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Template for Preparation of Papers for

Research & Development Journal
First A. Author*; Second B. Author†; Third C. Author‡
*Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica
Ambato, Ecuador, e-mail: author@uta.edu.ec
†
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica,
Quito, Ecuador, e-mail: author@epn.edu.ec
‡
Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Informática y Electrónica
Riobamba, Ecuador, e-mail: author@espoch.edu.ec

Resumen: Las siguientes instrucciones establecen las pautas para la preparación de

artículos para la Revista Investigación y Desarrollo. Los artículos pueden ser escritos en
español o en inglés, pero tendrán un resumen en ambos idiomas. Los autores pueden hacer
uso de este documento como una plantilla para componer su artículo si están utilizando
Microsoft Word 6.0 o superior. Caso contrario, este documento puede ser utilizado como una
guía de instrucciones. El número máximo de páginas será 10. Para el envío de los artículos,
los autores deben seguir las instrucciones colocadas en el sistema de recepción de artículos
del sitio web de la Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo – DIDE-
Palabras clave: Incluir una lista de 3-6 palabras clave.
Abstract: These instructions give you guidelines for preparing papers for Research &
Development Journal. Papers can be written in Spanish or English; however an abstract in
both languages is required. Use this document as a template to compose your paper if you
are using Microsoft Word 6.0 or later. Otherwise, use this document as an instruction set. The
maximum number of pages will be 10. For submission guidelines, follow instructions on
paper submission system of the Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo – DIDE- website.
Keywords: Include a list of 3-6 keywords.

Position figures and tables at the tops and bottoms of

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1. INTRODUCTION columns. Avoid placing them in the middle of columns.

Large figures and tables may span across both columns.
This document is a template for Microsoft Word versions 6.0 Figure captions should be centered below the figures; table
or later. If you are reading a paper version of this document, captions should be centered above. Avoid placing figures and
please download the electronic file, tables before their first mention in the text. Use the
utajournaltemplate.doc. Please do not put any running abbreviation “Fig. 1”, even at the beginning of a sentence.
header/footer or page number in the submitted paper.
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example, the style at this point in the document is “Text”). 10

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style, and then select the appropriate name on the style 1

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Manuscript received April XXIII, 2014; revised July XX, 2014. (Write the date on which
you submitted your paper for review.) This work was supported in part by the SENESCYT
under Project BS123456 (sponsor and financial support acknowledgment goes here). Paper 1.2 About Authors
titles should be written in uppercase and lowercase letters, not all uppercase. Avoid writing
long formulas with subscripts in the title; short formulas that identify the elements are fine As suggestion, it is important take in account that the
(e.g., "Nd–Fe–B"). Do not write “(Invited)” in the title. Full names of authors are preferred
in the author field, but are not required. Put a space between authors’ initials. first author is the researcher who that did most of the
Corresponding author: F. A. Author´s emails address, phone, and institutional address. work, and probably he will put this into his thesis and will

