The International Hybrid Conference on Contingency Planning and Adaptive Urbanism (CPAU) - Q3 journal guide for authors
  • Languages

English is treated as the only written language throughout the text.


  • Guidlines for Full Paper

template can be used as a sample for the Paper format, Click on "HRPUB_Manu_Template_V2.doc" to download it. In additional some general instruction below.


Manuscript Requirements and Style

  •  Manuscript Format

 Paper size is 21 cm for widith and 28.5 cm for height, portrait orientation layout, with top, bottom and right margins at 1.5 cm, left margins at 2.0 cm.

  • Manuscript Length

The Manuscript length should contain 5 pages at least. It should be in a two-column format. In general, a full manuscript consists of "Introduction", "Objectives", "Methods", "Results", "Discussion" and "Conclusions".

  •  Manuscript Format  

Use section headings/subheadings in a logical order to entitle each category or method. A maximum of three levels of headings may be used. Usually, headings are numbered with Arabic numerals (1., 2.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.1.1., 1.2.1….). It’s preferred to illustrate with tables and figures.

. Figures

   . Figures Caption

Each figure should have a caption. The caption should be concise and typed separately, not on the figure area; If figures have parts (for example, A and B), make sure all parts are explained in the caption.

. Figures Numbering & Citation

All figures are to be sequentially numbered with Arabic numerals. Figures should always be cited in consecutive numerical order. (Figure 5) Parts in a figure can be identified by A, B, C etc. and cited as Fig. 2A, Fig. 2B, Fig. 2C. For larger figures or tables (8.4cm≤Width≤17cm), you may put them in one column. (Figure 6 & Table 1)

. Figures Resolution

Figures must be created at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi to avoid bad printing quality. For fuzzy or jagged figures, authors are required to replace it or send the original figure file to us for reproduction.

. Tables

. Tables Title

Every table must have a unique title placed at the top. Titles should be clear and concise, and they should not be complete sentences.

. Tables Format

Table tools in Microsoft Word are recommended for inserting a table. It’s necessary to avoid tables created with the tab key.

. Tables Numbering & Citation

Tables in the main body of the text should be numbered consecutively according to its appearance in the text. Cite each table in numerical order.

. Reference Style

All sources cited in text must appear in the reference list, and all items in the reference list must be cited in text. With the numerical system, references are arranged in the reference list so that they match the order in which they are cited in the text.

. Reference in-Text Citation Format

References are simply cited with the consistent reference number in square brackets. Do not set references number as superscript number. Do not use "Ref. [3]" or "Reference [3]" except at the beginning of a sentence, e.g.," Reference [3] shows …"