Instructions for Authors

Author Guidelines

Instructions for the preparation of the paper for publishing in the Proceedings of SYMPOL 2017 are given in the template which can be downloaded from here. Specific guidelines are given for all elements such as abstract, headings, figures, tables and references. To maintain uniformity and quality for the Proceedings of SYMPOL 2017, care must be taken to adhere to the fonts and types prescribed.

Best Paper Award

A best Paper Award has been instituted for the best paper presented and published in the Proceedings of SYMPOL 2017.

Student Poster Program

All full-time Post Graduate Engineering or Science students or Research Scholars enrolled in an accredited university are eligible to be considered for the SYMPOL 2017 student poster program. Eligible students for the Poster program must submit an extended abstract of not less than 1,000 words, describing the work, status, results, etc. of a project in any of the relevant areas of SYMPOL.

Students selected for the Student Poster Program are eligible for

  1. Complimentary Full Conference Registration
  2. Travel Assistance
  3. Publication of the Paper in the Proceedings and IEEE Xplore Digital Library
The authors selected to participate in the Student Poster Program will have to send the full paper describing the work for inclusion in the Proceedings of SYMPOL 2017 and IEEE Xplore Digital Library before the date mentioned in the program schedule.

Best Poster Award

The posters will be judged during the Poster Session and awards will be presented to the Best Poster on the occasion of SYMPOL 2017

Sympol 2017       International Symposium on Ocean Technology