Instructions for Authors

Notes for Authors

1. Text

 
  1. 1.1  Manuscripts should be written horizontally in Mandarin in. Please ensure appropriate use of punctuation, paragraphs, and page numbering.

  2. 1.2  The manuscript should be structured in the order suggested below:

    1. 1)  Cover page: Including the title in both Mandarin and English, name of the author, author’s affiliation, correspondence

      address, contact telephone number, and information relevant to the research topic

    2. 2)  Abstract (in Mandarin and English): The abstract should not exceed 500 characters, and keywords should be indicated.

      The number of keywords should not exceed 5.

    3. 3)  Foreword

    4. 4)  Main body: This should include sections for literature review, source and type of data, research methodology, research process, and description of empirical data

    5. 5)  Research results and discussion

    6. 6)  Conclusion and recommendations

    7. 7)  Acknowledgement

    8. 8)  References

  3. 1.3  Label the chapters, sections, and figures and tables using ‘1’, ‘1.1’, and ‘1.1.1’ respectively.

  4. 1.4  Where footnotes are used to give further explanation on points in the main text, use superscript like 1、2... to indicate the footnotes, and put the actual footnotes at the bottom of the page. Ensure that the reference footnote is adopted and when indicating the source of information, write (‘author’, ‘year’) after the point, then give the full title and

    information in the References section.

  5. 1.5  For manuscripts that have passed the initial review and received comments, after the appropriate amendments are

    made, the amended manuscript should be saved in Word 2010 version of Windows. The file should then be e-mailed or saved onto a disc and then posted back along with a printed copy to the editorial board.

 

 

2. Figures and Tables

 
  1. 2.1  All figures and tables should be clearly illustrated, explained in the body text, be presented in chronological order, and given appropriate captions.

  2. 2.2  The size of the figures and tables should not exceed B4 size (46.2cm ×25.7cm). The text contained inside the figures and tables should be very clear, and easy to read even after being reduced by 50%.

  3. 2.3  All figures, tables and pictures should be in black and white.

3. References

 
  1. 3.1  All cited literature and research must be fully listed in the References section.

  2. 3.2  When listing references and bibliographies, start with Mandarin titles first, and then English titles. Order the list of

    reference titles according to the number of strokes in the author’s surname, or in alphabetical order.

  3. 3.3  Details of each reference entry should be presented in the order presented here.

3.1.3 Conference papers: Name of author, year (Gregorian calendar), paper title, 「name of conference /symposium」, conference/symposium location, page(s).

3.1.4

Mandarin title 李台京,2007,新竹市城市觀光的創新及發展,「第三屆(2007 年)科技與社會學術研討會 論文集」,新竹市,270-277。

English title Lankao, P.R. and Tribia, J.L., 2009, “Assessing patterns of vulnerability, adaptive capacity and resilience across urban centers,” Paper presented at the Fifth Urban Research Symposium 2009, Marseille: France, 2-10.

Websites: Name of author, year (Gregorian calendar), article title, website, download date.

Mandarintitle 經 濟 部 能 源 委 員 會 , 2005 ,「 能 源 統 計 手 冊 」 http://www.moeaboe.gov.tw/07/handbook/92/p1.htm,2 年 7 月 20 日下載。
Englishtitle New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) (2007).Coastal management

program, NJDEP, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/cmp/czm_map.html ,(August 9,2007).