Authoring Support: Help and Guidance for the Preparation of Papers
Templates and Guides
General Notes and Guidance for Authors- Guide to Executive Summaries
- Guidance Notes for Usage of STO Templates
- Technical Evaluation Reports Guidelines (English or French)
MS Word Templates – Below lists various (MS Word) templates that can be used to format papers prior to submission. Authors are free to use whichever format (A4 or US-Letter) they feel most comfortable with.
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 .
| Paper / Report Type | Via | |
| MS Word 2007 Templates | HTTP | |
| Symposium or Lecture Series Paper (MP-EN) Template - A4 | HTTP | |
| Symposium or Lecture Series Paper (MP-EN) Template - US-Letter | HTTP | |
| Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Entire Report including Wrapper - A4 | HTTP | |
| Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Entire Report including Wrapper - US-Letter | HTTP | |
| Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Individual Chapters only - A4 | HTTP | |
| Task Group Report (AG-TM-TR) Template - Individual Chapters only - US-Letter | HTTP | |
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:
If your paper forms part of a STO Symposium use the following form:
- Presentation / Publication Release and Clearance Certificate
- Certificat d‘autorisation de presentation / publication – Version francaise.
If you are a member of a STO Task Group or Workshop use the following form:
- Task Group or Workshop Individual Publication Release and Clearance Certificate
- Task Group or Workshop Publication Release and Clearance Certificate – for Task Group Chairs.
If you are a member of a STO Task Group working on an AGARDograph use the following form:
- AGARDograph Individual Publication Release and Clearance Certificate - for UK and US contributors only
- AGARDograph Publication Release and Clearance Certificate - for Task Group Chairs.
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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- Calls for Papers
Lecture Series on "Munitions Health Management " (AVT-228 - 18/06/2013 to 19/06/2013 - Luxembourg)
Lecture Series on "Munitions Health Management " (AVT-228 - 18/09/2013 to 19/09/2013 - United States)
Lecture Series on "Munitions Health Management " (AVT-228 - 20/06/2013 to 21/06/2013 - United Kingdom)
Subscription for the NATO Simulation Resource Library (NSRL) Prototype (MSG-NSRL - 01/01/2013 to 30/12/2013 - France)
Specialists Meeting on "Compressed Sensing for Radar/SAR " (SET-192 - 16/09/2013 to 16/09/2013 - Germany)
Lecture Series on "RADAR Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)" (SET-172 - 16/09/2013 to 17/09/2013 - Estonia)
Lecture Series on "RADAR Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)" (SET-172 - 19/09/2013 to 20/09/2013 - Italy)
Lecture Series on "Navigation Sensors and Systems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Denied Environments " (SET-197 - 21/10/2013 to 22/10/2013 - Belgium)
Lecture Series on "Navigation Sensors and Systems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Denied Environments " (SET-197 - 24/10/2013 to 25/10/2013 - Portugal)
Lecture Series on "RADAR Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)" (SET-172 - 27/05/2013 to 28/05/2013 - Belgium)
Lecture Series on "Navigation Sensors and Systems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Denied Environments " (SET-197 - 28/10/2013 to 29/10/2013 - Italy)
Lecture Series on "RADAR Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)" (SET-172 - 30/05/2013 to 31/05/2013 - Turkey)
Lecture Series on "Navigation Sensors and Systems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Denied Environments " (SET-197 - 31/10/2013 to 01/11/2013 - Turkey)
Fall 2013 STB and Associated Meetings (STB-003 - 16/09/2013 to 20/09/2013 - Lithuania)
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Symposium on "Effective Inter-agency Interactions and Governance in Comprehensive Approaches to Operations " (HFM-236 - 07/04/2014 to 09/04/2014 - Sweden)
Symposium on "Visual Analytics " (IST-116 - 28/10/2013 to 29/10/2013 - United Kingdom)
Visualization for Analysis (IST-117 - 30/10/2013 to 31/10/2013 - United Kingdom)
Symposium on " M&S Support to Transitioning Forces and Emerged/Emerging Disruptive M&S Technologies" (MSG-111 - 17/10/2013 to 18/10/2013 - Australia)
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