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Style Guide
STAIF's publisher, the Amercian Institute of Physics, requires that every author follow an established style guide when formatting their manuscript for publication in the annual STAIF proceedings. You may access this style guide in one of two ways, either as a PDF file (more popular option), or by using the "quick answer" style menu on this page.
 Style Guide in PDF Format
This PDF document contains the same information as included in the menu below, with the added benefit of actual examples shown at full-size on 8.5" x 11" paper.
2008staifstyleguide.pdf
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Style Guide in HTML Format
Have a specific question and want a quick answer? This menu contains all the information available in the PDF document, linked alphabetically by topic. However, for actual examples shown at full-size, consult the downloadable style guide above.
| 1. Submission Checklist |
11. Color Figures |
| 2. Margins, Page Numbers, Footnotes |
12. Nomenclature |
| 3. Fonts, Spacing, Justification |
13. Acknowledgements |
| 4. Title of Paper, Authors, Affiliations |
14. References - General Formatting |
| 5. Abstract, Keywords, and PACS |
15. Reference to a Book |
| 6. Headings |
16. Reference to a Journal |
| 7. Body of Paper |
17. Reference to a Proceedings |
| 8. Equations, Symbols, Acronyms |
18. Reference to a Technical Report |
| 9. Tables and Table Captions |
19. Reference to a Website or Webpage |
| 10. Figures and Figure Captions |
20. Permission to Reprint Copyrighted Material |
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