This guide outlines the steps to prepare and submit your manuscript, ensuring it meets the conference’s standards for clarity and academic rigor. Each section has specific requirements, so please review carefully and use the provided MS Word template for formatting. Thank you for contributing to the conference. We look forward to your submission.
1. Title
- Use sentence case (capitalize the first letter of each major word).
2. Author Names and Affiliations
- Below the title, list author names . Affiliations should include department, institution, city and country. Indicate corresponding author with an asterisk (*) and provide their email address.
3. Abstract
- Length: 150-250 words.
- Content: Briefly state the purpose of the research, methods, results and conclusions. The abstract should be a single paragraph without indentation.
4. Keywords
- List 3 principal keywords: Below the abstract, list keywords that represent the main topics of the paper.
5. Introduction
- Purpose: Introduce the research topic, provide background information and state the research problem or hypothesis.
- Structure: Start with a broad overview, then narrow down to specific research questions or objectives.
6. Literature Review
- Purpose: Summarize relevant previous research and highlight gaps your study aims to fill.
- Structure: Organize thematically or chronologically, ensuring a logical flow of ideas.
7. Methods
- Purpose: Describe how the research was conducted.
- Content: Include details on research design, participants, materials, procedure and data analysis methods. Ensure enough detail for replication.
8. Results
- Purpose: Present the findings of the study.
- Content: Use text, tables and figures to summarize data. Highlight key results but avoid interpretation (save that for the discussion).
- Formatting: Number tables and figures consecutively and provide titles/captions. Refer to them in the text (e.g., “Table 1 shows…”).
9. Discussion
- Purpose: Interpret the results and discuss their implications.
- Structure: Compare your findings with previous research, explain the significance and suggest potential applications or further research.
10. Conclusion
- Purpose: Summarize the main findings and their relevance.
- Content: Keep it concise and focused on the primary contributions of the study.
11. Acknowledgments
- Purpose: Recognize individuals or organizations that supported the research.
- Content: Include funding sources, grants, or personal acknowledgments.
12. References
- Formatting: Use of square brackets with consecutive numbers is preferred
13. Appendices (If applicable)
- Purpose: Provide supplementary material that supports the main text but is too detailed for the main sections.
- Content: Include additional tables, figures, or descriptions of procedures.
14. Formatting Guidelines
- MS Word Template: Use the provided MS Word template
15. Final Checklist
- Proofreading: Check for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
- Consistency: Ensure consistent formatting, terminology and style throughout the paper.
- Compliance: Confirm adherence to the conference’s specific submission guidelines (e.g., word limits, required sections).
- Figures and Tables: Verify that all figures and tables are correctly numbered and referenced in the text, with appropriate captions.