Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original research papers, case studies, reviews, abstracts, student’s papers or research proposals within the broad scope of the conference.

Manuscript should be written in English and should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief via online submission system or electronically through the online system as e-mail attachment.

Abstract

The abstract is self-contained summary of the most important elements of the paper. It intends to capture the interest of a potential reader of your paper. An abstract should address the following:

Purpose of the research
Design/methodology
Results/findings
Practical implications and Conclusions  
  
The following guidelines should be adhered:
Pagination: The abstract begins on a new page
Heading: Upper and lower case letters with 12 font size bold and align text to the left.
Length and format:  Maximum 300 words
Do not include any citations, figures or tables in your abstract
 

Number of submission

Author may submit more than one paper, but maximum number of papers should be 3 (three).
As a first author only one can be accepted with you.
The other paper(s) should be submitted with you as co-author.
As a first author only you can make two presentations maximum (if planning for oral presentation).
Acceptance of a paper implies that at least one of the authors must attend the conference and present the paper.
  All Co-authors names will be published in the conference programme and conference proceedings exactly as you have indicated in your final submission and completed publication form.

Body of the manuscript

From the next section (after abstract), the rest of manuscript should be organized and the main body of the paper can be divided into section and sub-sections. Section and sub-section should be numbered and should be typed in BOLD. Minimum length of the document should be 4000-8000 words. The manuscript should be organized as follows:

1)      The Introduction
2)      Literature review
3)      Research methodology
4)      Findings/results
5)      Discussions and conclusions
6)      Limitations and direction for future research
7)      References
8)     Appendices

Note: All the tables should be in editable format. And quality of figures should be ensured. Provide all the tables and figures in the text where you are referring them.

References Style

Article in Journal (paginated by annual volume)

[1] K. A. Nelson, R. J. Davis, D. R. Lutz, and W. Smith, “Optical generation of tunable ultrasonic waves,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 53, no. 2, Feb., pp. 1144-1149, 2002.

Article in Professional Journal (paginated by issue)

[2] J. Attapangittya, “Social studies in gibberish,” Quarterly Review of Doublespeak, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 9-10, 2003.

Paper Published in Conference Proceedings

[1] J. Smith, R. Jones, and K. Trello, “Adaptive filtering in data communications with self- improved error reference,” In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications ’04, 2004, pp. 65-68.

Papers Presented at Conferences (unpublished)

[2] H. A. Nimr, “Defuzzification of the outputs of fuzzy controllers,” presented at 5th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Cairo, Egypt, 2006.

Thesis or Dissertation (unpublished)

[3] H. Zhang, “Delay- insensitive networks,” M. S. thesis, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2007.

Books

Single Author

[1] W. K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press, 2003.

Edited Book

[2] J. L. Spudich and B. H. Satir, Eds., Sensory Receptors and Signal Transduction. New York: Wiley-Liss, 2001.

Selection in an Edited Book

[3] E. D. Lipson and B. D. Horwitz, “Photosensory reception and transduction,” in Sensory Receptors and Signal Transduction, J. L. Spudich and B. H. Satir, Eds. New York: Wiley-Liss, 2001, pp-1-64.

Three or More Authors

[4] R. Hayes, G. Pisano, and S. Wheelwright, Operations, Strategy, and Technical Knowledge. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007.

Book by an Institutional or Organizational Author

[5] Council of Biology Editors, Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th ed., Chicago: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Manual

[6] Bell Telephone Laboratories Technical Staff, Transmission System for Communication, Bell Telephone Lab, 2005.

Technical Report

[7] K. E. Elliott and C. M. Greene, “A local adaptive protocol,” Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, France, Tech. Report. 916-1010-BB, 7 Apr. 2007.

Professional Internet Site

[8] European Telecommunications Standards Institute, “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Implementation guide for DVB terrestrial services; transmission aspects,” European Telecommunications Standards Institute, ETSI-TR-101, 2007. [Online]. Available: http://www.etsi.org. [Accessed: Nov. 12, 2007].

General Internet Site

[9] J. Geralds, “Sega Ends Production of Dreamcast,” vnunet.com, para. 2, Jan. 31, 2007. [Online]. Available: http://nli.vnunet.com/news/1116995. [Accessed Sept.12, 2007].