Food Protection Trends - January 2009 - (Page 34) PREPARATION OF TABLES If tables, are submitted, the format must be that of Excel or Word documents. Each table, comprising the title, body, and footnotes, must be typed doublespaced on a separate page from the body of the paper. Number tables consecutively as cited in the text. The title must be brief but fully descriptive of the information in the table. Headings and subheadings must be concise; abbreviations may be used. Use no vertical rules and only three full horizontal rules: under the title, under the box heads, and at the bottom of the table. Use italic superscript letters for footnotes. Like data in columns reads down, not across. A wellorganized table should be understandable without extensive reference to the text. PREPARATION OF ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND FIGURES FPT allows liberal use of illustrations (graphics, drawings) and photographs, finding that these increase the appeal of the journal to readers. Submitted manuscripts must have all illustrations, photographs, and figures incorporated in the same electronic file as the text of the manuscript. When electronic figures are submitted, the preferred formats are high resolution JPEG, TIFF or EPS. The following native application file formats are also acceptable: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, InDesign and QuarkXPress. The resolution required for halftone and color images is a minimum of 300 pixels per inch (ppi); resolution for line art should be 1,200 ppi. Please note that images in GIF format are not be acceptable for printing. Digital color files must be submitted in CMYK mode. Figure legends should be double spaced in a list on a page separate from the figures. Number figures consecutively as cited in the test. Figures containing multiple components (e.g., 1A, 1B, 1C, etc.) should have all components on the same page, with appropriate labels. Place the figure number on the upper right hand corner of the page. Data presented in figures must not be repeated in the tables. A well-prepared figure should be understandable without reference to the text of the paper. Photographs Photographs that are submitted should have sharp images, with good contrast. Photographs can be printed in color, but the additional cost of doing so must be incurred by the author. Authors wishing to publish color photographs should contact Donna Bahun, Production Editor, for cost estimates. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS Frequently used acceptable abbreviations are given below. For further details on abbreviations, see the current edition of the ASM Style Manual. Note that a period is used with some but not all abbreviations. Abbreviations of non-SI units (e.g., atm) must be followed by the corresponding converted quantity and SI unit in parentheses: 1 atm = 101.29 kPa. (Exception: lb/in2.) ångström, Å atmosphere, atm base pairs, bp British thermal unit, BTU calorie, cal centimeter, cm CFU (never spelled out: colony-forming units) cubic centimeter, cm3 day (never abbreviated) degree Celsius, °C degree Fahrenheit, °F diameter, diam enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA equivalent weight, equiv wt fluid ounce, fl oz foot (feet), ft gallon, gal gram, g gravity, g hour(s), h inch, in. international unit, IU intramuscular, i.m. intraperitoneal, i.p. intravenous, i.v. kilocalorie, kcal kilogram, kg kilometer, km lethal dose, median, LD50 liter (no abbreviation) logarithm (base 10), log logarithm (base e), ln lumen, lm lux, lx meter, m microequivalent, μeq microgram, μg microliter, μl 34 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | JANUARY 2009
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