The contribution title should be in lower case and should be centred

F. Collins1, V. Malinov2, A.B. Smith1*, G.H. Schmidt3

1Oxford University, UK; 2Russian Academy of Science, Russia; 3Acorp Inc., Germany

abstract.presenting-author@auni.edu

All abstracts should be formatted using either the template provided or according to the following guidelines and must be submitted only via the electronic mail, separately from the full article text (manuscript for MSF journal). Abstract Booklet should contain one abstract on each page, please make therefore the best layout.

The abstract should be written in English and Times Roman font in 12pt size and single line spacing should be used for the text. Left and right page margins should be set at 2 cm each. All parts of this abstract should use the same styles as the manuscript, please note any differences.

The document should include the following items only in this order: Abstract Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract main text and Keywords. The abstract title should be in Arial font in 14pt size, lower case, bold and should be centred. The abstract title should be as concise as possible. Add a blank line before the author list. Authors' names should be listed with initials of first names only followed by the last names in full. Commas should separate authors. Centre the author list and put an * after the presenting author. Affiliations should follow on the next line without a blank line. For each affiliation, the maximum level of detail should be the name of the organization, institute or department and country. Full street addresses should not be included. Superscript numbers should be used as a key to affiliate names to organizations. Numbers should appear after the authors' names and then before each affiliation. Centre the affiliations. Indicate up to 6 authors only; if more than 6 use 'et al'. The presenting author's email address may be included on the next line and should be italicised and underlined. The inclusion of an email address is optional. Abstracts will be printed in the abstract book as submitted. Therefore if you do not wish your email address to be distributed please do not include it in your abstract.

Leave a blank line before the main abstract text. Do not type "abstract" at the start of the main text. Leave a single blank line between paragraphs. Justify paragraphs and do not indent the first line.

Equations should be indented 5 mm. There should be one line of space above the equation and one line of space below it before the text continues.

a2 + b2 = c2	(1)

Inclusion of embedded figures is accepted. Figures should be of good quality and high resolution. Figures should be embedded in the main text file. At the end include four keywords separated by commas (Arial font, 11pt).

The total file size should not exceed 5 MB.

Keywords: Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3, Keyword 4

The Abstract Title Should be in Title Case and Should be Centered

Elsevier Science Limited

2001-10-23

Pavel Šandera

Elsevier Science Limited