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	Camera-Ready Copy Preparation}

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\begin{document}
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\begin{abstract}
The AOSE proceedings are formally published by Springer-Verlag in
their Lecture Notes in AI series. The aim of this document is to give
detailed formatting instructions for preparation of camera ready
copy. Please take the time to read these instructions, even if you
have prepared LNAI/LNCS articles before. {\em This document is
formatted in the correct way; it may help to use it as an model of
what your article should look like.}
\end{abstract}

\section{Introduction}

The proceedings of AOSE are published by Springer-Verlag in their {\em
Lecture Notes in AI\/} (LNAI) series. LNAI volumes are published from
camera ready copy prepared by individual authors. In this document, we
set out detailed formatting requirements for AOSE authors. 

\begin{quote}
{\em Please\/} take a few minutes to read it, even if you believe you
are familiar with the preparation of articles for LNAI volumes.
\end{quote}

\paragraph{Please note:} 
We reserve the right not to publish any article that, in our
judgement, has:

\begin{itemize}

\item not been revised according to the requirements set out in
	reviews; or

\item not been prepared in accordance with the camera ready copy
	requirements set out here; or

\item	exceeded the page limit (see below); or

\item not met the deadline for submission of camera ready copy.

\end{itemize}
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We {\em will\/} be fussy about details such as formatting of
references, scruffy layout, and so on! If in doubt, this document is
an example of a correctly formatted article.

\section{Main Points}

Here are the main points that everyone will need to note:

\begin{description}

\item[Font:] Your article should be set in {\sc PostScript} times
	roman font. For \LaTeX\ users, this means using the {\tt
	times} package.

\item[Title:] If the length of the title exceeds one line, then break
	the line, ensuring that the resulting lines are more or less
	of the same length.

\item[Author names and contact details:] Please give the name and full
	postal address of every author, along with an email address if
	possible. Please do not (i) use initials instead of first
	names; or (ii) give phone numbers, fax numbers, or WWW
	addresses.  If you have authors from different institutions,
	then look at this document to see how to format names and
	addresses; the file {\tt skeleton.tex} provided in the author
	pack gives the desired format for single-authored papers.

\item[Sections:] Please do not put section names in UPPER CASE, AS IT
	LOOKS UGLY! The default rule is to capitalise the first letter
	of every word longer than five letters, and the first letter
	of every other `significant' word (similarly for the title of
	the article). The format for section number is shown in this
	document. Please don't have too many levels of section
	numbering --- a section numbered 4.2.1 is guaranteed to send
	your reader to sleep.

\item[References:]  \LaTeX\ users should use the {\tt plain}
	bibliography style. This means that references are referred to
	in the text using [18] notation.

\item[Royalties:] There are no royalties (for anyone) from LNAI
	volumes!
 
\end{description}

\subsection{\LaTeX\ Users}

\LaTeX\ users will have an easy time of it: there is a class ({\tt
llncs.cls} --- included in this author pack) which can be used to
achieve most of the desired results.  However, this style file does
not do everything. You should ensure that:

\begin{itemize}

\item You typeset your article using the {\sc PostScript} times
	(roman) font, {\em not\/} the Computer Modern default. (This
	is achieved by using the {\tt times} style file, as indicated
	above.)

\item You use the {\tt plain} bibliography style (produces numbers in
	square brackets).

\item Your lines or diagrams do not fall outside the $12.2 \times
	19.3$cm printing area. This is {\em very\/} easy to miss when
	processing with \LaTeX, and Springer will not publish a volume
	that contains such lines. You {\em will\/} have to pay
	attention to those `{\tt Overfull hbox}' messages!

\end{itemize}

\subsection{Non-\LaTeX\  Users}

Microsoft Word users can use the style file \verb!sv-lncs.dot!,
included in this author pack. Macintosh users can use the
\verb!sv-lncs! file. If you use either of these, we ask that you pay
particular attention to ensure that your final camera ready copy looks
like the \LaTeX\ produced versions. Print out \verb!skeleton.ps! and
\verb!instructions.ps! for details.

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\bibliography{instructions}

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