Guidelines for preparation of abstracts and extended abstracts


Authors must submit the “Author Information Form” together with their manuscript. Author Information Form can be downloaded from here.

  • Abstract & the Extended Abstract should be submitted in two separate files.
  • Abstracts & Extended Abstracts can be submitted online, or via email to ristcon2016@sci.ruh.ac.lk.
  • Alternatively, the hard copies can be submitted to the secretary/RISTCON 2016 to the address below.
  • Maximum number of text pages in the Extended Abstract should be three (03) (A4 size) pages.
  • Following sections should be included in the ABSTRACT:

    Title & affiliations:

    • Title (maximum characters 100 with spaces; Font, Times New Roman,14, bold)
    • Authors (indicate the corresponding author with an asterisk, and provide the emailaddress on a separate line (Font, Times New Roman, 12)
    • Author affiliations (Font, Times New Roman, 11, Italic)
    • Abstract :

      • Maximum number of words in the text 250
      • No citations,
      • Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5
      • Note: Abstracts with the text exceeding the maximum limit will be returned

    • Key words: Maximum 5 keywords – Font: Times New Romans, 11, Italic
    • Template for the abstract can be downloaded from here.

    Following sections should be included in the EXTENDED ABSTRACT:

    • Title (Font-Times New Roman, 14, bold)
    • Abstract
    • Introduction(Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5)
    • Materials & Methods(Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5)
    • Results and Discussion(Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5)
    • Conclusions (as applicable): (Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5)
    • References: maximum of 8 citations (Font-Times New Roman, 12, line spacing1.5; Follow the given format in the template for extended abstract)

    Please note that:

    • no author names are indicated in the extended abstract
    • preferable formats of extended abstract are docx or doc
    • number of figures and tables (if any) should be minimized to one each
    • maximum number of text pages three (03) (A4 size)

    Template for the extended abstract can be downloaded from here.

  • Postal Address
  • Dr. K. Masakorala
    Joint Secretary/RISTCON 2016
    Department of Botany
    Faculty of Science
    University of Ruhuna
    Matara
    Sri Lanka


    Guidelines for Oral and Poster Presentations

    • Oral Presentations
      • Duration is strictly limited to 15 minutes in which 10 minutes for presentation and 05 minutes for discussion.
    • Poster Presentation
      • Poster should be digitally printed with dimensions 100 cm x 90 cm. Preferred orientation is portrait. (optional)

 

 

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