《JournalofMachineLearningResearch》论文投稿格式模板.docx

InstructionsforFormattingJMLRArticles:AMicrosoftWordTemplate1.esliePackKaelblinglpkalmit.eduArtificialIntelligenceLaboratoryMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology545TechnologySquareCambridge,MA02139,USADavidCohndavid.cohnburning-BurningGlassTechnologies201S.CraigStreet,2WestPittsburgh,PA15213,USAEditor:LeslieLamportAbStraCtThisdocument,whichisbasedonanearlierdocumentbyMintonetal.,(1999),describestherequiredformattingofJMLRpapers,includingmargins,fonts,citationstyles,andfigureplacement.ItdescribeshowauthorscanobtainanduseaLATEXstylefilethatwilleaseadherencetotherequirements.ItalsocontainsasectiononavoidingformattingerrorsthatfrequentlyappearinJMLRsubmissions.WhiletheformatrequirementsareonlycompulsoryIbrfinalsubmissions,Weencourageauthorstoadoptandadheretoitsrecommendationsthroughoutthesubmissionprocess.Keywords:format,Microsoftwordtemplate1 IntroductionToensurethatallarticlespublishedinthejournalhaveauniformappearance,authorsmustproduceaPostScriptorPDFdocumentthatmeetstheformattingspecificationsoutlinedhere.Thedocumentwillbeusedforboththehardcopyandelectronicversionsofthejournal.ThisdocumentbrieflydescribesandillustratestheJMLRformat.ItdrawsveryheavilyfromanearlierdocumentbyMintonetal.,(1999).YourarticleshouldlookassimilaraspossibletoPostScriptversionorPDFversionofthisdocument,ortotheJMLRsamplearticlewhichcanbefoundathttp:/www.jmlr.org/fdrmat/sample.ps.Belowweoutlinethebasicspecifications,includingfontsizes,margins,etc.However,thepointistohaveyourarticleslooksimilartothesample,andwhenindoubtyoushouldusethesampleasyourguide.PleasefeelfreetocontacttheeditorofJMLRifyouhaveanyquestions.Theremainderofthisdocumentisorganizedasfollows.Section2describesthestyleandformattingrequirementsforJMLRpapers.Section3describeshowtoobtaintheformattingtemplatesthatshouldsimplifyfollowingtherequirements,andSection4describescommonformattingerrorsthatshouldbeavoided.2 StyleandFormatPapersmustbeprintedinthesinglecolumnformatasshownintheenclosedsample.Marginsshouldbe11/4inchleftandright.Headersshouldbe1/2inchfromtopandfootershouldbe1inchfrombottomofpage.Titleshouldstart11/2inchesfromthetopofthepage.©2002LeslieP.KaelblingandDavidCohn2.1 FontsYoushoulduseTimesRomanstylefonts.Pleasebeverycarefulnottousenonstandardorunusualfontsinthepaper.Includingsuchfontswillcauseproblemsformanyprinters.HeadersandFootersshouldbein9pttype.Thetitleofthepapershouldbein14ptboldtype.Theabstracttitleshouldbein1Iptboldtype,andtheabstractitselfshouldbeinIOpttype.Firstheadingsshouldbein12pointboldtypeandsecondheadingsshouldbein11pointboldtype.Thetextandbodyofthepapershouldbein11pointtype.2.2 TitleandAllthorSThetitleappearsnearthetopofthefirstpage,centered.Authors'namesshouldappearindesignatedareasbelowthetitleofthepaperintwelvepointboldtype.Authors*affiliationsandcompleteaddressesshouldbeinitalics,andtheirelectronicaddressesshouldbeinsmallcapitals(seesamplearticle).2.3 AbstractTheabstractappearsatthebeginningofthepaper,indented1/4ofaninchfromtheleftandrightmargins.Thetitle''Abstract"shouldappearinboldface11pointtype,centeredabovethebodyoftheabstract.Theabstractbodyshouldbein10pointtype.2.4 HeadingsandSectionsWhennecessary,headingsshouldbeusedtoseparatemajorsectionsofyourpaper.First-levelheadingsshouldbein12pointboldtypeandsecond-levelheadingsshouldbein11pointboldtype.Donotskipalinebetweenparagraphs.Third-levelheadingsshouldalsobein11pointboldtype.Allheadingsshouldbecapitalized.Afteraheading,thefirstsentenceshouldnotbeindented.Referencestosections(aswellasfigures,tables,theoremsandsoon),shouldbecapitalized,asin''InSection4,weshowthat.'1.2.4.1 AppendicesAppendices,ifincluded,followtheacknowledgments.Eachappendixshouldbelettered,e.g.,''AppendixA”.Ifonlineappendicesaresubmitted,theyshouldnotbeincludedinthefinalmanuscript(seebelow),althoughtheymaybereferredtointhemanuscript.Theywillbepublishedonlineinseparatefiles.TheonlineappendicesshouldbenumberedandreferredtoasOnlineAppendix1,OnlineAppendix2,etc.2.4.2 AcknowledgementsTheacknowledgmentssection,ifincluded,appearsafterthemainbodyofthetextandisheaded''Acknowledgments.1'Thesectionshouldnotbenumbered.Thissectionincludesacknowledgmentsofhelpfromassociatesandcolleagues,financialsupport,andpermissiontopublish.2.5 FiguresandTablesFiguresandtablesshouldbeinsertedinproperplacesthroughoutthetext.Donotgroupthemtogetheratthebeginningofapage,noralthebottomofthepaper.Numberfiguressequentially,e.g.,Figure1,andsoon.Thefigureortablenumberandthecaptionshouldappearundertheillustration.Leaveamarginofone-quarterincharoundtheareacoveredbythefigureandcaption.Captions,labels,andothertextinillustrationsmustbeatleastnine-pointtype.Atpresent,sometypesofillustrationsinyourmanuscriptmaycauseproblemsforsomeprinterspreviewers.Althoughthisisgraduallybecominglessofanissue,weencourageauthorstouse''reliable"programsforproducingfigures.Beforeyourpapercanbeaccepted,WemustverifythatallyourfiguresprintsuccessfullyonourprintersandmaybeviewedwithAdobeAcrobatReaderorGh