syntax.
2. Abstract Preparation
The abstract should be:
- Typed in 1.5 spacing using Times New Roman 12 pt
- Presented on consecutively numbered pages of A4 size with a 2.5 cm margin on the left
- No more than 4 pages in length
- Saved in Microsoft Word
- Be set out with a blank line between each paragraph and each section.
Authors are urged to arrange the subjected matter under consecutively, numbered headings such as:
- Introduction
- Experimental details
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Followed by the items (not numbered):
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Tables
- Figures
Figures and Tables should be embedded in the text as close as possible to where they are first mentioned
2.1 Title
Abstracts should be headed by a concise, but informative, title. This should be centred and in Title Case.
Next should follow the name(s) of the author(s) and the name and address of the laboratory/office where the work was performed. The text should be centred and in Title Case.
If the address of the author(s) at the time when the paper will appear is other than the laboratory/office in which the work was performed, the new address may be added as a footnote.
The name of the author presenting the work should be underlined.
2.2 Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals, e.g., Table 1, Table 2 etc.
Authors should check whether every Table appears in the text.
Each Table should have a concise title that makes the general meaning understandable without reference to the text.
Considerable thought should be given to layout so that the significance of the results can be easily grasped. An example of Table layout is as follows:
2.3 Figures
Figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.
Standard symbols should be used for data points in line drawings; the following are preferred: o, à, , .
With axes captions, the first letter of the first word only should be in capital type (except for acronyms); units should follow a stroke, /. An example is as follows:
Authors should check whether every Figure appears in the text.
2.4 References
The references should be brought together at the end of the article, and numbered in the order of their appearance in the text.
Numerals for references should be given in square brackets [ ]. In the reference list, journals [1], books [2], and edited multi-author books [3] should be cited in accordance with the following examples:
[1] W.L. Bowden and A.N. Dey, J. Electrochem. Soc., 127 (1980) 1419-1420.
[2] H. Bode, R. Brodd and K. Kordesch, Lead-Acid Batteries, Wiley, New York, 1972, pp. 151-159.
[3] R.D. Marshall and A. Neuberger, in A. Gottschalk (ed.), Glycoproteins, Vol. 5, Part A, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2nd edn., 1972, Ch. 3, p. 215.
Each reference should be complete; in particular, cite the names of all authors.
Papers not yet published should be given as 'in press', 'submitted for publication', 'in preparation', or 'personal communication'.
Authors should check whether every reference in the text appears in the list of references, and vice versa.
2.5 Units and nomenclature
IUPAC-IUB nomenclature and use of SI units are preferred.
Units should be given as, for example:
mV s-1 not mV/s
mAh g-1 not mAh/g.
A List of Symbols should be provided, if appropriate.
Equations should be numbered (1), (2), etc.
3. Submission date
Authors are requested to submit their papers to:
Courtney Wort: courtney@conferenceworks.net.au
Papers must reach the above address by 10 August 2009.
Contributions are accepted on the understanding that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication.
4. Full papers
Authors wishing to submit their work to the Journal of Power Sources in the form of a full paper should follow the guidelines given in http://ees.elsevier.com/power/ and should state that the paper was presented at 13ABC. Papers will be subjected to the Journal’s reviewing procedure.
