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GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF CAMERA-READY VERSION OF ABSTRACTS

1. 1. Abstracts should be written in English using MS Word 97-2003, 2007 formats (file extension .doc or .docx).
   
   Format

   Paper size	B5 (ISO – 176 mm x 250 mm)
   Number of Pages	Maximum 350 words and one page (One page limit must be strictly adhered to)
   Margins	27mm left; 15 mm right; 20 mm top; 20 mm bottom
   Font	Times New Roman
   Line spacing	Single

   References should not be included in the abstract. If absolutely necessary tables and figures may be included.


2. The abstract should contain the following:
   
   

   TITLE should be brief and reflect the study carried out. The letters should be bold font size 12 and center aligned. There should be no line space above the title. One line space should be left below the title. If common vernacular names follow the scientific name, they should be included in parentheses. If scientific terms of organisms, botanical names, etc., are included they should be written in small italics.

   NAME/S AND AFFILIATION/S OF AUTHOR/S should be in font size 11, lowercase bold letters (except initials and first letter of the surname/s) and center aligned. Initials (each initial should be followed by a full-stop and a space) should be followed by the surname/last name. Presenter's name should be underlined and the corresponding author's name should be indicated by an asterisk at the end of the name. One line space should be left between the name/s and affiliation/s.

   AFFILIATION/S OF AUTHOR/S should be in font size 11 italics, lowercase letters (with uppercase letters where necessary) and center aligned. Whenever the work has been carried out in several Institutes/Departments, the addresses should be numbered using a superscript at the beginning of each address and the respective author should be marked using a superscript at the end of the author’s name. The corresponding author's email address preceded by an asterisk in superscript should be provided in a separate line immediately below the affiliations (see the sample abstract). A two-line space should be left between affiliations and the body of the text.

   TEXT should include a concise description of introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions; should be written in font size 10 justified without sub-titles/sub-headings. (The first line of each paragraph should be indented by 1.25 cm).

   Acknowledgement: An acknowledgement, only with the name of the funding organization/s and grant number/s should be mentioned where applicable in italics. One line space should be left between the text and the acknowledgement.
   
   Spelling: British spelling must be used throughout the text.
   
   Abbreviations: Should be cited in full at first occurrence except for standard abbreviations.
   
   Non-English and Technical Terms: Should be in italics.
   
   Units: International System of Units (SI) should be used and a space must be left between the figure and the unit (eg. 25 cm).

Click here for the template of camera-ready abstract.

Click here for a sample camera-ready abstract.

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AUTHOR DECLARATION

Download the author declaration form. You should upload a signed copy of author declaration or send it by post to reach iPURSE-2016 Secretariat, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.

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SUBMISSION OF CAMERA-READY ABSTRACT/ AUTHOR DECLARATION

To submit camera-ready abstract and author declaration, click the following tab and use your existing User name and Password to log into your EasyChair-iPURSE-2016 account.

Submission of Camera-ready Abstract/ Author Declaration