SPP Technical Paper
SPP Technical Paper
SPP Technical Paper
Abstract
This guideline discusses details for preparing a manuscript for submission
to the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP) Physics Congress. The
abstract should have a maximum of 100 words and should briefly state the
problem, method and the summary of the major scientific contribution of
the paper. The abstract is typeset with 2 cm (1 in) left and right indentions.
1. Introduction
This short article discusses how your document should look like when you submit a paper to the SPP
Congress. Kindly adhere to the specifications in this style guide for efficient review and subsequent
publication. Preparation of your camera-ready manuscript is achieved by adhering to these guidelines.
In that way, we both conserve energy.
The type of paper to be used is US letter (8.5 in × 11 in). There will be a 1-inch or 25.4 mm margin
on all sides. All fonts for text should be some version of Times New Roman. The Title is typeset with
16-point Times New Roman, bold, and centered.
Full names of the authors and their affiliations are to be in 10-point fonts and centered. The author list
is typeset in bold while the affiliations are typeset in italics. See the example above. Multiple affiliations
are indicated by numeric superscripts and if all authors share one affiliation, superscript numbers are
not needed. The corresponding author will have an asterisk, ∗, indicating footnote and the email of the
corresponding author is indicated at the bottom of the affiliations. Only one corresponding author is
preferred. The corresponding author represents the authors for any issues regarding the manuscript.
Sections headings are in 12-point bold Times New Roman with Arabic numbering. Further subsections
are discouraged. The recommended page length for SPP proceedings is 4 pages to allow for a fast and
efficient review process. Please limit the information to present only your most significant scientific
contribution. Manuscripts longer than 4 pages will entail a longer review process and will incur page
charge of PhP 100/page in excess. The page charge will be collected during the congress registration and
will be included in the bill of the author presenting the paper. Please note that the presenting author
may not be the corresponding author.
The main text is in Times New Roman, 10 pt. Justify paragraphs. Paragraphs are indented 0.5 cm
in the first line. There are no spaces between paragraphs.
Note for LATEX users: Basically, use this template and simply fill in the blanks. You should not have
to do any reformatting.
Figure-captions are typeset with 8-point Times New Roman and located underneath the figure. Please
position your figures appropriately to allow space for figure captions to contain in one page.
Equations must be numbered and centered. For example, the time-dependent Schrödinger Equation
in three dimensions states that
h̄2 2
∂ψ(~r, t)
ih̄ = − ∇ +V ψ(~r, t), (1)
∂t 2m
where ψ(~r, t) is the wavefunction and m is the mass of the particle, V is the potential, h̄ = h/2π, and h
is Planck’s constant. Equations should be cited as Eq. (??). For MS Word, use Word’s Equation Editor
or MathType’s numbering feature. For Tex, using standard LATEX commands will greatly facilitate
production. Please keep all notation and formatting as simple as possible.
Tables should be centered and numbered consecutively. One line table headings should be centered
above the table. Longer table headings should be centered above the table and justified for both left and
right. The left and right indentations should be adjusted so as not to exceed the left and right edge of
the table by more than 1 inch. Captions for tables will appear above the table, such as in Table ??.
References are placed at the end of the manuscript. SPP proceedings uses numerical notation in
brackets for bibliographic citations. At the point of citation within the main text designate the reference
by typing the number in after the last corresponding word [?]. Citation styles: (1) journal articles
are to be cited as [?]; (2) proceedings as [?]; paper accepted for publication as [?]; and books as [?].
Two references [?,?] should be included together separated by a comma while three or more consecutive
references should be indicated by the bounding numbers and a dash, e.g., [?,?,?].
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments and reference headings are unnumbered and are in 12 pt, bold, and Times New Roman.
References
[1] F. Author, S. Coauthor, “Title of paper,”J. of This Paper 3(1), pp 123-345, 2000.
[2] F. Author, S. Coauthor, “Title of paper,”in Proc. of the 25th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas, (Los
Baños, Philippines, 2007), pp 100-102.