A conference proceedings article is published in the proceedings of a conference and the proceedings can be found online or in physical format. A conference paper is presented at the conference but there is no published proceedings.

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Most of the researchers publish their research articles in conference because its a faster way of making the results available. At many places, papers published as conference proceedings are not considered during promotion, on the other hand, at few places it is counted as publications but with less credits.

Springer has developed LaTeX style files and Word templates to help you prepare your paper. LaTeX is the preferred format for texts containing several formulae, but Word templates are also available below.

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1. Choose your format. At the beginning you have to choose the publication format: journal article or book?
2. Submit your work. As a journal author go to the the journal page of your choice and submit your manuscript online.
3. Production.
4. Publication.

1. Writing a journal manuscript.
2. Identifying your research question.
3. Structuring your manuscript. Title, Abstract and Keywords. Introduction, Methods and Results. Discussion and Conclusions. Figures and tables. Acknowledgments and References. Formatting your manuscript.
4. Quiz.
5. Further support.

Please write your title justified center. In the main text, [Introduction], [Materials and Methods], [Results], and [Discussion] should be described. [Results and Discussion] or [References] are optional. In [Results] (or [Results and Discussion]), put the conclusion of your study with underlines.

To write effective meeting minutes you should include:

1. Meeting name and place.
2. Date and time of the meeting.
3. List of meeting participants.
4. Purpose of the meeting.
5. For each agenda items: decisions, action items, and next steps.
6. Next meeting date and place.
7. Documents to be included in the meeting report.

As a general rule, keep minutes at any type of meeting where people vote. Minutes should include four basic types of information: Time, date, and location of the meeting.

Here are some tips that might help: Try to write the minutes as soon after the meeting as possible while everything is fresh in your mind. Review your outline and if necessary, add additional notes or clarify points raised. Also check to ensure all decisions, actions and motions are clearly noted.

Degrees, minutes and seconds are denoted by the symbols °, ‘, “. e.g. 10° 33’ 19” means an angle of 10 degrees, 33 minutes and 19 seconds . A degree is divided into 60 minutes (of arc), and each minute is divided into 60 seconds (of arc).

Why are meeting notes called “minutes”? In fact, “meeting minutes” have nothing to do with time at all. The word has actually originated from the Latin “minuta scriptura“, meaning “small notes“. Thus, taking meeting minutes essentially means condensing the meeting down to the most important points.

There are three standard styles of minutes: action, discussion, and verbatim. Each style has a specific use. Action minutes record the decisions reached and the actions to be taken, though not recording the discussion that went into making the decisions.

They are so named from the false belief of ancient authors that the Babylonians divided the day into 24 parts, beginning at sunrise. In fact, they divided the day into 12 parts (called kaspu or “double hours”) or into 60 equal parts.

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