Guidelines for Preparing the Camera-Ready copy of the Abstract
- All abstracts must be written and submitted in English, using MS Word.
- Format:
| Paper size | A4 |
| Word Count | 250 |
| Number of Pages | One |
| Margins | Left margin 3.0 cm & all other (top, bottom and right) margins 2.5 cm |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Font size | 12 font size |
| Line spacing | Single |
| Figures, tables and references should not be included in the abstract. | |
The abstract should contain the following:
TITLE: Times New Roman, 16 pt, Bold, Uppercase, Centre Aligned. No line space above the title; leave one-line space below.
AUTHOR(S) NAME: Times New Roman, 12 pt, Centre Aligned. Presenter’s name should be underlined. Corresponding author indicated with an asterisk (*). Leave one-line space between names and affiliations. Corresponding author’s email should follow affiliations.
AFFILIATION(S): Italics, 11 pt, lowercase letters (uppercase where necessary), Centre Aligned. Leave a two-line space before the abstract body.
CONTENT OF THE ABSTRACT: Include Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. Write as a single paragraph, without subtitles or subheadings; first line unindented, text justified. Maximum 250 words.
KEYWORDS: Include up to 5 keywords after the abstract, preceded by Keywords:. Leave one-line space above.
ABBREVIATIONS: Spell out at first occurrence, except for standard abbreviations.