ASME CONFERENCE TOOLBOX
Author Help Manual
Abstracts
Entering Paper Information
This next step involves providing the projected paper title, adding the abstract text, selecting a technical area to which this abstract best applies, identifying the paper type, and selecting a geographic identifier.
Identify a Paper Type
Your paper type identifies the kind of publication and/or presentation you are submitting online. You will be asked to select a paper type from a pull-down menu. A sample listing of possible paper types is provided below.
Technical Publication
Extended Abstract
Poster paper
Most often the paper type is technical; that is, the final paper will be presented in a technical session at the conference and published in the proceedings. However, other types of papers will be part of the overall conference program and need to be included here. If you leave this field blank, you will not be able to submit your abstract. However, you have the ability to update your paper type at the following points in the conference:
Before your abstract is accepted
During draft paper submission
While your draft paper is awaiting review
While your draft paper is under review
During a revision submittal
While your draft/revision is awaiting acceptance
During final paper submission
After final paper submission
Otherwise, a conference organizer will make any necessary adjustments.
Select an Area of Interest
As part of the submittal process, you will be asked to choose the appropriate area of interest for your abstract from the selections provided.
If you need to review the descriptions of the different areas of interest, you may do so. Make a selection and the appropriate conference organizer will review to confirm this choice or to assign to another area.
NOTE: This may be a two-step selection if the area of interest is broad. In this case, another selection box will display for your review and determination of a secondary area of interest.
Paper Title
The title of the paper should be concise and definitive. It should be grammatically correct and contain no typographical errors. The paper title should be provided in title case, not uppercase or lowercase letters.
Correct
This is How a Paper Title Should be Typed
Incorrect
This is not how a paper title should be typed
IT SHOULD ALSO NOT BE TYPED LIKE THIS
Additional Recommendations
Prepositions and conjunctions of four (4) or more letters should be uppercase: "With, From, That, Which, Through." Prepositions and conjunctions of three (3) or fewer letters should be lowercase: "and, but, the, an, for."
Special words should be provided as they are known or understood by the industry. This includes acronyms, abbreviations, computer program names and codes, units of measure, etc.
Abstract Text
The abstract should give a clear indication of the objective, scope, and results of the paper so that readers may determine whether the full text will be of particular interest. The abstract should be no more than 400 words. The abstract text can be typed directly in the field provided or you can cut and paste into this field from a word-processing file. Please keep the abstract text to text only: no formatting, special characters, Greek, or math please.
Select a Geographic Identifier
It is also important to identify the paper you are submitting by geographic region. The selections are:
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia
From this step, you may proceed to add co-authors or complete your abstract submission. To add additional authors, choose the button, Proceed to Step 3 to Add Co-Authors. To complete the process, choose Finish.