Any submitted research papers will be published as an issue of the Eastern Librarian after the conference.
The abstract of the paper will be published in the conference proceedings.
Full papers could be submitted in English.
Guidelines for Preparing the Abstract
- Abstracts must be submitted in English, word-processed using MS Word
- The abstract should be short, clear, concise, and coherent.
- The abstract shall contain a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 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, findings, discussion, and conclusion.
- Tables, figures, and photographs should not be included.
- Keywords: A maximum of 5 keywords, Font: Times New Roman, 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
The full paper must have the following components:
Component | Guidelines |
| Title | The title of the paper should appear in Sentence case for English and centred. Spell out in full if uncommon abbreviations are used |
| Author Details | First name followed by surname, centred, 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 the conference authority |
| Text | Should contain the abstract (refer to guidelines for preparing abstract), introduction, objectives, theoretical considerations (if any), literature review, methodology, findings, discussion, conclusions, recommendations, and references. Reference Style (in-text & reference list): 7th edition of the APA style |
| Format | Paper size: A4 (One-inch margin top, bottom, left, and right) Font type: Times New Roman (English) Font size: 12 Line spacing: Single Length: word limit 2000-3500 |
| 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 centred in the main text. The table title should appear immediately on the left side of 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 centred in the main text. The figure caption should appear immediately left side of the figure. |
| Abstract Submission Deadline | Full papers together with abstracts must be submitted on or before 09th October 2025 as an email attachment to el@lab.org.bd |
| Full Paper Submission Deadline | Full papers must be submitted on or before 10th November 2025 as an email attachment to el@lab.org.bd |
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