Authoring Support: Help and Guidance for the Preparation of Papers

Templates and Guides

Please Note:

  • Users of MS Word are requested to use the available templates wherever possible;
  • Users of alternative products are requested to follow the formatting instructions contained in the "General Notes and Guidance for Authors" closely in order that your paper can be published to the required STO formatting standards.
    If you require further assistance in using STO Templates, or have any questions, comments or suggestions or any other matter, please contact the CSO Scientific Publications Manager .
Symposium or Lecture Series Paper (MP-EN) Template - A4 Download
Symposium or Lecture Series Paper (MP-EN) Template - US-Letter Download
Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Entire Report including Wrapper - A4 Download
Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Entire Report including Wrapper - US-Letter Download
Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Individual Chapters only - A4
Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Individual Chapters only - US-Letter
All MS Word 2010 templates
MS Word 2007 Templates

Sample Papers

Below list two sample papers from previous STO reports:

Clearances Required for Submission of Papers (Form 13)

Below lists the various clearance forms necessary to provide the release authority in order that the STO can publish the submitted material:

PRESENTATION / PUBLICATION RELEASE & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13(E)
PRESENTATION / PUBLICATION RELEASE & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13(E) – AUTHORS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL COPYRIGHT APPROVAL
TASK GROUP OR WORKSHOP PUBLICATION & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13-1(E)
AGARDOGRAPH PUBLICATION RELEASE & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13-2(E)
TASK GROUP OR WORKSHOP INDIVIDUAL PUBLICATION RELEASE & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13-3(E)
AGARDOGRAPH INDIVIDUAL PUBLICATION RELEASE & CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE - FORM 13-4

Submitting Forms 13




Classification and Copyright

CSO Form Presentation/Publication Release and Clearance Certificate (CSO Form 13), requests that you ensure that your paper is free from any copyright restrictions that may prevent the STO from publishing your work. It is requested that you pay particular attention to this clause.
Further, you are required to give your paper a suitable security classification. In this regard, the STO would prefer that the use of NATO Unclassified be avoided wherever possible, particularly if you wish your paper to reach a wide unrestricted audience. If this is the case then please you mark your paper free for public release on the Form 13. Clearly, this may not always be possible and of course we will process the material based upon the classification you provide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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