Conference Proceedings

Submission of Manuscripts for IEEE Conference Proceedings

All papers presented at the symposium will be published in IEEE’s 16th Symposium on
Electromagnetic Launch Technology Conference Proceedings and will be included in
IEEE’s Digital Xplore® library.

1. All submissions must follow the two-column format of the Conference
Proceedings and must be an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file (see how to create
press quality PDF files). Documents that do not meet this requirement will not be
included in the Conference Proceedings or in IEEE’s Digital Xplore® library.

2. The appropriate copyright notice must appear on the bottom of the first page of
each paper:
• For papers in which all authors are employed by the US government, the
copyright notice is: U.S Government work not protected by U.S. copyright.
• For papers in which all authors are employed by a Crown government (UK,
Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 978-1-4673-0305-7/12/$31.00
©2012 Crown.
• For all other papers the copyright notice is: 978-1-4673-0305-7/12/$31.00
©2012.IEEE.

3. Use the following file naming convention for your paper: EML Paper #_primary
author’s last name (for example, 350_fair).

4.  IEEE PDF eXpress PLUS is the only way to submit papers.

Create your IEEE PDF eXpress Plus account at: http://www.pdf-express.org/plus
Conference ID: EML12xp
Site opens: 02/20/2012
Submission deadline: 06/18/2012

Go to the IEEE’s PDF eXpress PLUS site at http://www.pdf-express.org/plus
and follow the instructions to create your PDF eXpress Plus account and submit
source files for conversion into IEEE Xplore-compatible PDFs or to check a PDF
file that you created for IEEE Xplore compatibility. When you have an
acceptable, IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF, you will log back into your PDF
eXpress Plus account and approve your PDF for collection by the conference.

5. Appropriately executed Copyright forms must be included with each paper. This
form must be completed in order for your paper to be published in the Conference
Proceedings.

About IEEE PDF eXpress Plus
To assist our authors in meeting the Xplore-compliant PDF requirements, we have
subscribed to IEEE’s PDF eXpress PLUS. This comprehensive online tool helps IEEE
conference authors to create PDFs that meet the current IEEE Xplore requirements, and
provides a simple mechanism by which conference organizers can collect final papers.
Site support is maintained via 24 hour online help (PDFSupport@ieee.org).
How to Create Press Quality PDF Files
You are responsible for and will need to convert your document to a PDF format that is
IEEE Xplore® -compatible. The following details how to create press quality PDF files.

How to create Press Quality PDF in Microsoft Word 2007
1. Open your manuscript files in Word.
2. Select the Acrobat tab. Then select Preferences.
3. Under settings select PRESS QUALITY from the Conversion Settings menu.
4. Select Advanced Settings. Select fonts and make sure the Embed all fonts box is
checked. Press OK to save changes. If no changes were made select cancel. Select
OK to return to document. If you made changes you will be asked to save them at this
time.
5. Save your document.

How to create Press Quality PDF using a Microsoft Word document using Adobe
Acrobat (Acrobat 5.0 or higher)
1. Start Acrobat Distiller from the Acrobat Option, choose Advanced > Print Production
> Acrobat Distiller.
2. When the Distiller box opens select Press Quality from the Default Settings menu.
3. Make sure that all fonts are embedded: Settings > Edit Adobe PDF Settings. Select
the Fonts folder and make sure the box by Embed all fonts is checked. If no changes
were made to the manuscript select cancel; if you made changes select ok to accept
changes.
4. In Acrobat Distiller: File > Exit. This will return you to Acrobat.
5. To create PDF: Select PDF from File in the Create menu.
6. Select your Manuscript Word document.
7. Save your manuscript as a PDF file.