ITCC/ITES 2026 Proceedings Guidelines

INTERNATIONAL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY CONFERENCE (ITCC) & INTERNATIONAL THERMAL EXPANSION SYMPOSIUM (ITES) 2026 — PROCEEDINGS GUIDELINES)

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Key Submission Info

Item	Detail
Paper deadline	November 2, 2026
Paper length	8-10 pages
File format	Microsoft Word Document
Send to	Artem Trofimov, trofimov@ortonceramic.com

Please read these guidelines before formatting your paper, so it’s consistent with the rest of the proceedings.

1. Page Setup

• Paper size: Letter (8.5″ × 11″)
• Margins: Top 0.75″, Bottom 1″, Left 1.3″, Right 1.5″
• Do not include page numbers.

2. Font & Text

• Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 pt, single-spaced, justified.
• Paragraphs: No blank line between paragraphs; indent first line 18 pt (¼”)

3. First Page Layout

• Author affiliation(s) go in a footnote at the bottom of page 1, 10 pt Times New Roman, under a rule line
• Abstract/summary begins 3.25″ from the top (leaves room for title/author block)
• No figures, tables, or images on page 1

4. Headings

Level	Style
First-order (e.g., ABSTRACT)	Bold, ALL CAPS — 2 line spaces above, 1 below
Second-order (e.g., Tables and Figures)	Bold, Title Case — 1 line space above and below
Third-order (e.g., PHOTOGRAPHS)	Regular font, ALL CAPS — 1 line space above and below

Never leave a heading alone at the bottom of a page.

5. Figures & Tables

• Place at the top or bottom of a page, near their first mention — don’t sandwich text above and below artwork
• Leave 2–6 blank lines between artwork and body text; 1 blank line between artwork and its caption
• Center artwork between margins
• Labels/fonts inside artwork: Helvetica/Arial, 8–10 pt
• Figures: “Figure #” caption centered below the image, numbered consecutively (1, 2, 3…)
• Tables: “TABLE #” label centered above the table, Roman numerals (I, II, III…), 10 pt
• All figures will be printed in black and white ink

6. Equations

• Centered between margins
• One blank line before and after
• Numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses, flush right
• Example:

7. References

• Numbered in the order first cited in text; cite with bracketed numbers, e.g. [2]
• Reused sources keep their original number
• Reference list at end of paper, 10 pt type
• Follow standard format (journal article, book, book chapter, unpublished report, conference presentation)

8. Final Checklist

• [ ] Margins and page size correct
• [ ] Times New Roman 12 pt throughout
• [ ] Single-spaced, no blank lines between paragraphs, 18 pt first-line indent
• [ ] Nothing but text on page 1
• [ ] Headings styled by level (1st/2nd/3rd order)
• [ ] Figures/tables placed, captioned, and numbered correctly
• [ ] Equations numbered and centered
• [ ] References numbered and formatted
• [ ] File saved as Microsoft Word Document