Note: Sample for RSI
F. A. Author,
1,2a)
S. G. Author,
2
and T. Author
1,b)
1
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea
2
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, USA
(Received XXXXX; accepted XXXXX; published online XXXXX)
(Dates appearing here are provided by the Editorial Office)
This document gives formatting instructions for authors preparing a Note for publication in Review of
Scientific Instruments. Authors must follow the instructions given in this document; it should be used as an
instruction set. Note: RSI Notes do not contain headings. The headings used in this sample are to be
used as a navigational tool and aid in readability. All files MUST be submitted through the online system
at: http://rsi.peerx-press.org.
THE MANUSCRIPT
Manuscript submission
The submission of a Note for review should be in the
format of a ‘camera ready’ MSWord file with the figures
and tables embedded, as in this sample. Both the initial
manuscript and also the final, revised manuscript should be
in this format. All files MUST be submitted through the
online system at: http://rsi.peerx-press.org. It is hoped this
new ‘camera ready’ format for manuscripts will aid
authors in accurately estimating the finished article length.
Each version of the manuscript should be submitted with
its own complete set of files: cover letter (including title,
authors and the abstract’s program number assigned by the
conference organizers), complete article file, and separate
figure files (see section on FIGURES) and after being
refereed a response/rebuttal letter (listing changes made
addressing the Editor and Reviewer’s comments).
Preparation of manuscript
Please use this “sample manuscript” as a template for
preparing your own manuscript. This will ensure that your
submission will be in the required format. Please read all
of the following manuscript preparation instructions
carefully and in their entirety. The manuscript must be in
good scientific American English; this is the author's
responsibility. Papers should not be lengthened by
unnecessary descriptions and repetitions, but neither
should authors use a telegraphic style detrimental to the
clarity and understanding of the paper.
MANUSCRIPT LENGTH
Manuscripts cannot exceed the agreed upon journal
page length for a Note (3 pages). An abstract limited to
about 100 words is required. In addition to the title,
abstract, and references, the three-page length permits
about 2000 words of text, reduced, however, by
allowances for equations, tables, and figures. DO NOT
reduce the size of figures or the text font size in order to
create more space for text.
TITLE
The title should be as concise as possible but
informative enough to facilitate information retrieval. Only
the most common acronyms and abbreviations are allowed
in the title. They should be used with considerable
moderation elsewhere and always defined at first use.
ABSTRACT
The abstract should be limited to about 100 words and
should be self-contained (contain no footnotes or citations
to references). It should be adequate as an index (giving all
subjects, major and minor, about which new information is
given), and as a summary (giving the conclusions and all
results of general interest in the article). The abstract
should be written as one paragraph and should not contain
displayed mathematical equations or tabular material.
AUTHORS’ NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Authors' names should preferably be written in a standard
form for all publications to facilitate indexing and avoid
ambiguities. Please provide complete address(es).
National Laboratory, City, State, Postal code Country.
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic