formerly Computers in Cardiology
Convert a Manuscript to PDF
The CinC PDF conversion service allows you to enter your email address and to upload a .doc (MS Word) or .ps (PostScript) file using your web browser. If your file passes the service's formatting checks, you will receive a PDF file that can be submitted to the CinC manuscript collector; otherwise, you will receive a report of any formatting errors detected.
Once you have prepared a .ps or .doc file containing your manuscript, submit it using this form. Enter the e-mail address where the PDF file is to be sent, and the control number for the abstract corresponding to the manuscript. Use the Browse... button to find your .doc or .ps file, then click on "Convert to PDF" to send it to the converter.
If the conversion is successful, the PDF will be sent to you for approval, by email, as an attachment. Use your email reader's "Save" or "Save as" feature to save the PDF attachment. Don't view and then save the PDF using Adobe software! Current versions of Adobe's Reader and other Adobe software will remove necessary metadata from the PDF you receive and will then rewrite it, and a PDF missing the metadata will be rejected by the manuscript collector. It is safe to look at the PDF using Adobe software, but do not allow it to be rewritten before submitting it. Submit the copy that you saved using your email reader.
If the conversion is unsuccessful, you will receive an email containing a list of formatting errors. Correct them in your manuscript and try again.
In most cases, you can expect to receive an email reply from the service within a minute (although the reply may be delayed by your ISP or by network congestion). If you have waited to submit your paper until the deadline is close, the service may be very busy, and its email reply may be delayed much longer, up to an hour in some cases.
Check the PDF that you have received carefully before submitting it to the CinC manuscript collector (look at figures, tables, mathematical expressions, accented characters, use of color, etc.). Print it on a black-and-white printer to be sure that color figures can be understood by readers who have only black-and-white printed copies.
Note that submitting a paper to the CinC PDF conversion service is not sufficient to get it into the proceedings! PDFs produced by the service are sent to the email address you specify and are then deleted from the server; the Editor does not receive them. You will need to submit your PDF to the CinC manuscript collector so that it can be reviewed by the Editor.
Questions?
The FAQ contains answers to many common questions about this procedure. After reading the FAQ carefully, if your question is still unanswered, please write to Bill Sanders.