Guidelines for authors preparing manuscripts for publication in the Abstracts of the IMGC24 conference series (Title of paper)

1st Author a,*, 2nd Author a,b, 3rd Author b, 4th Author a

a Affiliation, 1st Author - email address, 2nd Author - email address, 4th Author - email address

b Affiliation, 3rd Author - email address

* Corresponding author

Keywords:	guidelines, formatting, style, Abstracts of the ICMG24

Abstract:

These are the ICMG24 guidelines for submitting abstracts that supplement the ICMG24 guidelines for preparing papers. All abstracts for abstract-only submission to the ICMG24 conference must follow these guidelines and utilise this template. The ICMG24 conference organisers may omit any paper that does not conform to the specified requirements.

An abstract for abstract-only submissions must be a maximum of 2 pages in length, single-spaced, A4 size (297 × 210 mm / 11.69 × 8.27 inches); approximately 300 – 350 words. The font type Times New Roman with a size of twelve (12) points is to be used. The use of paragraphs is encouraged. However, section headings should not be used. Although full references are not expected, it is permitted to cite others’ works with author and date information, e.g., (Bondesan and Ehlen, 2022), (Faculty of Military Science, 2023), or Guth (2020). References should be listed in alphabetical order in the reference section, according to the Harvard referencing style.

Figure 1. Example figure, placement, caption, and numbering: the Stellenbosch University logo.

Figures and tables must be placed in the appropriate location in the document, as close as practicable to the reference of the figure/table in the text. Figures and tables should be aligned horizontally on the page. All captions should be typed in 12 pt, left-aligned. Captions of figures are placed directly beneath the illustration. Captions of tables are placed directly above the table. All captions are to be numbered consecutively, e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, Table 2.

Table 1. Margin settings for A4 size paper

Setting	A4 size paper
mm	inches
Top	25	1.0
Bottom	28	1.1
Left	20	0.8
Right	20	0.8

Abstracts are intended to present very early or practical work. They provide a platform for artwork, demonstrations, or the work of practitioners. The publication of the abstract is very valuable for the authors, the participants of the conference, and the wider military geoscience community. Abstracts are reviewed based on quality, innovativeness, and practical relevance.

Acknowledgements (optional)

Acknowledgements of support for the project/paper/author are welcome.

References (optional)

Bondesan, A. and Ehlen, J. eds., 2022. Military Geoscience: A Multifaceted Approach to the Study of Warfare. Springer.

Faculty of Military Science. (2023). International Conference on Military Geoscience (ICMG24). Available at: https://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/milscience/about-icmg24 (Accessed: 15 March 2024).

Guth, P.L., 2020. Introduction: Geosciences Supporting and Analyzing Military Operations. In Military Geoscience: Bridging History to Current Operations (pp. 1-2). Springer International Publishing.