Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

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476 INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS [j. s. M. p. E. 2. The author of the paper correctly spelled and with initials. 3. The name of the article enclosed in quotation marks. 4. The name of the periodical (unless the periodical is a common one its title should not be abbreviated) . 5. The volume number. 6. The date — month and year enclosed in parentheses. 7. The serial number preceded by the abbreviation "No." 8. The page number preceded by the letter ' 'p. " Example. l McCov, J. L.: "A Light Intensity Meter." J. Soc. Mot. Pict. Eng., XIV (March, 1930), No. 3, p. 357. References to books should be made as follows: 1. Author's name. 2. Name of book enclosed in quotation marks. 3. Edition. 4. Publisher. 5. Place of publication. 6. Date of publication enclosed in parentheses. 7. Page preceded by letter "p." Example. FRANKUN, H. B.: "Sound Motion Pictures." 1st ed. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, L. I., N. Y. (1929), p. 101. SPELLING Usages and preferred spelling forms as given in the Standard Dictionary will be followed in general. The appended list of spelling forms contains some exceptions which have been tentatively adopted as JOURNAL style. It is very desirable that authors follow these forms of spelling and usage in the drawing of figures. all-sound diaphragm all-talking disk aluminum etc. astrogamma //1 .9 (referring to aperture) abscissas (not ae) formulas (not ae) "B" battery fade-in back-focus fade-out cut-back (noun) feedback cut-in (noun) indexes (not indices) change-over infra-red close-up mediums (not a)