In order to restrain our participants from travelling during pandemic covid-19 we have introduced this new feature of video conferencing- A convenient way of sharing and discussion.
Virtual Conference:
- At first, send us your presentation slides (PPT).
- We will send a meeting invite with an embedded video link. You can find the Meeting ID and Password.
- Verify your camera and audio input and network connectivity set up before joining the conference call and to share your screen.
- You can leave the meeting whenever you want.
N.B: Maximum Time Limit for Presentation: 10 Minutes.
Submission of a paper implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or academic thesis) and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The submission should be approved by all the authors of the paper. If a paper is finally accepted, the authorities, where the work had been carried out, shall be responsible for not publishing the work elsewhere in the same form. Paper, once submitted for consideration in Conferences, cannot be withdrawn unless the same is finally rejected.
A. Paper Submission
Authors will be required to submit, MS-Word compatible (.doc, .docx), papers electronically after logging in at our portal and accessing the submit paper link, available at Online Submission. Once the paper is uploaded successfully, our automated Paper Submission System assigns a Unique Paper ID, acknowledges it on the screen and also sends an acknowledgement email to the author at her/his registered email ID. The authors must quote /refer the paper ID in all future correspondences.
B. Paper Format and Page Layout
While preparing and formatting papers, authors must confirm to the under-mentioned MS-Word (.doc, .docx) format:-
- All manuscripts must be in English and in MS-Word (.doc, .docx) format
- The total length of the paper, including references and appendices, must not exceed six (12) Letter Size pages. It should be typed on one-side with double column, single-line spacing, 10 font size, Times New Roman, in MS Word (.doc/.docx).
- The Top Margin should be 1”, Bottom 1”, Left 0.6”, and Right 0.6”. Page layout should be portrait with 0.5 Header and Footer margins. Select the option for different Headers and Footers for Odd and Even pages and different for First page in Layout (under Page Setup menu option of MS Word). Authors are not supposed to write anything in the footer.
- The title in bold should appear in single column on the first page in 16 Font size, below which the name of the author(s), 12 font size, name of affiliation (Department name, College/University/Institute) 10 font size and email id should be provided centrally aligned in 09 font size.
- To avoid unnecessary errors, the authors are strongly advised to use the “spell-check” and “grammar-check” functions of the word processor.
- Author should be typed references in single-line spacing, 9 font size.
- Complete author’s profile with clear photographs
- The complete template has been prepared and is available at: “Download Section”.
C. Structure of Paper
The structure of the paper should be based on the following details:-
Essential Title Page Information
Title: Title should be Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae to the extent possible.
Authors’ Names and Affiliations: Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below their names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and e-mail address of each author.
Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Conference Submission Review Policy, Acceptance Rates, and Indices
Conference submissions are peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers, and usually three reviewers, who are members the conference’s international Program Committee of experts in fields specifically matching the conference topics. Papers are subject to a double-blind review. Reviewers are required to provide the author with comments intended to improve the content, style, and other issues which should improve the quality of the article.
If the review results are not clear, at least two members of the conference’s Program Committee decide whether a paper can be accepted or not, and in which presentation category.
A review of all papers receiving high review scores is undertaken by all the members of the conference Board to nominate outstanding paper awards.
Submission evaluation criteria:
- Potential value/impact of research or developments
- Relevance to conference
- Originality
- Style: Clarity, Length, Originality, Etc.
Acceptance rate: The acceptance rate for conferences is 55-69%.
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