Abstract Submission

To facilitate the submission process and the subsequent follow-up process, please consider the following guidelines, information, tips, and terms mentioned. 

Basic Format for Abstracts

  • An abstract is a compendious summary of a research paper’s substance including its background, purpose, methodology, results, and conclusion.
  • It should be one paragraph with a word limit of 175-275.
  • Keywords should be provided as a must (no more than 06 words).
  • Keywords should be written in lowercase letters (Not applicable to names/scientific names) and should be separated with commas.
  • Please do not include subheadings, bullets, lists and header/footer in the abstract.
  • Abstract titles should be short, but descriptive. Informative titles, indicating key points are encouraged. Abbreviations should not be used in the title.
  • Acronyms should be written in full the first time, mentioned in the text, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
  • Always follow SI Units.
  • Scientific names must be in Italic.
  • Use a negative exponent (e.g. kg m-3) and do not indicate units as divisions (e.g. kg/m3). Chemical formulae should be written in a standard form such as “CaCO3”, not as “CaCO3”. Use a zero before decimal points such as “0.45,” not “.45.”
  • There shall be no citations or references in the abstract specifically. If there is a need to cite references, please provide the sources in brackets.

About the Reviewing Process

  • Your abstract will undergo a double-blind peer review by the International Scientific committee after its receipt. 
  • Results of the abstract review will be sent to the author within two weeks of submission. 
  • The Conference Chair serves as the head of the scientific committee and will take the final decision on abstracts. 
  • Acceptance or rejections of the paper will be sent to you with reviewer comments. 
  • If a revision is required, the revised abstract must be sent back within a week. 
  • If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to register for The10th Disability and Rehabilitation Conference 2025 (WDRC 2025). 

Font

  • Title: Times New Roman, 12 points, Upper case, Centered text in bold 
  • Body: Times New Roman, 11 points; Line spacing: 1, one column of text

Affiliations

  • Affiliations should be indicated with superscript Arabic numbers appearing at the end of surname/family name. 
  • A superscript asterisk shout be used for the corresponding author 
  • Names of affiliations should be given including the country. 
  • If there is more than one name and address, they should be related by superscript numbers. 
  • Eg:- Surname INITIALS1, Surname INITIALS1* and Surname INITIALS2 1Department, Faculty, University, Country 2Department, Institute, Country *author@gmail.com (*Email address of the corresponding author)

General Instructions

  • Abstracts should represent the original work. 
  • Informative abstracts and critical abstracts are accepted. 
  • The Abstract should be written in English. 
  • Please indicate one – three most relevant themes for your abstract from the conference tracks. 
  • Please send in a brief biography together with the Abstract (An example is given in the abstract template). 
  • Please download the abstract template and follow the format carefully. 
  • Documents that do not conform to the guidelines will be asked to be revised. 
  • Documents received after the given deadline, due to any reason will not be accepted unless the deadline is extended. 
  • The abstract should be submitted in the format of MS Word (.doc or .docx) document. 

Important information for the Co-Authors

  • Please note a single registration permits only one person to attend the conference 
  • If the co-authors would like to attend the conference their registration and payment are required to be made independently. 
  • However, they will be given a discount of 15% from Non-Presenter’s (Listener’s) Registration Fee. 
  • The certificate will be issued to the co-authors upon their registration/payment for the conference. 
  • Please make prior communications with the organizing committee regarding this matter to enjoy the benefit of the discount.