UNI-IN-ALLIANCE 2024

Notice to all Authors: We previously requested that you submit your camera-ready abstract files by July 20th. However, we have noticed that more than 15 submissions are still missing these files.
This is the final reminder and opportunity to submit your camera-ready abstract. The extended deadline is now July 25th. Please ensure your final revised camera-ready file is submitted by this date.
Submissions without the final revised camera-ready file will be considered incomplete and will not be considered for presentations.

Guidelines for Preparing the Camera-Ready Copy of the Abstract

1. All abstracts must be written and submitted in English, using MS Word 2007 or later.
  - - Format
      - Paper size: A4 (use the template)
        
        Number of Pages: One
        
        Margins: Given in the template (left 1.3 inches and right 0.7 inches)
        
        Font: Times New Roman
        
        Font size: 12 font size (except author names, affiliations & email addresses)
    - Figures, tables, and references should not be included in the abstract.
    - We encourage you to use the camera-ready abstract template given together with this document where everything is formatted according to the guidelines.
  - - Please submit the Word document – not a pdf file.
2. The abstract should contain the following:
  - - TITLE
      - Should be brief and reflect the study carried out. If scientific names of organisms are
        included they should be written in capital italics. If common or vernacular names follow the
        scientific name, they should be included in parentheses.
        
        The letters should be bold uppercase and center-aligned.
        
        Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 12, Line Spacing: 1.15
        
        There should be no line space above the title. One line space should be left below the title.
    - NAME/S OF AUTHOR/S
      - Should be in lowercase letters (except initials and the first letter of the name/s) and center-aligned.
        
        Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 10, Line spacing: 1.0.
        
        Author ‘surname’ should be written first, followed by ‘initials’. Each initial should be followed by a full stop and a space between two initials (Ex: Perera A. B. C.). Refer to the template given.
        
        The presenter’s name should be underlined and the corresponding author’s name should be indicated by an asterisk at the end.
        
        One line space should be left between the name/s and affiliation/s.
    - AUTHOR/S AFFILIATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
      - Author affiliations should be given according to the author list and should be in Italics (Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 10, Line spacing: 1.0).
        
        The corresponding author’s email address should be indicated after the authors’ affiliations.
        
        No line space should be left between the affiliations and the email address.
    - TEXT
      - Should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions; should be written, within a single paragraph without sub-titles/sub-headings (the first line of the paragraph should not be indented) and justified.
        
        Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 12, Line spacing: 1.15.
    - Keywords:
      - A maximum of 5 keywords separated by commas should be included after the sub-title, ‘Keywords:’ placed at the end of the abstract (Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 10, Line Spacing: 1.0, Style: in Italics).
        
        One line space should be left between the text and keywords.
    - Acknowledgment:
      - An acknowledgment, only with the name of the funding organization/s and grant number/s, may be added separately after the text, as a single sentence in italics (Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 10, Line Spacing: 1.0, Style: in Italics).
        
        A single line space should be left between the keywords and the acknowledgment.