INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Importance ▫ Most article types require an abstract (see the Instructions to Authors for exceptions and for specific word limits). The abstract should concisely summarize the content of the paper without presenting extensive experimental details. ▫ For Research Articles, include a separate Importance paragraph of 150 words. This is a nontechnical explanation of why the work was undertaken. References ▫ The numbered citation (citation-sequence) reference method should be used. List and number references in the References section in the order in which they are cited in the text. Include the names of all authors for each work cited (instead of “et al.”). ▫ Refer to the Instructions to Authors for specific formatting instructions. Tables ▫ Place all tables after the References section. ▫ Create tables using the Table function of Microsoft Word (preferably without using the spacing and tabbing features). Arrange the data so that columns of like material read down, not across. ▫ Create fully descriptive table captions and place them above the body of the table. Create footnotes for content that does not conveniently fit in the title or in data cells. Use superscript lowercase italic letters in alphabetical order as the footnote symbols