Guidelines for Submission

Extended abstracts should be type-set in MS Word (.docx or .doc format).

Important information about the page layout and content:

• Paper size: A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Font: Times New Roman / Baamini Tamil
• The length of the Extended abstract should be between 3000 words.
• The short abstract should be 300 words. followed by three to five keywords or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas.
• Font size for body text: 12
• Font size for the main title: 14
• Font size for sub-titles: 12
• Titles and sub-titles should be in bold font.
• Capitalize the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in titles and sub-titles
• Do not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions, or prepositions (unless the title begins with such a word).
• All non-English words should be italicized.
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Text alignment: Justify
• Margins: 2.5cm (1”) on all sides
• The Extended abstract should give a pertinent overview of the work. We strongly encourage authors to use the following style of Extended abstracts. (1) Introduction (2). Literature review (3) purpose of the study (4) Materials and Methods: briefly describe the main methods or treatments applied; (5) Results: summarize the research findings (6) Conclusion: indicate the main conclusion or interpretation
• Reference style: APA style / Numeric style

Front Section

• Title: The title of the manuscript should be concise, specific, and relevant.
• Author List and Affiliations: Must provide Authors’ full first and last names. One author should be designated as the corresponding author, and his or her email address.