Submission Guideline
Abstract Submission
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
- All documents and presentation should be submitted by English medium.
- Abstracts should be based on original research that has already been completed and research work presented or published elsewhere in the same/similar form should NOT be submitted for ACRS 2024..
- Plagiarism will be checked prior to the review process and if the similarity index is 20% or more, the submission will be rejected without further reviewing.
- Abstracts should be short, clear, concise, and coherent.
- One author can submit maximum of three abstracts.
- With each submission, the given declaration form should be sent separately (filled and signed by the lead/ or corresponding author of the paper). Please attach a scanned copy of the signed document. Until this document is received, processing will not be commenced.
- In the case of the abstracts with multiple authors, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to obtain the consent of the relevant co-authors in the author declaration form provided in the web site for their consent at the time of submission.
- The presenting author of the abstract must be registered for ACRS 2024 by the time of acceptance.
- The decision of the reviewers will be final. All changes recommended by the reviewers should be made before the abstract is finally accepted.
- Abstracts can be withdrawn after the acceptance with a written acceptable explanation sent by mail to the Secretary, ACRS 2024.
- Once an abstract is accepted, it is obligatory for the presenting author or under unavoidable circumstances, one of the co-author/s, to present the paper at the ACRS 2024.
GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT PREPARATION
- All abstracts should be written in English (British) language using MS Word (.docx/.doc format).
- The abstract should contain the following
Title of the Abstract
1.Font: Times New Roman, 12, Bold, Centered.
2.Title should be brief, descriptive, and should not span more than 2 lines.
3.Center-aligned with the first letter of each word, other than the prepositions, capitalized. Abbreviations should not be used.
Authors and Affiliations:
The names and affiliations should appear below the title. Type authors’ names, giving each author’s initials after the last name and the superscript number to indicate affiliations (see the template and example given below). Leave no space between the authors’ names and the affiliations. When there are more than two or more authors and if they are from different institutions their affiliations should be identified by superscript Arabic numbers (see below). Identify the corresponding author by an asterisk (*). The e-mail address of the corresponding author should be indicated center-aligned below the authors and affiliations as shown below and should be Times New Romans font in size 10.
John J.A.T.1,2,*, Perera C.M.D.2, De Silva W.R.V.2, and Robert N.K.L.1
Eg: 1 Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
*author@gmail.com (*Corresponding author’s e-mail only)
Text/Body of the Abstract:
A concise and factual abstract is required. An abstract is a single paragraph, without subheadings, indentation, or references. It should be an explicit summary of the research/study that states the research problem, the objectives, the methods used, Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2024 Page 5 of 5 and the major results and conclusions. Do not include bullets/lists or references in the abstract.
Keywords:
Three to five words or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas under the body of the abstract.
Body of the Abstract:
Paper size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) typed single-sided only
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Line spacing: 1.5
Text alignment: Justify
Margins: 2.5 cm (1’’) on all sides
Word count: Maximum of 300 words
Spacing before and after: 0
Number of Pages: 01
Spellings: British type
Non-English and Technical Terms: In italics
Abbreviations: Not allowed
Figures, Tables, Plates: Not allowed
Text justified
Page numbering: Not allowed
- The online abstract submission deadline is 15 June 2024.
Important dates
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Full Paper Submission
GUIDELINES TO AUTHORS FOR FULL PAPER SUBMISSION
- Authors should adhere to the given guidelines when preparing a full paper to be submitted to ACRS 2024. Early submission is encouraged as it helps us to manage the review process in a timely manner.
- Only the authors received an acceptance of abstract can submit a full paper.
- Given template must be used to submit the paper in .doc/.docx format with following the guidelines as below:
- The paper should have the following structure
- All authors should be listed on the first page after the title. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all authors have seen, approved and are fully conversant with the contents of the paper. All authors are responsible for the accuracy of the manuscript, include paper should having all statistical calculations.
- Author name(s) affiliation(s) and emails should appear after the title as follows: Lead Author, Co-Author One, Co-Author Two, etc. (Times New Roman 11).
- Full affiliation of all authors, including job title, faculty, university & country (Italic, Times New Roman 10 with upper- and lowercase letters, centered).
- *Corresponding author should be marked with asterisk.
- The e-mail address of the corresponding author should be indicated center-aligned below the authors and affiliations. (Times New Romans font in size 10).
- Abstract should be in single paragraph with 300 to 350 words without any citation.
- It should be appeared in 11 font size and 1.5 line spaces.
- It should cover the problem, objective, methods, and finding of the study briefly.
- Include 4 or 5 key words in alphabetic order by using italic format in 12 font size.
- The full article should consist of the major elements, namely: Introduction/ background, problem statement, objective(s), methodology, literature survey, results and discussion, conclusion and references. Follow the template for expected format.
- All subtopics should be bold and in 12 font size and body of the articles should be typed using 12 font size.
- Include 4 or 5 key words in alphabetic order by using italic format in 12 font size.
- APA 7thedition (American Psychological Association 7thedition – more information (http://www.apastyle.org/ ) should be used to reference. All references should be ordered in alphabetically.
General Requirements and Format:
| Paper Title: | The Title of the Paper should be Times New Roman 14 with first letter of each word, other than the prepositions, capitalized in bold font. |
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| Language: | All papers must be in correct scientific English. Authors may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited, to improve the language, before submission. |
| Line Spacing: | The paper must be 1.5 spaced. |
| Margins: | one-inch margins |
| Font size: | 12-point Times New Roman font |
| Page size: | A4 |
| Typeset text: | Use normal capitalization within the text and do not use bold face for emphasis. Italics are acceptable. Please use of footnotes if necessary. Endnotes are not permitted. |
| Length: | The length of the article should be between 4000 - 8000 words (including list of references and annexures) and paper containing more than 8000 words will not be accepted. |
Structure of the Paper
1.Title of the paper
2.Authors and affiliation
3.Keywords
4.Abstract
5.Introduction - including motivation, objectives and overview
6.Main body - explanation of methods, algorithms, data used, instrumentation (sensors, systems, etc.), results and discussion
7.Conclusions
8.References
Authorship:
Abstract:
Key Words:
Main Body of the Paper:
Key Words:
References: