BULETINUL INSTITUTULUI POLITEHNIC DIN IAI

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Universitatea Tehnic Gheorghe Asachi din Iai
Tomul LIV (LVIII), Fasc. #, ####
Secia
CONSTRUCII. ARHITECTUR

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
BY

AN AUTHOR1,1, SOME ONE ELSE2 and PERHAPS ANOTHER1

Abstract. This document summarizes the instructions to authors for typesetting
their papers for publishing into the Bulletin. Each manuscript must be accompanied by an
abstract that should count 150...200 words and have a structured form which reflects your
paper (background, material and methods, results, conclusion). The abstract should not
include references, figure citations or acronyms. The abstract is very important as it will
be freely available to all users of our website. Domestic authors should also submit a
Romanian translation of the title, authors complete name(s), affiliation(s) and abstract.
For non-Romanian author(s), the Editorial Board will provide the Romanian translation.
This short document can be viewed as a sample manuscript and will assist the authors in
preparation.
Key words: please write the key words; manuscript preparation; typeset format.

1. Introduction

The journal publishes original papers in English and is strongly

supported by a dedicated international editorial board consisting of renowned
scientists. Manuscripts should be submitted in the publication languages, in 2
hard copies and electronic format (in order to facilitate an accurate typesetting)
at the e-mail address: [email protected], [email protected]. Manuscript
will be reviewed by a minimum of two referees and will be considered for
publication on the basis of originality of contribution. All manuscripts become
property of the Bulletin and will not normally be returned to the author(s) even
if a manuscript is not accepted for publication. Authors will be notified
promptly about the acceptance of their contribution.
The text should be as short and concise as possible, excluding anything,
which is not directly relevant to the subject matter but including any associated
safety, environmental or ethical issues. The text should be readily understood by
practicing engineers. All statements and references should be correct and
accurate. Speculative material must be clearly identified as such. The text
should be in the third person and should avoid colloquialisms texts originally
prepared for oral presentation therefore will usually need to be rewritten. The
1

Corresponding author:

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text should not refer to the names of individuals, organisations, products or

services unless it is essential to understanding and then only appear once. Text
must be neither gratuitously complimentary nor in any way derogatory about
any person or organisation. Principal participants in a project should be listed
separately from the text in a Acknowledgement. Scientific and technical English
manuals might be very useful for inexperienced authors.
2. Manuscript Organization

A paper for publication in Bulletin must contain a title, names and

affiliations of the authors, a list of keywords, a brief abstract at the beginning, a
conclusion section at the end of the main body, and a list of references that
follows the conclusion section.
2.1 The Authors

Please insert the entire authors name. A comma separates the names. In
case of different authors, from different institutions, one marks every name by a
number (like exponents). For a single affiliation no superscript number is
necessary. The legend of these numbers (the affiliation), is indicated at the end.
The corresponding author is supposed to give an e-mail address and possibly a
telephone number. The proofs are sent in general directly or by e-mail to the
corresponding author with the request to send back the correct proofs within
one week. Corrections or changes should no imply a departure from the paper in
its accepted form. A number of 10 copies of each published paper will be
supplied free of charge to the corresponding author.
2.2 The Key Words

The authors are requested to supply 4...6 Key Words, separed by a semicolon, that can be used for indexing/abstracting purposes. Key Words should not
repeat the title of the manuscript.
2.3 Headings

It is useful and recommended to divide the full text in paragraphs (or

sections), with titles assigned with serial arabic numbers and typed in capital all
significant first letters, centred, as in these instructions. Reference in text should
appear as Sec. (e.g. Sec. 2). The first paragraph is usually, but not obligatory,
denoted as 1. Introduction, but the last becomes as a rule entitled
Conclusion. The last paragraph (section) reflects the findings of the author, in
the form of a set of concise sentences numbered sequentially by arabic numbers.
2.4 Nomenclature and units

Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the

international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their
equivalent in SI or if SI units do not exist, in an internationally accepted unit.
Values and units should be separated by a space (e.g. 20 kN, not 20kN). Use

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thousands separator , (e.g. 23,000). It is helpful to identify Greek symbols by

name, first time they appear (e.g. Greek: gamma).
3. Manuscript Style
3.1 Text layout

Page design, font selection and alignment are as in these instructions.

Text styling, such as use of italic, bold, subscriptssb, superscriptssp etc., will be
retained so should be set correctly in the typescript.
The manuscript must be type written with single spacing and wide
margins, on a single side of an A4 paper. The text should be in single-column
format. Times New Roman typeface should be used throughout. Font selection
and alignment are as in these instructions.
3.2 Equations and Mathematical Expressions

Equations are separated from the paragraphs of text. They should be

centered in the text. These equations should be numbered consecutively using
arabic numbers enclosed in parentheses and set on the right margin. The
respective references in text will be as eq. (1), eqs. (2) and (3). The numbering
of equations must be unique for the whole manuscript.
x y xy 0 ,

(1)
(2)

q x, y -

c2 2
q x, y c1w x, y c2 2 w x, y ,
4c1

where variables or symbols should be defined. Use an equation editor.

