Guideline for Abstract Submission
Abstracts must be submitted in English, word processed using MS Word.If the authors wish to present their papers in Sinhala or Tamil, submission of an English translated Abstract is compulsory
An Extended Abstract (an extended version of the Abstract with more elaborations) of less than 1500 words should also be submitted together with each Abstract for reviewing purposes
If any author/s wish to submit their research as full papers, those will be published as an e-book after the conference [The abstract of the paper will be published in the conference proceedings].
All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review process
Your Submissions
Submission for the conference is now closed.
Thank you to everyone who expressed interest and prepared abstracts. We appreciate your enthusiasm and look forward to reviewing the proposals already received. If you have any questions about upcoming deadlines or the review process, please feel free to reach out to our organizing committee at iclispera2025@gmail.com. We’ll be happy to assist you.
Stay tuned to our website for future calls for papers and announcements. We look forward to your participation in the next cycle!
Guidelines for Preparing the Abstract
- The abstract should be short, clear, concise and coherent.
- The abstract shall contain a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 350 words. (not including the title, name/s of author/s, affiliations, and keywords)
- The title should be less than 30 words (Font: Times New Roman, 14 pt, bold and sentence case)
- The abstract should cover all aspects of the work carried out, i.e., introduction and objective(s), methodology, results and discussion and conclusion.
- Tables, figures and photographs should not be included.
- Keywords: A maximum of 5 keywords, Font: Times New Romans, 11, and Italic.
- Format: Paper size: A4 (One-inch margin top, bottom, left and right)
- Font type: Times New Roman (English)
- Font size: 12
- Line spacing: 1.5
* Abstracts will be accepted for oral presentation in the conference. The work presented should be related to any of the nine Conference sub-themes listed the website or to any areas falling under the conference theme.
* If your Abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit the camera-ready version of the Abstract before the stipulated deadline.
Please Use the Following Sample Abstract For Preparing Your Abstract
Guidelines for Preparing the Extended Abstract
| Component | Guidelines |
| Title | Title of the extended abstract should be the same as that of the abstract submitted. The title should appear in Sentence case for English and centered. Spell out in full if uncommon abbreviations are used |
| Author Details | First name followed by surname, centered, followed by designation (if any), office address (if any), e-mail. If there are multiple authors same format should be used for all. Underline the author who will correspond with SLLA |
| Text | Should contain the introduction, objectives, theoretical considerations (if any), methodology, findings, discussion, conclusions, recommendations and references. Reference Style: 7th edition of the APA style |
| Format | Paper size: A4 (One-inch margin top, bottom, left and right) Font type: Times New Roman (English)/ FM Abhaya (Sinhala)/ Kalaham (Tamil) Font size: 12 Line spacing: Single Length: not exceeding 1500 words |
| Tables | Tables must be included as part of the text immediately after the first point of reference. For improved readability, keep your tables as simple as possible. All the tables must be centered in the main text. Table title should appear immediately above the table. |
| Figures | Figures include charts, graphs, and drawings. All figures and other graphics should be embedded or electronically placed within the text immediately after the first point of reference. All the figures should be centered in the main text. The figure caption should appear immediately below the figure. |