Call for Papers

Papers are invited on the above theme and Sub themes, based on Research experience or theoretical model, case studies from all fraternities, including LIS students, libraries, academicians, research scholars and IT professionals. The papers which will address the current and future critical issues of information science library education and practices are most welcome. The paper will be subjected to peer-review by the editorial committee and notified to the contributor (s) as per the time schedule. If the paper is accepted, the author will be requested to register and submit the full paper which will be published in the pre – conference proceedings.

The extended abstract should not be more than 900-1000 words with 2 lines spacing. The abstract shall provide with full name of author/s and keywords. The abstract shall consist of background information, objectives, materials and methods, summary of findings and conclusion etc. The decision of the editorial committee is final in the selection of the abstract. Once the abstract is accepted, the decision will be intimated to authors to submit full length paper along with registration fee. without registration fee the paper will not be included in the pre- conference proceedings.

Guidelines for authors

• The papers should present new and original research results from empirical investigation, or from theory and model development.
• The author must submit an extended abstract of about 200-500 words with keywords and references. Upon acceptance, the authors are required to submit the full-length paper.
• Submission should be formatted in Times New Roman, font size 12 points, with a margin of 1.5 cm and line spacing of 1.5 points.
• The full papers should be between 6-8 pages in length, approximately 3000-4000 words (excluding references).
• The reference style must adhere to APA guidelines.
• All submissions must include a title, author names, and affiliation on a separate page, along with a short abstract (no more than 200 words, in one paragraph), keywords, introduction, body of text, conclusion, acknowledgements (if necessary), and references.
• All submissions must be in MS Word format, not PDF.
• Corresponding authors should sign the copyright License Agreement and email it in PDF format to editor.dll4.0@gmail.com
• At least one author must register for the conference before 14th November for inclusion of the paper in the pre-conference proceedings.
• All articles will undergo a plagiarism check before acceptance.
• All accepted papers will be published in a conference volume with ISBN.
• Selected papers will be considered for publication in Springer.