3.3 Tables

Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables
do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article (e.g. in graphs).
Tables should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance
in the text and given a suitable caption. Tables should be simple with brief
column headlines (including all units) and as few rows and columns as possible.
Each table should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text (e.g.
Table 1).
Table 1
Beam modelling
Element type
Total number of nodes
Total number of elements

VSC model
linear with 2 nodes
35
34

2D FEM model
linear with 2 nodes
469
117

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3.4 Preparation of References

All references should be cited in the text by number within square

brackets [1] and listed at the end of the paper in the order in which they appear
in the text. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in
the reference list (and vice versa). All references must be complete and
accurate.
The cited works in the reference list are numbered serially, in arabic
numbers. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references quoted
in their paper. Papers in preparation or submitted are not valid references.
4. Artwork Instructions

Artworks can be divided into two types. Halftone artwork includes

photographs, paintings, or other images containing shades of gray. Line artwork
consists of any figures such as graphs, charts, diagrams, maps, and drawings
that are entirely black on white, with no shades of gray. Graphs, charts,
diagrams, maps, and drawings in which shading is indicated by stippling (dots)
or crosshatching (lines) are also considered line art.
All artworks drawings, diagrams, photographs are called figures and
should be denoted and referred to as Fig., with capital first letter. They should
be numbered serially by arabic numbers and should be cite in paper (e.g. Fig. 1,
Fig. 7 or Figs. 1 and 7). Supplied figures separately from the text, with each one
saved as a separate file. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption
should comprise a brief title, not on the figure itself.
Figures should be included wherever possible to enhance the
understanding of the text. Colour figures are for the time being not acceptable
therefore they must be suitable for reproduction in black and white. For
example use cross hatching rather than grey-scale. Detailed maps, CAD
drawings and large charts do not reproduce well on screen, and will not be
accepted.
4.1 Font Information and Sizing of Artworks

In order to have a uniform look for all artwork contained in a single

article, the lettering on the artwork should have a finished, printed size, no
smaller than 7 pt for normal text and 6 pt for superscript and subscript
characters. Smaller lettering will yield text that is hardly legible. Text in the
illustrations should be typed in the font corresponding to the main text
(Times). The maximum size of a simple or composite figure is 120 x 170 mm.
For composite figures do not mount together their parts. You should note that
during the production and typesetting processes your figures may need to be
reduced or increased in size to fit the design of the Bulletin. To achieve the best
results you are advised to prepare your artworks at the same size they will be
reproduced in the Bulletin. Symbols of scalar quantities in figures should be
written in italics, vector quantities in bold. The subscripts and the superscripts

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(i)

are in general typed in italics (e.g. li, va, G ). It is not the case if they refer to a
quality (e.g. pmax, Dint). Elementary and special functions, the differential
symbol and the measuring units should not be typed in italics or bold (e.g. sin ,
tan , ex, ln y, dx, B(x), kg, N/m2, C, K). In graphs, axis labels should be
separated from quantities units by a comma followed by double spaced (e.g.
Normal Stress, [kPa]). As in text, use thousands separator ,. All lines should
be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) width.

Fig. 1 VSC vs. 2D FEM solution.

4.2 File Formats

Figures can be supplied as, .tiff (preferable) .jpeg, .pdf or .eps files.
Although we prefer artwork files in the foregoing format, we are also aware that
a number of authors already (for convenience) submit their artwork in MS Ofice
formats, therefore, we support, for now, these submission types. When
supplying artwork files, please ensure that files are supplied at the correct
resolution:
Line artwork: minimum of 300 dpi;
Halftones artwork: minimum of 600 dpi;
Combinations artwork (line/halftone): minimum of 600 dpi;
If author(s) prefer can submit their original application source files,
preferable CorelDRAW (.cdr files), CorelDesigner (.des files) ar CAD (.dwg
or .dxf files).
4. Conclusions

Before submit your manuscript, please check the following minimum

requirements:
1. Are all of the author details clearly identified on the end of the paper
including affiliations and correct email address for coressponding author?
2. Have you included an abstract of 200...250 words?
3. Have you included 4...6 Key Words?
4. Are all of the references, tables and figures cited in the text?

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5. Have you supplied your figures separately to the text?

6. All of your figures have a minimum of 300 dpi resolution?
7. The physical dimensions of the artwork match the dimensions of the
Bulletin?
8. I have used the recommended lettering conventions for figures?
Received, Month #, ####

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Jassy

Department of Transportation Infrastructure and
Foundations

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