CKS 2012 / Guidelines for the Authors
The papers shall be written entirely in English language; they must have minimum 3000 words and maximum 12000 words and must comply exactly with the instructions bellow. Papers which don’t comply with the formatting conditions described bellow will be returned to the authors and will only be taken into consideration for final reviewing when they fulfill the mentioned standards.
The papers must be written clearly, concise, without any ambiguities.
PAPER STRUCTURE
TITLE OF THE PAPER (centered, bold, Times, 14, CAPS LOCK)
THE FIRST NAME AND THE SURNAME OF THE AUTHOR (centered, Times, bold, 14) (the affiliation and the webmail address will be added like a footnote at the first name and the surname of the author)
ABSTRACT (Times, bold, 11)
No more than 300 words. The abstract must clearly specify the purpose of the paper and the objectives pursued by the author by his/her study.
KEYWORDS: five key words, defining the subject approached in the paper. To be written in Times, 11, italic .
INTRODUCTION (Times, bold, 12)
The introduction shall have a page at the most, however not less than half a page. The text must provide answers for four questions. (1) What matter does the paper cover? (2) Why is the studied matter important? (3) How does the author intend to answer to this matter? (4) What is the relation between the paper and the already existent specialized literature? This introductory section shall be written clearly, and any confusion in communicating the four answers might result in paper rejection. (Times, 12)
PAPER CONTENT (headline depending on the specific of the approach subject) (Times, bold, 12)
In this section (or set of sections, as the case might be) the author shall present and support the results he/she intents to communicate by means of the paper. (Times, 12)
CONCLUSIONS (Times, bold, 12)
The conclusions section shall cover three elements: (1) it shall summarize the main outcomes; (2) it shall undertake the implications of such outcomes; (3) suggestions for future researches. (Times, 12)
RERERENCES (Times, bold, 10)
References shall be written in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style. The authors shall visit http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html for rapid guidelines. (Times, 10).
References are mandatory. There are accepted only footnotes.