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Paper size is European A4.
Margins are 4cm (top), 2.5cm (left and right) and 2.7cm (bottom).
The paper includes the author name and affiliation (full address including country).
There are no page numbers, or headers and footers, within the paper.
The PDF is free of formatting errors (e.g. corrupt equations, missing or poor resolution figures), since conversion from Word to PDF can introduce formatting errors.
Text is single spaced, not double spaced.
The PDF file is editable and not password protected.
All pages are portrait (landscape pages should be rotated).
Reference lists are checked for accuracy. References can only be linked via CrossRef if they are correct and complete.
Figures are placed within the text, not collected at the end of the document.
A thorough proof read is conducted to check standard of English and ensure wording is clear and concise.
It is important to ensure that when you submit your paper, it is in its final form ready for publication, and has
been thoroughly proofread. IOP do not copyedit papers and will not send out author proofs prior to
publication. Please note: post-publication changes are not usually permitted, unless there are exceptional
circumstances, so please ensure your paper has been checked for errors.
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