All submissions must be in Microsoft Word .DOC format, Microsoft Word .DOCX format and must use the submission template and typical list of key words. Instructions for using the template and formatting the submission are provided in the ICPDS 2016 template document itself. Submissions should consist of only one file containing text, figures, tables and references. Files submitted in other word processing formats or that do not use this template will not be considered for review.

Completed research papers must not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages and must conform to the ICPDS 2016 submission template. The 5 pages must include all text, figures, tables, and appendices. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are also included in this page count.

Authors name(s) should not appear in the body of the paper (including the abstract). Eliminate references to your institutions, your sponsors, your unpublished work and your published work if these references will identify any author.