Instructions for Authors

These instructions are for the authors of the papers accepted for the NAACL 2001 Workshop on "WordNet and Other Lexical Resources".
  • NEWA copyright form signed by the authors is required. Please print out the copyright form, sign it and send it by regular mail to:
        Dan Moldovan (NAACL Workshop)
        Southern Methodist University
        6425 Airline, SIC Building, Room 306
        Dallas, TX, 75275-0122
        Phone: 214-768-2475
    It should reach us by April 10th.
  • Authors with papers accepted for the main session of the workshop are invited to submit a full length paper of maximum 6 pages.
  • Authors with papers accepted for the poster session of the workshop are invited to submit a short paper of maximum 3 pages.
  • Both main session and poster session papers should be prepared according to the following guidelines:
    • Use Letter size paper (8.5 x 11 inches).  You MUST send us a hardcopy of your paper, printed single-sided. Electronic versions are not an acceptable substitute for the hard copies.
    • Center the title of the manuscript along with authors' names and their complete addresses at the top of the first page.
    • Generally print all text, including titles and figures, in two-column format, each is of size 3.125 '' by 9'' (8cm by 22.5cm). Exceptions to the two-column format include the title and author information at the top of the first page and any full-width figures or tables.
    • Text should be centered on each page.  It is important that you leave about 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins on left and right sides of each page as well as a 1 inch (2.5 cm) margin on the top of each page.
    • Type single spaced.
    • Print on only one side of the page.
    • Indent when starting a new paragraph.
    • Use standard fonts such as Times Roman or Computer Modern Roman, 10 to 12 points for text, 14 to 16 points for headings and title.
    • Do not print page numbers. Instead, on reverse of pages, indicate in pencil author name(s), workshop, page number (e.g., 1/6 or "1 out of 6").
  • All style files for the submission of the final version are available here:
    NAACL style file
    NAACL bibliography style file
    Sample latex file
    Sample bibliography file
    Microsoft Word Template file
    Be warned that use of these files on some systems may produce incorrect results. Therefore, verify that the margins and font size of your output conform to the guidelines. If they do not, you are responsible for making the appropriate adjustments. Some adjustments that may be useful are found here. If you discover some adjustment that we have not listed, please mail us what you have found so that we can add it to our list.
  • One copy of your final, camera-ready paper must reach us no later than March 25, 2001.  The mailing address is:
      Dan Moldovan (NAACL Workshop)
      Southern Methodist University
      6425 Airline, SIC Building, Room 306
      Dallas, TX, 75275-0122
      Phone: 214-768-2475
  • In addition to the hardcopy, you are also required to provide a pdf file of your paper. The authors are responsible for ensuring that the suitable fonts are included when necessary in preparing the pdf file. The pdf file for must also be submitted on or before March 25, 2001. The submission of the pdf file can be done by:
    • Send email to rada@engr.smu.edu with the URL of the site from which we can download the pdf file.
    • Send the pdf file via email (addressed to rada@engr.smu.edu).
  • Please address any questions regarding these instructions to moldovan@engr.smu.edu or w.peters@dcs.shef.ac.uk.