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emphasize it in his cv, whereas the last author is typically
the professor who obtained the grant, produced the
intellectual lead and often edited and submitted the final
draft of the paper.
2. PROCEDURE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION
2.1 Review Stage
Please use this document as a “template” to prepare your
manuscript. For submission guidelines, follow instructions
on paper submission system from CENI website.
It will be better for you to prepare your initial submission in
the camera ready layout so that you will have a good
estimate for the paper length. Additionally, the effort
required for final submission will be minimal.
2.2 Final Stage
Authors are expected to mind the margins diligently. Journal
papers need to be stamped with journal data and paginated
for inclusion in the proceedings. If your manuscript bleeds
into margins, you will be required to resubmit and delay the
proceedings preparation in the process.
2.3 Page margins
Your manuscript should be ‘camera-ready.’ Please do not
modify margins. If you are creating a document on your
own, please observe the margins as listed in Table 1. All
dimensions are in centimeters.
Page
First
Top
3.5
Bottom
2.5
Left/Right
1.5
Rest 2.5 2.5 1.5
Table 1. Page margins
It is very important to maintain these margins. They are
necessary to put conference information and page number
for the proceedings.
2.4 Figures and PDF Creation
All figures must be embedded in the document. When you
include the image, make sure to insert the actual image
rather than a link to your local computer. As far as possible,
use standard PDF conversion tools Adobe Acrobat or
Ghostscript give best results. It is important that all fonts be
embedded/subsetted in the resulting PDF.
2.5 Copyright Form
Research & Development Journal will put in place an
electronic copyright transfer system in due course. Please
“do not” send copyright forms by mail or FAX. More
information on this will be made available on CENI website.
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3. MATH
If you are using Word, we suggest use either the Microsoft
Equation Editor or the MathType add-on for equations in
your paper (Insert | Object | Create New | Microsoft
Equation or MathType Equation). “Float over text” should
not be selected.
4. UNITS
Use either SI as primary units. Other units may be used as
secondary units (in parentheses). This applies to papers in
data storage. For example, write “15 Gb/cm 2 (100 Gb/in 2)”.
Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in
amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads to
confusion because equations do not balance dimensionally. If
you must use mixed units, clearly state the units for each
quantity in an equation.
The SI unit for magnetic field strength H is A/m. However, if
you wish to use units of T, either refers to magnetic flux
density B or magnetic field strength symbolized as µ 0H. Use
the center dot to separate compound units, e.g. “A·m 2”.
5. HELPFUL HINTS
5.1 Figures and Tables
Figure axis labels are often a source of confusion. Use words
rather than symbols. As an example, write the quantity
“Magnetization,” or “Magnetization M,” not just “M.” Put
units in parentheses.
Do not label axes only with units. For example, write
“Magnetization (A/m)” or “Magnetization (A m1)”, not 
just “A/m.” Do not label axes with a ratio of quantities and
units. For example, write “Temperature (K)”, not
“Temperature/K”.
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Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write
“Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 A/m)”. Do
not write “Magnetization (A/m)  1000” because the reader
would not know whether the top axis label meant 16000 A/m
or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should be legible, approximately
8 to 12 point type.
5.2 References
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References must be cited in text. When there are number
citations on the line, in square brackets inside the
punctuation. Multiple references are each numbered with
separate brackets. When citing a section in a book, please
give the relevant page numbers. In text, refer simply to the
reference number. Do not use “Ref.” or “reference” except at
the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] shows ...”.
Please do not use automatic endnotes in Word, rather, type
the reference list at the end of the paper using the
“References” style.
Use standard style references (see at the end of this
document). Footnotes should be avoided as far as possible.
Please note that the references at the end of this document
are in the preferred referencing style. Papers that have not
been published should be cited as “unpublished.” Capitalize
only the first word in a paper title, except for proper nouns
and element symbols.
5.3 Abbreviations and Acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
used in the text, even after they have already been defined in
the abstract. Abbreviations such as UTA, SI, ac, and dc do
not have to be defined. Abbreviations that incorporate
periods should not have spaces: write “C.N.R.S.”, not “C. N.
R. S.” Do not use abbreviations in the title unless they are
unavoidable.
5.4 Equations
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in
parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). First use
the equation editor to create the equation. Then select the
“Equation” mark-up style. Press the tab key and write the
equation number in parentheses. To make your equations
more compact, you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp
function, or appropriate exponents. Use parentheses to avoid
ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate equations when they
are part of a sentence, as in
r2
 0
F ( r ,  ) dr d  [ r2 / ( 2 0 )]

