paper preparation guidelines

Note:

• The guidelines for Paper Preparation are stated below:

• After preparing the paper submit the same using the google form link given below.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Note: Initially, papers are to be prepared only as per the format specified by the Conference committee. Authors to note that their paper needs to be formatted according to Springer Nature Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, once accepted for publication. For timelines authors can refer to the conference website. However, to help Authors arrive at a Common format at the draft stage itself, certain guidelines are given below:

Overview of the Journey from Paper Submission to Publication:

1. Authors to prepare their paper as per the common format and submit online for a first screening/review.

2. All the submitted papers will be sent to reviewers for their reviews by the assigned Conference Paper Editors. The reviews will be blind reviews.

3. Based on the Reviews, Editors shall decide on the papers that are qualified for Journal publication.

4. There will be a Mandatory check on Plagiarism for each and every qualified paper. Papers with Plagiarism will be automatically disqualified. Authors are required to ensure that their contribution is 100 % Original and written by them. Copying of Text/Graphs/Tables or any content from sources such as internet, books, copyrighted publications, etc., are not permitted. Any paragraphs/text content from copyrighted publications that are "as is needed to be mentioned" in the manuscript should be in quotes and made in italic style with proper citation. Violation of this will result in the rejection of the paper.

4. Only Authors of those papers getting qualified for Journal Publication shall be contacted and the respective Reviewer's Comments shall be communicated for further Revision of the papers.

5. Authors have to submit the Revised version before the deadline. Authors to take a note that the papers are to be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering and hence due diligence in the quality and formatting are mandatory.

6. Once the Revised papers are received, the Editors shall send the same to respective Reviewers for a second review.

7. After the second review of the papers, the Editors shall arrive at a Decision and the same shall be communicated to the respective authors.

8. After due Acceptance, the authors have to format their paper STRICTLY AS PER THE SPRINGER’S FORMAT for preparing the Camera-Ready version. Authors will be duly communicated. Authors can avail the Author Services and Support formed by the Conference Committee at a nominal cost. This is only optional and shall not be linked with the Conference.

9. Authors have to sign a couple of forms as mandated by Springer Nature (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering) without which publication of their paper cannot be processed. Authors to note that there is no publication Fee involved as Springer Nature does not charge any.

10. Authors to note that the Conference Paper(s) submitted should be their Original Work and the same should not have been neither published in any format in any Conferences/Journals/Magazines previously nor accepted for publication elsewhere/submitted to any other journal/conference. Authors should self-declare the above in the covering letter before submitting the final version.

Paper Preparation Guidelines

1. Margin: 1" all sides. A4 size portrait.

2. Title - ALL CAPS Times New Roman Font Size 12, Bold. Single line spacing. Justification is Centred.

STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF PROTRUSIONS ON THE HYDRODYNAMIC BOUNDARY LAYER DEVLOPMENT OVER A FLAT BODY

3. Abstract- Max 350 words. Times New Roman font size 12. Full justified single line spacing.

4. Keywords: Max 6 separated by semi-colon.

5. Title Page should form the First Page of the Manuscript. Title Page should have the Title, Authors, Corresponding Author marked by a superscript annotation, Affiliation of each Author (annotated), Abstract and keywords.

6. In the Second page, authors shall start the Introduction. To ensure fairly an unbiased Review, The details of all the authors will be hidden while sending the paper for Reviews (Blind Review). Text content should be typed in Times New Roman, Font size 12 with Double line spacing and fully justified. Section numbers and subsection numbers are mandatory. Authors to note that "sub-subsection" is to be avoided as far as possible. All headings are to be made bold with Sentence Case (ALL CAPS not allowed in section or sub section headings)

7. References in the text to be cited in square brackets. ex. [1], [2-6], [1,2-3,6-9], [1,7,9,11].

8. Figs. & Tables should be placed within the text at appropriate locations.

Fig. caption should be placed beneath the figure.

ex. Fig. 2 Effect of single wall membrane on the stress tensor.

9. Table Caption should be above the Table.

ex. Table 2. List of thermophysical properties of the coolant studied.

10. Equations should be typed using MS word equation editor tool. All equations should be serially numbered.

11. References should follow the format given below:

[1] Y. Zhang, J. Ding, X. Wang, R. Yang, K. Lin, Influence of additives on thermal conductivity of shape-stabilized phase change material, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 90 (2006) 1692-1702.

[2] Min Li, a Nano-graphite/paraffin phase change material with high thermal Conductivity. Applied Energy 106 (2013) 25-30.

12. Provide detailed Nomenclature. Use SI units.

13. Provide Acknowledgements (if any).

14. Provide Appendix (if any).

Paper should be well-written free of grammar errors. Normally a paper should have a concise Abstract, set of six keywords, Introduction, Analytical Model, Numerical model, Experimentation, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References, Nomenclature, Appendix (as appropriate to the paper). There shall not be any reference or hint on the authors names or details anywhere in the paper except in the Title Page (First Page).

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