GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Authors intending to submit a paper for publication in the Annual technical Volume are advised to adhere to the guidelines as
mentioned hereunder. The papers not conforming to these guidelines may not be considered for review / publication.

Length of the Papers

1. Papers should not exceed 3000 words in length and should not carry more than 5 illustrations /photographs.
2. Written discussions on papers already published should not exceed 500 words in length and should not carry more than 2
illustrations/photographs.

Preparation of Manuscripts

1. The language of the Publication is English. The mode of presentation should be in third person.
2. SI units should be used wherever possible. Other units, if used, should be given only in parentheses preceded by SI units.
3. Mathematical symbols should be typed and care should be taken to differentiate between similar characters (e.g. 1 and I),
upper and lower case letters and superscripts and subscripts.
4. Manuscripts should be neatly typed in a single column width with double-spacing throughout the paper (including
references) on A-4 size paper, leaving ample margins. A list of captions for the illustrations and tables should be typed
separately.
5. Lengthy mathematical proofs and derivations and extensive test data are discouraged. If absolutely essential, they should
be given as an appendix.

The preferred order of contents should be as follows,

Title of the paper
Author (s)' name (s), and Institution membership category, if applicable
Synopsis of the paper in not more than 150 words, covering the objectives of the work, methods used, results obtained and
conclusions reached
List of notations wherever applicable
Author (s)' business address as a footnote on the first page
Body of the paper well organized into logical sections, sequentially numbered with all the sub-headings
Acknowledgment
A list of references to already published work should be numbered sequentially in order of their citation in the text in the
form of a superscript numeral, and should be given at the end of the paper. The list should give name (s) with initials of the
author (s) and the exact title of the paper or book. In case of journals, these should be followed by the title, volume
number, month and year of the issue and initial page number of the article. In case of books, these should be followed by
the name (s) of the editor (s), if appropriate, the name of the publisher and the place and the year of publication. In case of
conference proceedings, the exact theme of the conference along with the date should be given. All references appearing in
the list should be indicated in the text. Unpublished articles or private communications should not be given in the reference
list.
Appendices, if required
The tables should be numbered consecutively and indicated throughout the text.
The list of captions of the illustrations should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. Both the line drawings and
photographs should also be numbered and indicated throughout the text.

Illustrations and Photographs

Original line drawings must be neatly drawn.

Figures in the Journal are reduced to fit either into a single or double column width, that is 90 mm or 185 mm. Letterings in
the figure should be large enough such that even the smallest of them would be at least 1.5 mm high when the figure sizes
are reduced in print.
Captions of Figures and Tables should be typed out in a separate list at the end of the manuscripts.
Photographs should be clear, sharp, black and white prints, with goods contrast, on glossy paper. Cuttings from printed
matter or photocopies are unsuitable for reproduction.

Copyright

The papers are considered for possible publication on the understanding that these have not been submitted to any other publisher.
The copyright of papers accepted for publication lies with The Institution of Engineers (India) and reproduction of the papers or any
part thereof is not allowed without the permission of the Institution. Contributors are required to sign a declaration to this effect
while submitting their papers. As per Bye-Law 119, Copyright of each paper published in Institution Journals or Proceedings in full or
in Abstract at its Centres shall lie with the Institution.

Please fill up and submit the Declaration Form provided overleaf alongwith the manuscript.

Submission of Manuscripts

The authors are requested to submit the manuscripts through e-mail to appropriate Email IDs
 The Institution of Engineers (India)
DECLARATION FORM FOR PUBLICATION (*ALL FIELDS ARE MANDATORY )

This Declaration Form must be signed by each Author(s) of the Paper. In absence of the duly filled-in Declaration Form paper will not be taken up for publication. Any
change in the mailing address after submission of this Declaration Form, should promptly be intimated to the Institution.

TITLE OF THE PAPER ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NAME OF CORRESPONDING UTHOR

(IN BLOCK LETTERS) Mr/Ms/Prof/ Dr (First Name) (Middle Name) (Surname)

SEX : M / F IEI MEMBERSHIP STATUS: FIE/ MIE / AMIE NO. _____________________________________ / NON-MEMBER

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NAME OF CO-AUTHOR (1)

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NAME OF CO-AUTHOR (2)

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NAME OF CO-AUTHOR (3)

(IN BLOCK LETTERS) Mr/Ms/Prof/ Dr (First Name) (Middle Name) (Surname)

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NAME OF CO-AUTHOR (4)

(IN BLOCK LETTERS) Mr/Ms/Prof/ Dr (First Name) (Middle Name) (Surname)

SEX : M / F IEI MEMBERSHIP STATUS: FIE/ MIE / AMIE NO. _____________________________________ / NON-MEMBER

DATE OF BIRTH (dd / mm / yyyy) ____________________ ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION____________________ YEAR OF PASSING ____________
OFFICIAL ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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E-MAIL____________________________________________________________________________ MOBILE______________________________

NAME OF CO-AUTHOR (5)

(IN BLOCK LETTERS) Mr/Ms/Prof/ Dr (First Name) (Middle Name) (Surname)

SEX : M / F IEI MEMBERSHIP STATUS: FIE/ MIE / AMIE NO. _____________________________________ / NON-MEMBER

DATE OF BIRTH (dd / mm / yyyy) ____________________ ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION____________________ YEAR OF PASSING ____________
OFFICIAL ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________CITY________________________STATE ___________________________ PIN CODE

E-MAIL____________________________________________________________________________ MOBILE______________________________
1. I/We certify that my/our above mentioned paper, now submitted to The Institution of Engineers (India) for publication in its Journal or Annual Technical Volume, has neither been submitted for
publication nor so far published in any Journal or Annual Technical Volume. I/We further undertake that the paper now submitted is not copied or plagiarized version of some other published work.
2. I/We declare that I/we shall not submit the paper for publication in any other Journal or Annual Technical Volume till the decision of the Institution is made known to me/us.
3. If the paper is finally accepted by the Institution for printing in its Journal or Annual Technical Volume, I/we agree not to send the paper for publication in any other Journal or Annual Technical
Volume.
4. If the paper is to be reprinted in any other Journal or Annual Technical Volume subsequently, the permission of the Institution will be duly taken well in advance.
5. I/We understand that submission of false or incorrect information/undertaking would invite appropriate penal actions as per norms/rules of the Institution.
6. I/We agree with the provision of the Bye-Law 118 of The Institution of Engineers (India) which states that copyright of each paper published in Institution Journal or Annual Technical
Volume in full or in Abstract at its centres shall lie with the Institution.

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