Instructions for authors

Abstract submission guidelines

Please follow this general information to submit an abstract to the IMC17.

Deadline

Abstract submission will be closed on April 15th, 2010. In fairness to all potential authors, LATE ABSTRACTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Abstract submission

Electronic submission only through the IMC17 website.
To submit your abstract you have to create an account with a login and a password. This account can be used to track the abstract review process and to access the comments of the referees.  
Two-page abstracts should be submitted electronically in English according to the instructions given below. The file size must have a maximum of 4 megabytes.
A maximum of 2 submissions per account registered in our system will be allowed. 
The reception of any abstract will be automatically confirmed to all authors by e-mail. After submission, abstracts will not be accessible for corrections.

Instructions for Abstract Preparation

1. ELECTRONIC SETUP. For the abstract layout, follow the instructions provided below. In addition, you may download a formatted Word template by clicking here. Only the following document type can be accepted by the Electronic Manuscript Submission System:
   • Portable Document Format (pdf)
2. TEXT. Abstracts should be a condensed version of the final presentation and include all significant findings. Write the text so that readers who are not specialists can appreciate the purpose of the study and understand the procedures and conclusions. Authors must to adhere to the model example abstract and keep the length to two (2) pages exactly. All contributions must conform to the layout requirements. Submissions of less than 300 words will not be accepted.
3. MARGINS. Set the margins for each page so that the text occupies a centered rectangle 17.1 cm wide  by  22.8 cm high (6.75 in. x 9 in. high). Use Letter format.
4. PAGE 1. Text only on this page, no illustrations. Title on first line must be 14-point boldface with initial capitals. For the rest of the text use 12-point Times New Roman. Use justified margins (left and right). Use single line spacing if more than one line is needed for the title. Leave one line of space before the author names. Start the authors' names, each followed by one  number (superscript) for reference to each author's affiliation and a comma. Leave one line of space between author names and affiliations. Number (superscript) the first author's affiliation and address. Similarly on the next line type the next author's affiliation and address, etc. Corresponding author must be indicated with an asterisk. Insert e-mail address for the corresponding author only. Center the title and author names, but not the affiliations; return each line to the left margin. Leave one line of space and begin the first paragraph without indentation. Skip a line before each new paragraph.
   
   PAGE 2. This page must include figures, and/or tables. Place Table captions above tables at the left margin; place figure captions below figures. Both left and right margin must be justified.
5. LINE DRAWINGS, MICROGRAPHS AND PHOTOS. All artwork must be electronically incorporated into the text. Color may be used and will be displayed as such on the CD-ROM only. Line art must be created either in a drawing program or scanned into a suitable format for importing into the document; check that the weights of lines and sizes of label fonts in imbedded legends allow the figure to be understandable at the final reproduction size in the document.
6. TABLES. All tables must be electronically incorporated into the text. Use the table-making functions of the word processor to create the table with a horizontal rule top and bottom and below the column headings. Indicate units (in parentheses) in column headings as needed. Type information single-spaced within the table.
7. REFERENCES. Show citations in the text as an Arabic number on the line in square brackets, preferably at the end of the sentence, before the period [1]. Collect references at the end of the paper, before the figures. Acknowledge sponsorship or help from colleagues in the last reference corresponding to a numeral at the end of the text. Do not use underlines. For three or more authors, use first-named author's name plus "et al." Examples:
   • R. C. G. da Rocha and R. P. Chopard, Microsc. Microanal. 8 (suppl. 2) (2002) 232.
   • W. G. Fisher et al., Microsc. Microanal. 8 (2002) 191.
   • M. A. Hayat, Principles and Techniques of Electron Microscopy, 4th ed., Cambrdige University Press, Cambridge, 2000.
   • This research was supported by the CNPq (Brazil).
8. COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT. By submitting a paper to these proceedings, authors agree that if accepted, the copyright of the paper will be transferred to the Brazilian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis.

Acceptance Policy

Abstracts will be reviewed according to the following criteria: a) relevance to a specific symposium, b) scientific content, innovative proposals quality, c) clarity of the text, and d) compliance with the format. Abstracts not meeting these criteria will not be accepted. After submission, abstracts will not be accessible for corrections. Accepted abstracts must be presented by a registered author. Because major revisions may affect a symposium organizer’s decision to accept your abstract, please review it carefully before submission. After submission, abstracts will not be accessible for corrections.

Presentations

Presentations can be either oral or as a poster. The authors may express their preference about the form of presentation. However, the Program Committee reserves the right to decide the form of presentation. Posters and slides for oral presentations should be written in English. Oral presentations, invited or contributed, as well as posters should be in English. Each room will be supplied with a computer projector. You must bring your own computer if you need it during your presentation.