SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The submission of papers should be done through the Microsoft Conference Management Tool.
The instructions for creating a CMT account can be found in ‘HOW-TO: Account Creation.
The instructions for submitting a paper via CMT can be found in How to Submit a Paper.

**Please note that the papers sent via email or the papers submitted after the deadline will not be considered for review.

Authors are required to follow the guidelines and use the relevant template in preparing the conference full paper that is to be uploaded to CMT. The conference full papers that are not prepared according to the guidelines will not be considered for review.

To facilitate the blind review process, the authors should not disclose the names of authors and their affiliations in the conference full paper initially, as instructed on the conference full paper template.

However, details of authors should be included separately on the Authors section of the CMT submission page. The duly completed Author Declaration Form should also be uploaded to CMT along with the initial submission of the conference full paper. Research work presented or published elsewhere will not be considered. The full paper will be published in the Conference Proceedings upon acceptance for ICAPS 2024.

Key Documents of Interest: Conference full paper, Author Declaration Form

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Content of the full paper

The full paper must be based on original research and unpublished work. The full paper should contain an introduction to the study with objectives, methodology/materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgement, and references presented in detail with separate headings. The full paper must be written in clear, grammatically accurate English. All non-English terms should be italicized.

**Conference full paper, including text, tables, figures and references should be between 4-6 pages with page numbering on the bottom right of the page.

2. Formatting

Font type: Times New Roman

Font size: 12

Line spacing: Single spacing

Paper size: A4

Paper formatting: Left and right margin 3.00 cm. Top and bottom 2.50 cm.

Paragraphs: Justified and not indented. 12-point spacing end of each section.

3. Language

British English.

4. Tables & Figures

All tables and figures must be captioned and included as part of the text immediately after the first point of reference. The caption for a figure should appear below the graphic. For a table, it should be above the table. The titles should be self-explanatory and placed above the tables.

Example:    Figure 3. The motion of a parcel of air as it flows across a mountain.

5. Mathematical operations and Mathematical equations

Use equation mode (Alt + ‘=’) to input mathematical symbols or Mathematical equations.

6. Units

Use the System of International (SI) units. A single space should be left between the numerical value and the unit.

7. Acronyms and Abbreviations

All acronyms should be written in full at the first time of appearance. Abbreviations can be used subsequently. A full stop should not be included in abbreviations, where abbreviations are likely to cause ambiguity or may not be readily understood by readers. The units should be mentioned in full.

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

1. Title

Font Type: Times New Roman,

Font Size: 12

Font Face: Bold

Alignment: Center-aligned

Title format: only the first letter of the first word should be in capital other than nouns and accepted abbreviations. The Latin binomial name of micro-organisms, plants and animals should be in italics. If common or vernacular names are used, they should be followed by the scientific name and be included in parentheses.

2. Authors and Affiliation – to be provided only after the completion of the review and acceptance of the full paper.

Authors font type and size:

Font Type: Times New Roman, Font Size: 10 and centered text inline.

List all authors’ names with initials (e.g. Amara S. A., Patel K. N. and Premarathe C. D.). The name of the presenter should be underlined, and the corresponding author should be indicated by an asterisk (*). Author affiliations should be written in the next line, leaving a single space.

The author's name(s) and affiliation(s) should be numbered using superscripts. The number should be placed on the top right for the name(s) and the top left for affiliation(s).

3. Abstract

Abstract should be between of 150-250 words and written as a single paragraph. Abstract should reflect the importance of the study including the objectives, methodology, results, and conclusion. You should not include references, tables, or figures in the abstract.

4. Keywords

Up to five (05) keywords, arranged in alphabetical order, each starting with a capital letter.

5. Introduction

Justification of the research work, objectives and hypotheses should be included in the introduction. A brief literature review should be included in this section.

6. Methodology/materials and methods

All materials, chemicals, clinical, subjects and samples used should be identified. Analytical, survey and statistical method should be explained concisely. Common analytical methods need not be elaborated.

7. Results and Discussion

Authors can either write results and discussion under separate headings or combine them together. This section should be concisely and logically presented with essential data. Authors should avoid repetition of the same results in figures, tables, or texts.

8. Conclusion

Conclusion should summarize and highlight the importance and outcomes of the study. This should be aligned with the objectives of the study. You should not include references in this section.

9. Acknowledgment

You should only include the essential technical support, financial support, and organizations/institutes in this section.

10 References

Use APA reference style.

**Please refer to the below documents: