LENGTH CALCULATION FORM

Paper number:

NOTE: THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE MANUSCRIPT

2 × 48 lines per column = 96 lines per page

Manuscript item	Lines used	Characters per line ^a)	Multiplier	Printed lines ^b)
	m	n	c	m × n × c
Title			1/16
Author names			1/16
Addresses (one per line)			1/54
Abstract			1/54
Keywords			1/54
Mandatory standard (blank) lines on first page				38
Total lines first page
Main text, page 2			1/48
Main text, page 3			1/48
Main text, page 4			1/48
Main text, page 5			1/48
Two extra lines for each displayed equation	Number of displayed equations × 2 =
Two extra lines per section heading	Number of section headings × 2 =
References			1/54
Total lines of main text and references
Caption Table 1			1/54
Table 1		54	1/54 ^c)
Caption Table 2			1/54
Table 2		54	1/54 ^c)
Mandatory 5 lines per table	Number of tables x 5 =
Total table lines
Figure captions			1/54
Figures	Height h (cm)	Reduction r ^d)	Multiplier c	h×r× c
Fig. 1			2.35 ^c)
Fig. 2			2.35 ^c)
Fig. 3			2.35 ^c)
Fig. 4			2.35 ^c)
Mandatory 2 lines per figure	Number of figures x 2 =
Total figure lines
Total manuscript length = Total number of lines/96
^a)Including spaces. ^b) Round to nearest larger integer.
^c)Double the multiplier in case the table or figure covers two printed text columns.
^d) Choose smallest reduction factor r (e.g. r=0.35) while retaining legibility of lettering and symbols (and obeying the 7.5 cm maximum width).