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Sample paper for SuperSoil 2004
Roger Johnson1, Garry J. O'Leary2 and Murray Unkovich3
1 The Regional Institute, www.regional.org.au Email rjohnson@regional.org.au
2 CSIRO Land and Water, Mallee Research Station, PB 1 Walpeup, Vic 3507. www.csiro.au Email garry.o'leary@csiro.au
3 DNRE, Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Mallee Research Station, PB 1 Walpeup, Vic 3507 www.nre.vic.gov.au Email murray.unkovich@nre.vic.gov.au
Abstract
A simplified web and CD based format for the International Soils Conference 2004 is presented. By simplifying the format it is possible to maintain the original style of the printed proceedings for output in PDF format while allowing easy incorporation into modern web-based format. Left aligned text is easier to read on-screen and a single font type (Times New Roman, 11 point, black at single line spacing) for the whole proceedings provides clarity of presentation. A Harvard referencing system is adopted. To improve visual presentation alternative font sizes are used for the title (14 point bold), address (9 point) and caption (10 point). Headings may have two levels (bold and italic) and are not capitalised. The abstract should contain the key results and quote actual figures (e.g. levels of treatments, yields, other responses, always in standard units). The data and references cited in this example paper bear no relation to the text and are purely to illustrate the recommended format.
Key Words
No more than six key word items in order of decreasing relevance.
Introduction
The International Soils Conference 2004 has moved to web and CD publication of its conference proceedings (Johnson 2001). Members of the crop science community now have full access to the latest advances in crop science via the Internet in an open, HTML format. Consistent standards and guidelines for formatting Word documents enable automation of the publishing process (Sayre et al. 1997; Whelan and McBratney 2003) and improved presentation of the Web publication. This approach harmonises the old and the new. Modern media features can be blended in a way that maintains the original style of the printed proceedings but allows easy incorporation into modern web based format.
Methods
Second level headings should be in Italics
Sub headings are important to distinguish from main headings and normal text. Normal text is Times New Roman, 11 point, with the title larger (14 point, bold) and address smaller (9 point). Of course, there are many other ways to present data (Fischer 1985; Muchow and Carberry 1989). The examples here are just a guide and have been adapted from those prepared for the recent Australian Agronomy conference.
Units
Units to be metric as used in the Australian Journal of Soil Research. For example, grain yield was 5.4 t/ha and its water use efficiency was 10.4 kg/ha/mm.
Results
Ensuring continuity in the publication of the proceedings is a challenge given the biennial nature of the conference and organising committee (Table 1). This template will help future conference organisers maintain key features of previous proceedings (Specht 1981) while allowing flexibility to incorporate new publishing technology.
Table 1. Effect of tillage treatment on soil bulk density, water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks). Natural log transformed data, ln(x+1), are in parentheses.
Tillage treatment
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Bulk density
(g/cm3)
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Water content
(g/cm3)
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Ks
(mm/h)
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Zero tillage
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0.99
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0.331
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145 (4.982)
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Conventional
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0.98
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0.328
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12 (2.583)
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LSD(P=0.05)
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0.04
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0.023
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(0.548)
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Tables and figures should be left aligned for consistency (Figure 1).
Figure 1. The spatial distribution of Mallee Eucalyptus species open-scrub in Australia. Predominant areas (■) coinciding with largely alkaline soils that now comprise significant cropping areas and other areas (░) where mallee vegetation is significant but not predominant. Map reproduced from Hill (1989).
Conclusion
The main features of the simplified format are left aligned text, tables and images and a simplified Harvard referencing system. Hyperlinked references provide readers with "one-click" access to further information. First order headings are bold and second order headings are italic. The section headings are not mandatary and provide authors with flexibility in reporting their work.
References
Fischer RA (1985) Number of kernels in wheat crops and the influence of solar radiation and temperature. Journal of Agricultural Science 105, 447-461.
Hill KD (1989) The spatial distribution of Mallee Eucalyptus in Australia. In 'Mediterranean Landscapes in Australia - Mallee Ecosystems and their Management' . (Eds CS John, PJ Parker) pp. 93-108. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne)
Johnson RC (2001) Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, (Australian Society of Agronomy: Perth) www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2001/5/a/johnson.htm.
Muchow RC, Carberry PS (1989) Environmental control of phenology and leaf growth in a tropically adapted maize. Field Crops Research 20, 221-236.
Sayre KD, Rajaram S, Fischer, RA (1997) Yield potential progress in short bread wheats in northwest Mexico. Crop Science 37, 36-42.
Specht RL (1981). Please insert the title of the paper here. In 'Ecological Biogeography of Australia'. (Ed. A. Keast) Vol. 1, pp. 163-297. (W. Junk: The Hague).
Whelan BM, McBratney AB (2003). Definition and interpretation of potential management zones in Australia. In `Proceedings of the 11th Australian Agronomy Conference, Geelong, Victoria'. (Ed J Blogg) pp. 33-38 (Australian Society of Agronomy: Perth). www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2003/i/6/whelan.htm. 
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