Long Abstract Preparation and Submission Guidelines

Important Points to note while preparing the Long Abstract:

• Long Abstract submission commences on 1st July, 2010 and closes on 31st October, 2011.
• Long Abstracts must be submitted digitally using 8.5x11 inch paper size.
• Digital files must be MS Word with Adobe Acrobat PDF file type and must not exceed 2.5MB in size.
• Long Abstracts must not exceed five (5) pages including all tables and illustrations
• Pay special attention to the instructions for placement of the paper’s title and authorship on the first page.
• All text must be single-spaced and justified on both left and right margins, unless specified otherwise.
• Use template format styles, as provided in the downloadable MS Word template.
• Long Abstracts are submitted as attachments via the 10IKC website.
• LONG ABSTRACTS will be distributed to conference participants on CD-ROM/MEMORY STICK only
• 10-IKC encourage the use of color images and figures where appropriate, but each abstract is limited to 5 pages or 2.5 megabytes.

• PAGE LAYOUT AND MARGINS: The page size for long abstracts is 8.5 x 11 inches. Printable area size 7” x 9” (top and bottom margin : 0.75”; Left and right margin : 0.75”; Column space : 7 mm).
  Pages are to be formatted using single line space format, 2-column text area 7 inches wide by 9 inches height. Space in-between columns 7 mm (see example given in Downloads Abstract Guidelines).
• TYPE STYLE AND SIZE FOR TEXT: All body text is to be in Times New Roman font, 10 point normal, with single line spacing, fully justified. Text should be separated from all illustrations, photos and tables by a full line space.
• HEADINGS: There are three levels of headings defined in the template.

• Long abstract number
• Title of the article
• Author’s affiliation
• Body text of the article
• Author’s name
• References

• EQUATIONS AND UNITS: USE SI UNITS. USE CORRECT ABBREVIATIONS FOR UNITS.
• FIGURES, TABLES, and PHOTOGRAPHS: All illustrations should be placed in the text, preferably at the top or bottom of a page, as close as possible to where they are first referred. The quality of illustrations has a great effect on how your paper looks (use minimum 300 dpi resolution). Illustrations should be simple and clear. Please remember that they will appear exactly as you have presented the in your manuscript.
• FIGURE CAPTIONS: Format in 8 point, Times New Roman, left justified. Should normally be placed below the appropriate illustration. Photos should be numbered as figures in the same sequence as other illustrations.
• ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE IN FULL COLOUR.
• TABLES: Keep tables simple. Arrange tables and table headings left. Table titles and numbers are to be inserted immediately above the table in 8 point, bold text. Use 8 point Times New Roman for text inside the table, the body between the table and its title. An example is given in the Downloads Abstract Guidelines.
• Photographs: Only essential photographs should be used. For proper presentation, Photos should be clear, with good contrast and should be inserted within the text as close to where they are first referenced as possible. Do not cut and paste from the other software/application, use insert command to insert the photos and figures. Colour may be used.
• Footnotes: Avoid footnotes if possible. If you must use them, they must be typed within the margins of the text area specified above.
• References: List all references in alphabetical order, then date, at the end of the Abstract under the major heading “References”. References must be in 8 points, Times New Roman font, left justified with a hanging indent of 5 mm.

1. Authors should be aware of a potential problem related to the quality of graphic images ( TIF and JPEG files ) within word-processed documents. Graphics may appear out-of-focus, or of unacceptable low resolution in the final manuscript.
2. . Possible solution: Please ensure that line-work graphics are “inserted” (using the “insert” “picture” function in WORD ) as the original TIFF or JPEG image or ‘picture’ files, into the word processor document, not simply cut-and-pasted from another Windows application. The clipboard location used for “cut and paste” has very low resolution (72 dpi ) which results in a reduction in clarity of your picture. Using the “insert” procedure will help to ensure that the high-resolution of an image is maintained, and not affected by being initially ‘cut’ to the Windows clipboard, then inserted as a low-resolution file to your word processor.
3. Authors creating original TIF or JPEG images from illustration software (such as Illustrator or Corel Draw) should ensure that images are saved at a minimum 300 dpi and that “ANTIALIASING” is turned OFF when creating these raster files. The ‘anti-aliasing’ feature works well with photographs and images but will cause blurred or fuzzy line work graphics.
4. Authors should TEST PRINT their PDF file (not your word processing file) on a 600 dpi (or higher) printer before submission to 10IKC to help ensure that the quality of their graphics is acceptable. Test prints on a 300 dpi printer will not necessarily reflect the quality of the final digital manuscripts.
   
   The conference secretariat, will acknowledge receipt of each abstract within 1-2 weeks. If an acknowledgement is not received, please contact the conference secretariat. Please note that if your final short and long abstract are not received by 10IKC by 31st October 2011 your presentation will be withdrawn from the technical programme. Full payment of registration fees is also required for abstract acceptance

1. Step 1 Login page: Click on the online abstract Submission link.
2. Step 2 Login page: Click on the button as Existing Registrant and enter your login name and password.
3. Step 3 Author Details: Enter your Personal details and Co-author names
4. Step 4 Submission page: You will see Upload Final Paper this is for the Long abstract Submission.
5. Step 5 Confirmation page: Click the button Save and proceed.

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