MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

A current issue may be used as a general guide to style (after Volume 20, 2007).

The manuscript should be written in clear and grammatically correct English. Manuscripts are written by authors whose mother tongue is not English, is recommended to be checked by an editing service with native scientists. The manuscript should be typed double-spaced on one side of A4 size paper (21.0×29.5 cm) throughout including tables and figure legends with at least a 2.5 cm margin on all sides. Consecutive numbering of all pages is required, with the title page as page 1. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention in parentheses following the words written in full. Manuscripts should consist of the following subdivisions:

• Title page
• Abstract and key words
• Text
• References
• Tables
• Figure legends
• Figures

Each should be typed on separate sheets.

The word “Figure” is never abbreviated in the text, except when appearing in parentheses: e.g., (Fig. 2), (Figs. 2-3).

Title page:

• Title
• Author's name (or names)
• Institutional and departmental affiliations of the authors with their addresses
• Number of text pages, plus references, figures and tables
• Abbreviated title (running headline) not to exceed 75 characters and spaces, plus the address, phone, fax number and e-mail address of the author responsible for corresponding with the editor.

Abstract and key words:

An abstract should completely summarize the paper without repeating sentences from the paper. The abstract should be of 250 words or less. It will precede the introduction of the text. It should be intelligible without reference to the rest of the paper. Mathematical symbols should be avoided. Key words or phrases should be listed after the abstract. There should be no more than 5 key words or phrases, and they should not be terms or phrases in the article title.

Text:

The manuscript should be divided by suitably numbered section and subsection (if necessary) headings. Main headings and subheadings are typed in upper- and lowercase letters and flush with the left margin (e.g., 1. Introduction, 2. Test of randomness, 2.1. New method, 2.2. Evaluation, and so on). Only when necessary, use a third level of headings typed in upper- and lowercase letters, flush with the left margin.

Footnotes:

Footnotes to the text are strongly discouraged.

References:

All references included in References at the end of the manuscript should be cited in the text. References should be made only to articles that have been published or in press. Unpublished results and personal communications should be noted parenthetically in the text and should not be included in the references. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Footnote information should not be included in the references. Careful attention should be given to the format used in recent issues (after Volume 20, 2006). The references in the text should be ordered by authors’ name and publication date. In the list of references, authors should be listed alphabetically by surname. Journal titles should be complete and not abbreviated. For text citation, references should be cited by author’s surname followed by year of publication according to the following style:

1. Direct citation of reference entries with only the date in parentheses:
   Akaike (1973), Preece and Baines (1978)
2. Indirect citation of reference entries with both the name and the date in parentheses:
   The model is selected from AIC point of view (Susman et al., 1998)
3. For three authors, all are listed the first time, and et al. is used subsequently. For four or more authors, et al. is used throughout.
4. When two or more works by the same author(s) are cited together, do not repeat their name(s):
   Akaike (1970, 1974), Berkey (1982a, b)
5. When citing several references within parentheses, place them in date order:
   (Akaike, 1973; Preece and Baines, 1978; Berkey, 1982a, b)

Tables:

Tables should represent essential material only and be cited in the text. The manuscript should indicate in the margin where the tables are to appear in the text. They should be placed only at the end of the manuscript.

Figures:

Authors should limit the use of figures to only those adequately representing the findings. All figures should be cited in the text. It is strongly recommended to use a high resolution printer to create original computer drawings or high-quality photographic prints. Figure legends are numbered consecutively as follows: Fig.1: ..., Fig.2: ...