European Conference on Complex Systems

Guidelines for authors of long papers and extended abstracts

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The FORMAT for the second version of your paper should follow the exact same guidelines as were provided for the first version, except that the figures, tables and their legends must now be inserted in a proper position so as to provide a camera-ready PDF version. No template is provided. Please use single space and a Times Roman font. Regular text: size 11. Paper title: size 18. Author's name list: size 14. Figure and table legends: size 9.

Arrangement

Title page: The first page of each paper should indicate the title, the authors's names, the institute where the work was conducted, and a short title for use as running head. NB: Authors wishing to preserve the phonetic meaning of diacritics (PubMed reduces diacritics to their root characters) must spell their names accordingly when submitting manuscripts (e.g. Müller should be Mueller)

Full address: The exact postal address of the corresponding author complete with postal code must be given at the bottom of the title page. Please also supply phone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail address.

Key words: For indexing purposes, a list of 3-10 key words in English is essential for all papers.

Abstract: Each paper needs an abstract in English of not more than 150 words. The abstract is of utmost importance. It should contain the following information: purpose of the study, procedures, results, conclusions and message of the paper. The abstract should convey the essential purpose and results of the paper to a wide range of scientists with different backgrounds.

Footnotes: Avoid footnotes.

Tables and illustrations: Tables and illustrations (both numbered in Arabic numerals) should be inserted in the right place within the text. Tables require a heading and figures are followed by a legend. Due to technical reasons, figures with a screen background should not be submitted. When possible, group several illustrations in one block (max.size 180x223 mm). Electronically submitted b/w half-tone and color illustrations must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling, line drawings one of 800-1200 dpi.

Mathematical Formulas: Please do not use the Microsoft Formula Editor for anything but actual formulas. Do not use it to insert mathematical signs into the text.

References: In the text identify references by Arabic numerals [in square brackets]. Material submitted for publication but not yet accepted should be noted as 'unpublished' and not be included in the reference list. The list of references should include only those publications which are cited in the text. Do not alphabetize; number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The surnames of the authors followed by initials should be given. There should be no punctuation other than a comma to separate the authors. Preferably, please cite all authors. Abbreviate journal names according to the Index Medicus system. (Also see International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-315. http://www.icmje.org)
Examples:
(a) Papers published in periodicals:
Chatel J-M, Bernard H, Orson FM: Isolation and characterization of two complete Ara h 2 isoforms cDNA. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003;131: 14-18.
(b) Papers published only with DOI numbers:
Theoharides TC, Boucher W, Spear K: Serum interleukin-6 reflects disease severity and osteoporosis in mastocytosis patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol DOI: 10.1159/000063858.
(c) Monographs:
Matthews DE, Farewell VT: Using and Understanding Medical Statistics, ed 3, revised. Basel, Karger, 1996.
(d) Edited books:
Parren PWHI, Burton DR: Antibodies against HIV-1 from phage display libraries: Mapping of an immune response and progress towards antiviral immunotherapy; in Capra JD (ed): Antibody Engineering. Chem Immunol. Basel, Karger, 1997, vol 65, pp 18-56.
(e) Papers published in electronic format:
Black CA: Delayed type hypersensitivity: Current theories with a historic perspective. Dermatol Online J 1999;5:7. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/ DOJvol5num1.

ONLY FOR LONG PAPERS THAT WILL APPEAR IN COMPLEXUS : (send your agrement by email)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) S. Karger Publishers supports DOIs as unique identifiers for articles. A DOI number will be printed on the title page of each article. DOIs can be useful in the future for identifying and citing articles published online without volume or issue information.

Page Charges: There are no page charges.

Proofs: Unless indicated otherwise, proofs are sent to the first-named author and should be returned with the least possible delay. Alterations made in proofs, other than the correction of printer's errors, are charged to the author. No page proofs are supplied.

It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, etc. from other publications.

The authors agree that their articles will be accompanied, if necessary, by a simplified version, written by a scientific writer.

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