Call for papers

Call for papers

The Organising Committee of AFC 2013 cordially invite scientists,
technologists and industry colleagues to present papers (oral and/or
poster) in the following sessions:
1 Advanced metallic materials science and engineering, Computer Application
2 Cast Irons and Steels
3 Non ferrous and light alloys
4 Heat, cryogenic and surface treatments
5 Moulding, pattern, tool and core making and rapid prototyping technologies
6 Foundry technology, equipment, manufacturing, tools, automation
Abstract Submission
Interested authors are requested to submit a one-page abstract of their
paper in the following format:
1- A4 size; margin of 3cm on all four sides; double-space; Arial; 12 point.
2- The abstract should include: (1) title of paper; (2) name of author(s)
underline the presenting author at the congress ; (3) an abstract of not
more than 400 words in length, containing background information and
objectives, materials and methods, major results and conclusions; (4) 6
keywords; and (5) a footnote with author(s) academic degrees,
professional titles, affiliations, mailing addresses and email addresses.
Deadline for abstract submission
31 March 2015, through the online submission portal at www.afc13.org
The abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee who shall
communicate with the
corresponding author their acceptance either for oral or poster
presentation together with the
required format of full papers through email by 31 July 2015. The due date
for submitting the full paper is 1st August 2015. Full papers received after
the due date will not be included in the congress proceedings.
Further clarification on paper submissions can be obtained from
the Chairman of the Scientific Committee at the following
address:
Chairman of Scientific Committee
13th Asian Foundry Congress (AFC-13)
c/o General Secretary of AFC-13
Email: paper@afc13.org
(assoc. Professor To Duy Phuong)
Important dates
Abstract Deadline 31 March 2015
Notification of acceptance of abstract
31 April 2015

Early Bird closure 31 March 2015

2. Paper Format
1) The total amounts of words should be limited to 6000 (including the
text and figure captions).
2) All tables should be three-line table, and high resolution TIFF, JPEG
figures are required.
3) The paper shall be edited by Microsoft Word and sent as an attachment
to
4) The paper shall indicate the first author's name, job title, affiliation,
mailing address, postcode, telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.
3. Paper Publication
All received papers will be examined and verified, and among which, some
will be chosen to be included in. Key papers will be recommended to
China Foundry which will be fully included by the SCI.
4. Paper Submission Deadlines
Topic and Abstract Due: March 31st, 2015
Full Papers Due: July 31th, 2015

Important Dates
Abstract Deadline
Notification of acceptance of abstract
Early Bird Closure
Submission of full paper

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March 2015
April 2015
March 2015
August 2015

Title of Your Paper for 2015 AFC-13

(14 point type, Bold, Times new roman, capitalized the first letter)
First Author (full first- and surname, no title)
Department or Division Name
Company or College Name (no postal address)
e-mail address
*Corresponding Author (full first- and surname, no title)
Department or Division Name
Company or College Name (no postal address)
e-mail address
(Single-spaced, 12 point type, Author (Bold), Times new roman)

ABSTRACT
This file provides a template for writing papers for the 2015 AFC-13 congress . The congress
proceedings will be published in an electronic format only and abstracts will also be printed

to hand outs. The full paper in MS-Word file shall be written in compliance with these
instructions.
An abstract not exceeding 500 words should appear after the title of the paper, the names of
the authors and the contact information of the corresponding author. It should be an explicit
summary of your presentation that states the problem, the methods used, and the major results
and conclusions. It should be single-spaced in 12 point type, and Times New Roman font.
Keywords: Up to four keywords, 12 point type, left-justified

1 INTRODUCTION
It is expected that authors will submit carefully written and proofread material. The
maximum of paper length is 6 pages and single-spaced in 12 point type with Times New
Roman font. Moreover, please do not place the page number in your paper.
Papers should be written in English, clearly describe the background of the subject, the
authors work, including the methods used, and concluding discussion on the importance of
the work.

2 PAPER FORMAT
The uniform outlook will help the reader to follow the proceedings. This can be obtained
most easily if authors use this template file to construct their papers. Please note the
following details: this template is an A4 format with 20 ~25 mm margins left, right, top and
bottom. All text paragraphs should be single spaced, with first line indented about 10 mm (0.4
inch). Double spacing should only be used before and after headings and subheadings as
shown in this example. Position and style of headings and subheadings should follow this
example. No spaces should be placed between paragraphs.
2.1 Fonts
The body of your paper should use 12-point Times New Roman font. The styles available are
bold, italic and underlined.
It is recommended that text in figures is not smaller than 9-point font size.
2.2 Tables and Figures
Figure captions and table headings should be sufficient to explain the figure or table without
needing to refer to the text. Figures and tables not cited in the text should not be presented.
The following is the example for Table 1.
Table 1 Title of Example Table
Item4
10
19

Type Y
Item3
Item2
40.
43
65
63

Type X

Item1
17
26

Item4
13
28

Item3
41
61

Item2
44
60.

Item1
18
24

AAA
BBB
CCC

G, / J. 109 /

8 should be placed close after their first reference in the text. All figures and
Tables and figures
tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Table headings should be centred above the
tables. Figure captions
should be centred below the figures,
6

2
0
-2
0

r, / nm /

Figure 1: Caption of Example Figure

2.3 Equations
Each equation should be presented on a separate line from the text with a blank space
above and below. Equations should be clear and expressions used should be explained in the
text. Type all equations. Flush the body of equation in the middle. Equations should be
numbered in parentheses. Type equation numbers in Arabic numerals in parentheses.
Example:
x 2 y 2 z2 1
(1)
2.4 References
References should be cited in numerical order and according to their order of
appearance. They should be numbered and enclosed in brackets.
In the case of two citations, the numbers should be separated by a comma [6,7]. In the case of
more than two references, the numbers should be separated by a dash [8-10].

3 SUBMITTING THE PAPER

The full paper has to be submitted electronically at the AFC-13 congress web site
And it should be submitted by September 30, 2013.

4 CONGRESS PROGRAM AND PROCEEDINGS

The abstracts will be hard-copied and available at the beginning of the congress ; Final papers
will be compiled into the congress Proceedings CD-ROM.

5 CONCLUSION
Conclusions should state concisely the most important propositions of the paper as well as the
authors views of the practical implications of the results.

REFERENCES
Use 10-point Times New Roman font for the references and list references at the end of the paper. Include
the following information (as applicable).
[1] For a book: author(s), book title, page or chapter numbers, publisher, city, (year).
[2] For a journal paper: author(s), paper title (in quotes), journal name, volume and issue numbers, page
numbers (inclusive), (year).
[3] For a proceedings paper or chapter in an edited book: author(s), paper or chapter title (in quotes), volume
title, editor(s), volume number (if applicable), publisher, city, page numbers (inclusive), (year).