General Submission Instructions
Submissions to the 23rd Annual Cognitive Science Conference will be electronic. All submissions will be handled by software called Cyberchair.
Time will be very short at final submission of revised papers, so we strongly encourage initial submission in PDF format. This will provide authors with some reassurance that final papers will appear correctly. At final submission we cannot deal with source files and papers that do not print acceptably from the submitted PDF files will have to be dropped from publication. It is therefore strongly advised that authors submit initially in the final format so that they and we have the assurance that the PDF produced is to the correct specification. It is particularly critical that the fonts used are those specified in the instructions.
Sample formats are availble for download by clicking here: Samples
The abstract should be one paragraph, indented 1/8 inch on both sides, in 9 point font with single spacing. The heading Abstract should be 10 point, bold, centered, with one line space below it. This one-paragraph abstract section is required only for standard spoken papers and six-page poster presentations, not for Member Abstract Posters.
For standard spoken papers and poster presentations, the entire contribution (including figures, references, everything) can be no longer than six pages. For member abstracts, the entire contribution can be no longer than one page. Submissions exceeding this length will not be reviewed.
The text of the paper should be formatted in two columns with an overall width of 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) and length of 9 inches (22.9 cm), with 0.25 inches between the columns. Leave two line spaces between the last author listed and the text of the paper. The left margin and the top margin should both be 1 inch. The right and bottom margins will depend on whether you use U.S. letter or A4 paper, so you must be sure to measure the width of the printed text. Use 10 point Times Roman with single spacing, unless otherwise specified.
The title should be 14 point, bold, centered, and 1.25 inches below the top edge of the page. The title should be formatted with initial caps (the first letter of content words capitalized and the rest lower case). Each author's name should appear on a separate line, 11 point, and centered, with the author's email address in parentheses. Under each author's name list the author's affiliation and postal address in ordinary 10 point type. Indent the first line of each paragraph by 1/8 inch (except for the first paragraph of a new section). Do not add extra vertical space between paragraphs.
First-level headings should be 12 point, initial caps, bold and centered. Leave one line space above the heading and 1/4 line space below the heading.
Second-level headings should be 11 point, initial caps, bold, and flush left. Leave one line space above and 1/4 line space below the heading.
Third-level headings should be 10 point, initial caps, bold, and flush left. Leave one line space above the heading, but no space after the heading.
Use standard APA citation format. Citations within the text should include the author's last name and year. If the authors' names are included in the sentence, place only the year in parentheses, as in McClelland and Rumelhart (1981), but otherwise place the entire reference in parentheses with the authors and year separated by a comma (McClelland & Rumelhart, 1981). List multiple references alphabetically and separate them by semicolons (McClelland & Rumelhart, 1981; Richman & Simon, 1989). Use the et al. construction only after listing all the authors to a publication in an earlier reference and for citations with four or more authors.
Indicate footnotes with a superscript number in the text. Place the footnotes in 9 point type at the bottom of the page on which they appear. Precede the footnote with a horizontal rule of 7/8 inch.
Number tables consecutively; place the table number and title (in 10 point type) above the table with one line space above the caption and one line space below it. You may float tables to the top or bottom of a column, and set wide tables across both columns.
All artwork must be very dark for purposes of reproduction and should not be hand drawn. Number figures sequentially, placing the figure number and caption, in 10 point type, after the figure with one line space above the caption and one line space below it. If necessary, leave extra white space at the bottom of the page to avoid splitting the figure and figure caption. You may float figures to the top or bottom of a column, or set wide figures across both columns.
Place acknowledgments (including funding information) in a section at the end of the paper.
Follow the APA Publication Manual for citation format, both within the text and in the reference list, with the following exceptions: (a) do not cite the page numbers of any book, including chapters in edited volumes; (b) use the same format for unpublished references as for published ones. Alphabetize references by the surnames of the authors, with single-author entries preceding multiple-author entries. Order references by the same authors by the year of publication, with the earliest reference first. Use a first-level section heading for the reference list. Use a hanging indent style, with the first line of the reference flush against the left margin and subsequent lines indented by 1/8 inch.
**Please check your work carefully before submitting it to make sure all your data is intact.** Once a paper is submitted to CyberChair no amendments will be possible before reviewing.If you do have any problems, or any specific questions about converting your files please email cogpcc@cogsci.ed.ac.uk and we will try to help.
FINAL
DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMISSIONS
:
7th
FEBRUARY
2001
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