MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

By submitting a manuscript to ARPCM’s 2023 MCPM Conference, you acknowledge to understand that: 

• The chosen candidate must be accessible to present at any point of time during the conference and in the format specified by MCPM (six full pages following the provided manuscript template format).

• Presentation arrangements may change depending on the number of conference manuscripts received.

• It is mandatory to register in order to present during the conference. Only registered participants are eligible to receive certificates.

• It should be noted that ARPCM is not liable to pay for travel or expenses other than those included in the registration fees. Registration includes breakfast and lunch facilities for both days and dinner for the first day. A technical kit will be provided to all registered participants on the first day. 

• We thank all the participants for taking the time to submit an abstract for the conference. We hope to host you at  SVNIT, Surat this June!

Abstract

• Written in the best academic and grammatical English possible

• Approximately around 150 - 200 words are permissible but less than 10 lines

• The Keywords should be listed below the abstract, with maximum of ten keywords only

First Page

• Contains the title, information on the author(s) and a short abstract with keywords, followed by introduction

• The title (Calibri, bold, 16pt, left aligned) should have a maximum of 75 characters without acronyms

• Authors linked to the same institution should be listed on the same line and separated using comma (,) (Calibri, bold, 12pt, left aligned) followed by their affiliation on the next line (Calibri, italics, 12pt, left aligned)

• Line should be changed for authors with different affiliations

• The author's email address should be given (Calibri, 10pt, left aligned) before the abstract

Fonts and Format

• Fonts, sizes and spacing should be as per the manuscript template format. Find the predefined styles in the Microsoft Word ribbon

• Page size A4, top margin 35 mm, bottom margin 25 mm, left and right margin 20 mm should be used as the paper format

• The main body of the text should be in two columns of 80 mm wide, with a space of 10 mm

• Margin format is mandatory to follow

• Authors are encouraged to use the predefined styles present in available in the ribbon of Microsoft Word. 

Body Text

• Body text should be in Calibri 11pt justified with single line spacing

• A new paragraph should start with a half blank line (6pt) on a new line without indentation

Heading

• Headings should be limited to three levels and numbered using the decimal system

• Main headings should be in Calibri bold 14pt.

• Subheadings should be in Calibri bold 12pt.

• Third level headings should be in Calibri 11pt.

• Provide a single line (12pt) space between the previous section and headings

• Half blank line (6pt) should be given between all headings and the following text, graphic or table

Figures and Tables

• Electronic graphs, photos, and line drawings with resolutions of 150x150 dpi for photos and 300x300 dpi for drawings should be used while inserting them into the final document

• Tables should have top and bottom borders of each line. Text in tables should be Calibri 10 pt. Bold can be used for the headings of table columns or lines

• Figures and tables must be inserted near their first description in the text and numbered consecutively in the order of appearance, with captions written in Calibri italic 11 pt. Captions for figures should be provided below each image and captions for tables should be provided above each table. Mention figures and tables in the text as "Figure 1" or "Table 1"