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Paper and Poster Author Submission Instructions for CogSci2000
The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
13-15 August 2000
All Camera-Ready Copy and .pdf files are due Monday, May 8, 2000

To submit your final copy paper or poster to CogSci2000:

General Formatting Instructions for Papers, Posters and Member Abstracts

Abstract

The abstract should be one paragraph, indented 1/8 inch on both sides, in 9 point font with single spacing. The heading Abstract should be 10 point, bold, centered, with one line space below it. This one-paragraph abstract section is required only for standard spoken papers and six-page poster presentations, not for Member Abstract Posters.

For standard spoken papers and poster presentations, the entire contribution (including figures, references, everything) can be no longer than six pages. Each poster presenter will be allocated one 4x6, free-standing, cork-board to aid in the presentation of his/her work.

The text of the paper should be formatted in two columns with an overall width of 7 inches (17.8 cm) and length of 9.25 inches (23.5 cm), with 0.25 inches between the columns. Leave two line spaces between the last author listed and the text of the paper. The left margin should be 0.75 inches, and the top margin should be 1 inch. The right and bottom margins will depend on whether you use U.S. letter or A4 paper, so you must be sure to measure the width of the printed text. Use 10 point Times Roman with single spacing, unless otherwise specified.

The title should be 14 point, bold, centered, and 1.25 inches below the top edge of the page. The title should be formatted with initial caps (the first letter of content words capitalized and the rest lower case). Each author's name should appear on a separate line, 11 point, and centered, with the author's email address in parentheses. Under each author's name list the author's affiliation and postal address in ordinary 10 point type. Indent the first line of each paragraph by 1/8 inch (except for the first paragraph of a new section). Do not add extra vertical space between paragraphs.

First-Level Headings
First-level headings should be 12 point, initial caps, bold and centered. Leave one line space above the heading and 1/4 line space below the heading.

Second-Level Headings
Second-level headings should be 11 point, initial caps, bold, and flush left. Leave one line space above and 1/4 line space below the heading.

Third-Level Headings
Third-level headings should be 10 point, initial caps, bold, and flush left. Leave one line space above the heading, but no space after the heading.

Formalities, Footnotes, and Floats

Use standard APA citation format. Citations within the text should include the author's last name and year. If the authors' names are included in the sentence, place only the year in parentheses, as in McClelland and Rumelhart (1981), but otherwise place the entire reference in parentheses with the authors and year separated by a comma (McClelland & Rumelhart, 1981). List multiple references alphabetically and separate them by semicolons (McClelland & Rumelhart, 1981; Richman & Simon, 1989). Use the et al. construction only after listing all the authors to a publication in an earlier reference and for citations with four or more authors.
Footnotes
Indicate footnotes with a superscript number in the text. Place the footnotes in 9 point type at the bottom of the page on which they appear. Precede the footnote with a horizontal rule of 7/8 inch.

Tables
Number tables consecutively; place the table number and title (in 10 point type) above the table with one line space above the caption and one line space below it. You may float tables to the top or bottom of a column, and set wide tables across both columns.

Figures
All artwork must be very dark for purposes of reproduction and should not be hand drawn. Number figures sequentially, placing the figure number and caption, in 10 point type, after the figure with one line space above the caption and one line space below it. If necessary, leave extra white space at the bottom of the page to avoid splitting the figure and figure caption. You may float figures to the top or bottom of a column, or set wide figures across both columns.

Acknowledgments
Place acknowledgments (including funding information) in a section at the end of the paper.

References
Follow the APA Publication Manual for citation format, both within the text and in the reference list, with the following exceptions: (a) do not cite the page numbers of any book, including chapters in edited volumes; (b) use the same format for unpublished references as for published ones. Alphabetize references by the surnames of the authors, with single-author entries preceding multiple-author entries. Order references by the same authors by the year of publication, with the earliest reference first. Use a first-level section heading for the reference list. Use a hanging indent style, with the first line of the reference flush against the left margin and subsequent lines indented by 1/8 inch.

To see what your completed camera-ready proceedings contribution should look like, view this pdf file, for appearance only not content, the instructions for formatting are listed above. If you do not have an application to view pdf files, you can download an Adobe Acrobat viewer for your own computer (all major platforms).

Sample formats are availble for download by clicking here: Samples.

CogSci2000
Institute for Research in Cognitive Science
University of Pennsylvania
400A 3401 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
phone: +1-215-898-0357
fax: +1-215-573-9247
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last updated: 10 August 2000
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