Presentation of papers
Manuscript style. Use a standard font of the 12-point type: Times, Helvetica, or Courier is preferred. It is not necessary to double-line space your manuscript.
Tables must be on separate pages after the reference list, and not be incorporated into the main text. Figures should be uploaded as separate figure files.
During the submission process you must enter
1) the full title
2) the short title of up to 70 characters
3) names and affiliations of all authors and
4) the full address, including email, telephone and fax of the author who is to check the proofs.
Include the name(s) of any sponsor(s) of the research contained in the paper, along with grant number(s).
Enter an abstract of no more than 250 words for all articles. Please see the guidance below on acceptable abstract writing for AOC.
Keywords. Authors should prepare no more than 5 keywords for their manuscript.
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Writing Abstracts
An abstract is a concise summary of the whole paper, not just the conclusions. The abstract should be no more than 250 words and convey the following: