The proceedings of the 9th ISRS will be issued as both as a set of printed volumes and a CD-ROM with the full papers. In order to achieve a timely publication, the texts will be printed on CD-ROM directly from authors' submissions. Authors are therefore fully responsible for the quality of their article and are kindly requested to observe the following instructions. Authors should guarantee the quality of their papers both in terms of content and language, in order to avoid rejection by the reviewers. Please read the instructions carefully! 

The text should be typed in Microsoft WORD format (Word 97, 2000). Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. The manuscripts are to be submitted in both electronic and printed format. The full-length paper should not exceed 8 pages (including abstract, figures, tables, photographs, etc.). All papers and related correspondence should be directed to: 

Dr. Cheng LIU,

IRTCES, P.O. Box 366, No.20 Chegongzhuang West Rd.

Beijing, 100044, China

E-mail: chliu@iwhr.com ; irtces@public.bta.net.cn 

Tel: +86-10-68732266 ext. 504

Fax: +86-10-68411174

The text should be prepared according to the guidelines given below. References, tables, figures, photographs etc. should be included within the main text. The final text should be submitted both in manuscript form (3 copies) and in electric form (standard CD, 3.5'' diskettes or by email). It is essential that the name and version of the word-processing program used be clearly indicated on the diskette label. The full paper will be a Word file (.doc) of the document.

Observe and stick to the deadline (March 31, 2004) for submitting your paper. Use a strong cardboard or padded envelope when you mail your contribution, and do not fold the pages. Send the contribution by registered mail, airmail, a courier service or Email.

Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

(1) Manuscripts must be written in English. SI-units should be used (kg, m, s).

(2) Every page of the printed manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered on the back. Avoid excessive use of italics, capitals or bold type in the text.

(3) Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:

• Title centered in 14 point font (capitals, bold) with two line spaces above.

• Name(s) of author(s) centered in 12 point font with one line space above but no space below. Author's name is written in an order: given name, middle name, and surname (surname capitalized).

• Full affiliation(s) and address(es) for correspondence centered in 10 point font Address(es) can include e-mail address of each author, but do not include each author's title and phone and fax number.

• Abstract in 10 point font with two line spaces above, single spaced, 10 to 20 lines.

• Keywords in 10 point font with one line space above and one line space below.

• Introduction.

• Body of text, in 12 point font, single spaced, subdivided by subheadings.

• Conclusions.

• Acknowledgements (if applicable) in 10 point font.

• References in 10 point font.

(4) Page format: A4 (21 cm × 29.7 cm), single column, margins left and right 25 mm, top and bottom 25 mm.

(5) Type face

• Times New Roman

• Primary headings: 12 point, capitals, bold, flush left with one line space above and one line space below.

• Secondary headings: 12 point, bold, flush left, with one line space above but no space below.

• Third level headings: 12 point, flush left, underlined.

• Text: 12 point, flush left

(6) The organizers reserve the right to return accepted manuscripts and illustrations to the author(s) that are not in the form given in the instructions.

Original illustrations (line drawings and photographs) should be ready for printing. Only black-and-white photographs of good contrast and intensity will be accepted. Xerox copies of photographs cannot be accepted. Illustrations should be designed with the format of the page. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively. Captions of tables should be placed above and centred. Captions of figures should be placed below and centered. Letters and annotations in tables and figures should be in 10 point font. Below figures and tables leave 1 line space. Formulas and equations should be numbered consecutively with numbers flush right in brackets. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely necessary.

REFERENCES

Type the word "REFERENCES" as a heading in bold 10 point. For each reference, a dangling indent with 4-8 mm is preferable rather than numbering. Samples are shown below.

For a journal paper: Last name(s) and initial(s) of author(s), year of publication, title of paper, name of journal (in italic), volume number, issue number, inclusive page numbers with hyphen.

-- sample ---

Zhou, H. and McMechan, G. A., 1997, One-pass 3-D seismic extrapolation with the 45^o wave-equation, Geophysics, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 1817- 1824.

For a book reference: Last name(s) and initial(s) of author(s) and/or editor(s), year of publication, book title (preferably in italic) (editor(s)), publisher, place of publication, chapter or inclusive page numbers.

-- sample ---

van der Sluis, A., Lee, H.L. and van der Vorst, H. A., 1987, Numerical solution of large, sparse linear algebraic systems arising from tomographic problems, Seismic Tomography, Nolet, G. ed., Reidel, Dordrecht, pp. 49-83.

For a paper presented: Last name(s) and initial(s) of author(s), year, title of paper, name of conference (preferably in italic), name of abstract book or proceedings, inclusive page numbers with hyphen.

-- sample ---

Alkalifah, T., Biondi, B. and Fomel, S., 1998., Time-domain processing in arbitrary inhomogeneous media, 68th Ann International Meeting, Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstract, pp. 1750-1753.