A one-page abstract for oral or poster presentation needs to be submitted to Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin (zhlin@siue.edu) before May 1, 2027. Please adhere closely to the abstract guidelines and be prepared in good English. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed, and accepted abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings.

The abstract template with the author's guidelines can be downloaded below.

Download the abstract template (Word)

Before you submit

Please follow the template exactly: Times New Roman, 10 pt, single line spacing, justified, maximum one page. Each abstract will be reviewed and returned for needed revisions, so please check your English carefully.

Abstract template — author's guidelines

The template is structured in five parts: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, and Acknowledgement, followed by the References.

• Introduction — introduce the broad topic area, give a reason for the study and a clear statement of the study aim. A hypothesis may be included. Each abstract will be reviewed and returned for needed revisions. Please check your English.

• Methods — provide information on experimental design and research methods, text the measures and procedures used in the study along with descriptions of analyses. Use square brackets [1,2] in the text for cited references.

• Results and Discussion — provide a description of the main study findings. Figures and tables can be included, along with figure captions or table titles.

• Conclusions — provide statements of interpretation and implication of the research findings. It should not be a simple re-statement of the results. Describe the key outcomes and conclusions of the project.

• Acknowledgement — after the main text and before the references (separated by empty lines).

Reference format

• [1] Author, A. and Author, B. year. Article title, Journal Name, Volume (Issue): page numbers.

• [2] Author, C., Author, B., Author, E., and et al. year, Chapter title, page numbers. In: Editor Name, Book Title, Publisher.