 exp(   | z j  zi | )  J 1 (  r2 ) J 0 (  ri ) d . using [].
1
0
(1)
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined
before the equation appears or immediately following.
Italicize symbols (T might refer to temperature, but T is the
unit tesla). Refer to “(1)”, not “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1)”,
except at the beginning of a sentence: “Equation (1) is …”
5.5 Other Recommendations
Use one space after periods and colons. Hyphenate complex
modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid
dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was
calculated.” [It is not clear who or what used (1).] Write
instead, “The potential was calculated by using (1),” or
“Using (1), we calculated the potential.”
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Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.” Use
“cm3,” not “cc.” Indicate sample dimensions as “0.1 cm 
0.2 cm,” not “0.1  0.2 cm2”. The abbreviation for “seconds”
is “s”, not “sec”. Use “Wb/m 2” or “webers per square meter,”
not “webers/m2.” When expressing a range of values, write
“7 to 9” or “7-9”, not “7~9”.
A parenthetical statement at the end of a sentence is
punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A
parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the parentheses.)
Avoid contractions; for example, write “do not” instead of
“don’t”. The serial comma is preferred: “A, B, and C”
instead of “A, B and C”.
6. CONCLUSIONS
A conclusion section is not required. Although a conclusion
may review the main points of the paper, do not replicate the
abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on
the importance of the work or suggest applications and
extensions.
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENT (OPTIONAL)
The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
American English is without an “e” after the “g.” Use the
singular heading even if you have many acknowledgments.
Avoid expressions such as “One of us (S.B.A.) would like to
thank ...”. Instead, write “F. A. Author thanks ...”. In most
cases, sponsor and financial support acknowledgments are
placed in the unnumbered footnote on the first page, not
here.
REFERENCES
List of references arranged alphabetically according to first
author, subsequent lines indented. Do not number references.
Publications by the same author(s) should be listed in order
of year of publication. If there is more than one paper by the
same author(s) and with the same date, label them a, b, etc.,
e.g. Morris et al. (1990a, b). Please note that all references
listed here must be directly cited in the body of the text by
Basic format for books:
[1] G. O. Young, “Synthetic structure of industrial plastics,” in Plastics,
2nd ed., vol. 3, J. Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964,
pp. 15–64.
[2] W. K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth, 1993, pp. 123–135.
Basic format for periodicals:
[3] J. U. Duncombe, “Infrared navigation—Part I: An assessment
of feasibility,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. ED-11, no. 1, pp. 34–
39, Jan. 1959.
[4] E. P. Wigner, “Theory of traveling-wave optical laser,” Phys. Rev.,
vol. 134, pp. A635–A646, Dec. 1965.
[5] E. H. Miller, “A note on reflector arrays,” IEEE Trans. Antennas
Propagat., to be published.
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Basic format for handbooks: Basic format for patents:

[6] Transmission Systems for Communications, 3rd ed., Western [12] G. Brandli and M. Dick, “Alternating current fed power supply,”
Electric Co., Winston-Salem, NC, 1985, pp. 44–60. U.S. Patent 4 084 217, Nov. 4, 1978.
[7] Motorola Semiconductor Data Manual, Motorola
Semiconductor Products Inc., Phoenix, AZ, 1989.
Basic format for theses (M.S.) and dissertations
(Ph.D.):
Basic format for books (when available online):
[13] J. O. Williams, “Narrow-band analyzer,” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Elect.
[8] J. Jones. (1991, May 10). Networks. (2nd ed.) [Online]. Available: Eng., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, 1993.
http://www.atm.com [14] N. Kawasaki, “Parametric study of thermal and chemical nonequilibrium
nozzle flow,” M.S. thesis, Dept. Electron. Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka,
Japan, 1993.
Basic format for journals (when available
online):
Basic format for the most common types of
[9] R. J. Vidmar. (1992, Aug.). On the use of atmospheric plasmas as unpublished references:
electromagnetic reflectors. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. [Online].
21(3), pp. 876–880. Available: [15] A. Harrison, private communication, May 1995.
http://www.halcyon.com/pub/journals/21ps03-vidmar [16] B. Smith, “An approach to graphs of linear forms,” unpublished.
[17] A. Brahms, “Representation error for real numbers in binary computer
arithmetic,” IEEE Computer Group Repository, Paper R-67-85.
Basic format for papers presented at
conferences (when available online):
Basic format for standards:
[10] PROCESS Corp., MA. Intranets: Internet technologies deployed
behind the firewall for corporate productivity. Presented at [18] IEEE Criteria for Class IE Electric Systems, IEEE Standard 308, 1969.
INET96 Annual Meeting. [Online]. Available: [19] Letter Symbols for Quantities, ANSI Standard Y10.5-1968.
http://home.process.com/Intranets/wp2.htp

Basic format for conference proceedings Appendix A. FIRST APPENDIX

(published):
Appendix B. SECOND APPENDIX
[11] D. B. Payne and J. R. Stern, “Wavelength-switched pas- sively coupled
single-mode optical network,” in Proc. IOOC-ECOC, 1985,
pp. 585–590.

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