MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION


These instructions are written in a form that satisfies all of the formatting requirements for the author manuscript. Please use them as a template in preparing your manuscript. Authors must take special care to follow these instructions concerning margins. The basic instructions are simple: Manuscript shall be formatted for an A4 size page. The top and left margins shall be 30 mm. The bottom and right margins shall be 25 mm. The text shall have both the left and right margins justified. Structure The manuscript should be organized in the following order: Title of the paper, Authors' names and affiliation, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Body of the paper (in sequential headings), Conclusion, Acknowledgements (where applicable), References, and Appendices (where applicable).

A. The Title
The title is centered on the page and is CAPITALIZED AND SET IN BOLDFACE (font size 16 pt). It should adequately describe the content of the paper. An abbreviated title of less than 60 characters (including spaces) should also be suggested.

B. Author's Name and Affiliation
The author's name(s) follows the title and is also centered on the page (font size 12 pt). A blank line is required between the title and the author's name(s). Last names should be spelled out in full and succeeded by author's initials. The author's affiliation, complete mailing address, and e-mail address (all in font size 12 pt) are provided below. Phone and fax numbers do not appear.

C. Abstract
A nonmathematical abstract, not exceeding 200 words, is required for all papers. It should be an abbreviated, accurate presentation of the contents of the paper. It should contain sufficient information to enable readers to decide whether they should obtain and read the entire paper. Do not cite references in the abstract.

D. Key Words
The author should provide a list of three to five key words that clearly describe the subject matter of the paper.


E. Text Layout The manuscript must be typed single spacing. Use extra line spacing between equations, illustrations, figures and tables. The body of the text should be prepared using Times New Roman. The font size used for preparation of the manuscript must be 10 points. The first paragraph following a heading should not be indented. The following paragraphs must be indented 10 mm. Note that there is no line spacing between paragraphs unless a subheading is used. Symbols for physical quantities in the text should be written in italics.

F. Section headings
Section headings should be typed centered on the page and in capital letters only. The type, fonts and style above (Times New Roman 10 point capital letter) are an example of a section heading. Do not underline section headings. A bold font should be used for section headings. The headings should be numbered.

G. Subheadings
Subheadings should be positioned at the left margin,font same size as the main text (Times New Roman 10 point) with single line spacing above and below. The first letter of each word in the subheading should be capitalized.

H. Sub-subheadings
Sub-subheadings should be typed using italic font the same size as that used for the body of the text (Times New Roman 10 point italics). Only the first letter in the subheading should be capitalized. Note that a blank line precedes and follows the subheading.

I. Equations and Mathematical Expressions
Equation numbers should appear in parentheses and be numbered consecutively. All equation numbers must appear on the right-hand side of the equation and should be referred to within the text. Two different types of styles can be used for equations and mathematical expressions. They are:


Display style
Equations in display format are separated from the paragraphs of text. They should be flushed to the centered of the column.
Fractional powers should be used instead of root signs. A slash (/) should be used instead of a horizontal line for fractions, whenever possible; for example, use 2/3 for two-thirds. Refer to equations in the text as " Eq.(1)" or, if at the beginning of a sentence, as " Equation (1)". Vectors should be typed boldface. Do not use arrows, wavy-line underscoring, etc.

J. Figures and Tables Figures (diagrams and photographs) should be numbered consecutively using arabic numbers. They should be placed in the text soon after the point where they are referenced. Figures should be centered in a column and should have a figure caption placed underneath. Captions should be centered in the column, in the format "Figure 1" and are in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Figure" is used Illustrations must be submitted in digital format, with a good resolution. Table captions appear centered above the table in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a table in the text, "Table" with the proper number is used. Captions should be centered in the column, in the format "Table 1" and are in upper and lower case letters. Tables are numbered consecutively and independently of any figures. All figures and tables must be incorporated into the text (in Portrait orientation).

K. Units The use of SI units is strongly recommended and mixed units are to be avoided.

L. Conclusion A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations and possible applications of the paper. Discuss about future work.

M. Acknowledgements
An acknowledgement section may be presented after the conclusion, if desired. Individuals or units other than authors who were of direct help in the work could be acknowledged by a brief statement following the text.

N. References
The Harvard System of references is to be used. In the body of the text a paper is to be referred to by the author's surname with the year of publication in parentheses. References should be listed together at the end of the paper in alphabetical order by author's surname. List of references indent 10 mm from the second line of each references. Personal communications and unpublished data are not acceptable references. Journal Papers Surname1, Initials; Surname2, Initials and Surname3, Initials. year. Title. Journal Name, volume( number): pages, doi: number (if existent) Mohammadi, A.; Shioji, M.; Nakai, Y.; Ishikura, W. and Tabo, E. 2007. Performance and combustion characteristics of a direct injection SI hydrogen engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32: 296-304. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.06.005 Rahman, M.M. and Ariffin, A.K. 2006. Effects of surface finish and treatment on the fatigue behaviour of vibrating cylinder block using frequency response approach. Journal of Zhejiang University of Science A.7(3): 352-360. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2006.A0352 Journal titles should not be abbreviated. Note that journal title is set in italics.

Books
Surname1, Initials and Surname2, Initials. year. Title. Edition (if existent). Place of publication: Publisher
Juvinall, R.C. and Marshek, K.M. 2000. Fundamentals of machine component design. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Stephens, R.I.; Fatemi, A.; Stephens, R.R. and Fuchs, H.O. 2000. Metal fatigue in engineering. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Note that the title of the book is italicized and sentence case.

Chapters in Books
Surname1, Initials; Surname2, Initials. Year. Chapter title, Book title. editor(s) of book, Edition (if existent). Place of publication: publisher, pages
Barky, M.E. and Zhang, S. 2005. Fatigue spot welds. Fatigue testing and analysis. Lee et al. (Eds.). New York: Butterworth Heinrahmanemann, 285-311.
Note that the title of the book is italicized and sentence case.

Proceedings Papers
Surname1, Initials; Surname2, Initials and Surname3, Initials. Year. Paper title. Proceedings title, Pages.
Rahman, M.M.; Bakar, R. A.; Sani, M.S.M. and Noor, M.M. 2008. Investigation into surface treatment on fatigue life for cylinder block of linear engine using frequency response approach. 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibrations, 2119-2127

WebPages
Surname, Initials or Company name. Title. http://address, date of access
Felippa, C.A. Advanced finite element methods. http:// caswww. colorado.edu /courses.d /AFM.d /Home.html, accessed on 21-04-2008
Rockwell Automation. Arena. http://www.arenasimulation.com, accessed on 13-01-2009