{"id":28705,"date":"2026-02-16T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-conferencewp.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=28705"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:41:57","slug":"author-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/author-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28705\" class=\"elementor elementor-28705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e91139 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e91139\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41ebbd2\" data-id=\"41ebbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8c90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"3a8c90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <h1 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>AUTHOR GUIDLINES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb43232 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb43232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7680ba\" data-id=\"d7680ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8628d elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"5b8628d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>PAPER PREPARATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9403e9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9403e9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a98009\" data-id=\"5a98009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3737bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"d3737bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>You are invited to submit your abstracts within the scope of ICNATLIB 2026.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"421b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>The short abstract must be written in English, while the extended abstract may be written in Sinhala, English, or Tamil. Extended <br \/>abstracts submitted in a local language must be accompanied by an English abstract.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253c87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"253c87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>The maximum length of extended abstracts is limited to five (05) A4 pages (Maximum 1500 words and minimum 1300 words) in the given conference format.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea6118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"1ea6118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Submissions must be original and must not have been previously presented or published elsewhere. Extended abstracts that are identical or substantially similar to work already published or under review for another conference or publication will not be <br \/>considered.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc726d elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"8bc726d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Each author may submit one extended abstract as a single author and up to three extended abstracts as a co-author. No author may submit more than four extended abstracts in total.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4b424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"4f4b424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>All accepted extended abstracts will be published in the ICNATLIB 2026 Conference Proceedings.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ee848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"03ee848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Presenters based in Sri Lanka are required to present on-site, while overseas presenters will have the option to present online.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860f425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"860f425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>If an abstract is accepted by the Conference Committee, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36fab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"e36fab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Please note that abstracts not prepared according to the given guidelines or submitted after the deadline will not be considered for review.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9ddf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"da9ddf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>The Editorial Committee reserves the right to make minor modifications to abstracts to enhance clarity and quality<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-762ff63 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762ff63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b627044\" data-id=\"b627044\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c804ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"8c804ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>PAPER SUBMISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bccb9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bccb9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c19497\" data-id=\"4c19497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ff136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"51ff136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>All paper submissions are through CMT. If you are a first time user of CMT, create an account using your official email.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f546e elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"58f546e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Manuscript submission should be in both Microsoft Word and PDF document only in the given format.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76427b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"76427b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Authors are required to submit the \u2018Author Declaration Form\u2019 along with the extended abstract.<\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64c08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"b64c08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate- \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t<ul><li>Please submit your abstract on or before the deadline to the following email address: <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;to=icnatlib2026@mail.natlib.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>icnatlib2026@mail.natlib.lk<br \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul>            \t\t\n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d50cd9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d50cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc31d42\" data-id=\"bc31d42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23df7b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23df7b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76b8cbd\" data-id=\"76b8cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025c171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"025c171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <span class=\"sub-text \">DOWNLOADS<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c71eb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c71eb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a52511 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a52511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Annexure-II-Extended-Abstract-Template.pdf\" download=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Extended abstract  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