A form must be submitted with the manuscript confirming that the paper has not previously been published in whole or part, confirming the originality and authorship of the article, and acceptance of the copyright conditions.

 Writing The Paper

 The papers in this journal are intended for an interdisciplinary readership. This requires a simple, direct and concise writing style. Present the main thrust of your argument or a statement of the problem first, with supporting details and arguments second. The significance of your work should be apparent to readers outside your field, even if you seem to explain too much to your colleagues. Avoid specialised jargon and abbreviations, but use technical terms when necessary, defining those likely to be known only inside your field. Readers will avoid a paper they do not understand.

 The manuscript should be organised in the following order:

1. Identification


 Author(s) name, academic title and affiliation (full postal address + e-mail) should appear, on a separate page. All correspondence will go to the first named author, unless otherwise specified.
 
 

2. Abstract


 Each paper will be preceded by an abstract. It should be around 150 words. It should clearly support the subject and should be expressed unambiguously. Begin with a statement of purpose of the study, unless it is embodied in the title. The abstract should not be a simple duplication of the conclusion.
 
 

3. Key Words


 Under the abstract identify a set of six key words or index terms which, optimally characterise the paper.
 
 

4. Text
• Style
In terms of style, use the past tense not the present. The present tense should only be used for generalisations. Use active voice more often than passive, which uses more words and often obscures the agent of action. Use first person, not third; do not use first person plural when singular is appropriate. Do not say, "the findings are presented" or "the findings are discussed". Use the direct approach. "In our study of ... we found that", for example.
• Text Headings

 

 

Text headings should be numbered consecutively and by level thus:


 1 FIRST LEVEL HEADINGS
Type first level text headings in capital letters over to the left. Begin the text on the following line.

1.1 Second Level Headings
Second level headings should be typed in lower case letters but with the main words capitalised. Begin the text on the following line.

1.1.1 Third level headings.
For third level headings, only the first letter should be capitalised and the text should run on.

• Mathematical Expressions

 

 

Wherever possible mathematical expressions should be produced on the keyboard, with subscripts and superscripts clearly shown. It is helpful to identify unusual or ambiguous symbols in the margin by reproducing them and naming them (e.g lower case sigma) when they first occur. Equations must be displayed exactly as they are to appear in print and numbered in parentheses placed at the right margin. References to equations in the text should use the form "Eq. (5)" or simply "(5)".

 

 

• References In the text, authors and year of publication should be given in parentheses; et al. should only be used when there are more than two authors. Initials should not be used unless to disambiguate. Publications cited in the text should be provided on a second list of references and should appear in the following style:

 

 

• Papers: All co-authors should be cited with their initials, year of publication, title of paper, full name of volume (in italics), volume number (in bold type), and page numbers.


 Anderson, J.A. 1980. On the merits of ACT and information processing technology: a response to Wexler's review, Cognition,8, 73-88.
 
 

• Books: authors name, initials, year of publication, title of book (in italics), location, publisher, chapter or page number if necessary.


 Bolter, J.D. 1985. Turing's man: Western culture in the computer age, London, Ducksworth.
 
 

• Edited collection: Authors name, initials and year of publication, title of paper, name of volume (in italics), editor's name, location, publisher, page numbers.


 Duda, R., Gaschnig, J. and Hart, P. 1979. Model design in the PROSPECTOR consultant system for mineral exploration, in: Expert systems in the micro electronic age, edited by Michie, D., Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 153-167.
 
 

• Notes: Notes are indicated in the text by consecutive superior Arabic numerals. The full list should be collected and typed in numerical order at the end of the paper.

 

 

• Figures and Tables All figures should be numbered with consecutive Arabic numbers, have descriptive captions and should be mentioned in the text. When referred to in the text the word "figure" should be written out in full. Keep the actual figures separate from the text, but indicate an approximate position for each in the text by inserting in an appropriate place the line


 "Figure x near here".

 

All figures should be of a high enough standard for reproduction at reduced size. Figures and tables should be in a format readable by Microsoft Word. Figures should be planned so they can be reduced to 7.5 inch column width. There is an extra charge for colour reproduction. No more than 6 figures per paper will be accepted.

 Tables should be printed on separate sheets, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and each should have a short descriptive caption at the top. They should be included with the figures. Indicate in the text where the tables are to appear. The same data should not be reproduced in tables and figures. Each table should be mentioned in the text. Small tables may however be placed in the manuscript immediately following the page of text.
 
 

• Figure Legends All Figures should have a legend that allows the reader to understand the content. They should give sufficient information for the figure to be understood without reference to the body of the text.
Figure legends should be given separately and consecutively at the end of the manuscript, and numbered with Arabic numerals corresponding to the figures.
 

 

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