diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bac55cd..ce71793c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://go-cart.io"><img src ="img/gocart_logo.svg" width="65%"></a>
 </p>
+The website can be accessed using this <a href = "https://go-cart.io">link.</a>
 
 This program uses the fast flow-based method developed by Michael T. Gastner, Vivien Seguy, and Pratyush More. For more information, you may refer to the following [paper](https://www.pnas.org/content/115/10/E2156):
 
diff --git a/include/string_to_decimal_converter.hpp b/include/string_to_decimal_converter.hpp
index 8d4a741f..fc6ff2b1 100644
--- a/include/string_to_decimal_converter.hpp
+++ b/include/string_to_decimal_converter.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+/**
+ * @brief A utility class for converting string representations of numbers to decimal format.
+ * 
+ * This class handles various number formats including:
+ * - Regular decimal numbers (e.g. "123.456", "123,456")
+ * - Scientific notation (e.g. "1.23e-4", "1.23E4")
+ * - Special value "NA"
+ * 
+ * For scientific notation:
+ * - Both 'e' and 'E' are supported as exponent markers
+ * - The mantissa can use either '.' or ',' as decimal separator
+ * - The exponent must be an integer and can be negative
+ * - The mantissa must be a valid decimal number
+ */
 class StringToDecimalConverter
 {
 private:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ef9808b..b2b3a188 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pip
 wheel
 conan==2.16.1
-cmake==3.30.0
\ No newline at end of file
+cmake==3.30.0
diff --git a/src/misc/string_to_decimal_converter.cpp b/src/misc/string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
index 29e6b322..2967af43 100644
--- a/src/misc/string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const std::string StringToDecimalConverter::NA_ = "NA";
 
 bool StringToDecimalConverter::is_valid_char(char ch)
 {
-  return (std::isdigit(ch)) || ch == point_ || ch == comma_ || ch == minus_;
+  return (std::isdigit(ch)) || ch == point_ || ch == comma_ || ch == minus_ || ch == 'e' || ch == 'E';
 }
 
 std::string StringToDecimalConverter::remove_char(std::string str, char ch)
@@ -87,22 +87,66 @@ bool StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(const std::string &str)
     return true;
   }
 
-  // Only 0 to 9, '.', '-', and ',' are allowed
+  // Only 0 to 9, '.', '-', ',', 'e', and 'E' are allowed
   for (const auto &c : str) {
     if (!is_valid_char(c)) {
       return false;
     }
   }
 
-  // '-' can only be used once
-  if (count_char(str, minus_) > 1) {
-    return false;
+  // '-' can only be used once in the mantissa and once in the exponent
+  size_t first_e = str.find_first_of("eE");
+  if (first_e != std::string::npos) {
+    // Check mantissa part
+    std::string mantissa = str.substr(0, first_e);
+    if (count_char(mantissa, minus_) > 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (count_char(mantissa, minus_) == 1 && mantissa[0] != minus_) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Check exponent part
+    std::string exponent = str.substr(first_e + 1);
+    if (count_char(exponent, minus_) > 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (count_char(exponent, minus_) == 1 && exponent[0] != minus_) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else {
+    // No scientific notation, check as before
+    if (count_char(str, minus_) > 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (count_char(str, minus_) == 1 && str[0] != minus_) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
-  // '-' can only be used at the beginning
-  if (count_char(str, minus_) == 1 and str[0] != minus_) {
+  // Check for valid scientific notation format
+  size_t e_count = count_char(str, 'e') + count_char(str, 'E');
+  if (e_count > 1) {
     return false;
   }
+  if (e_count == 1) {
+    size_t e_pos = str.find_first_of("eE");
+    // Must have digits before and after 'e'/'E'
+    if (e_pos == 0 || e_pos == str.length() - 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Must have at least one digit after 'e'/'E'
+    bool has_digit_after = false;
+    for (size_t i = e_pos + 1; i < str.length(); i++) {
+      if (std::isdigit(str[i])) {
+        has_digit_after = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!has_digit_after) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -111,19 +155,37 @@ bool StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(const std::string &str)
   assert(is_str_valid_characters(str));
   assert(is_str_NA(str) == false);
 
-  // if the number of commas and points both are more than 1, then this format
-  // does not belong to any known convention
+  // Handle scientific notation separately
+  size_t e_pos = str.find_first_of("eE");
+  if (e_pos != std::string::npos) {
+    // Check mantissa part
+    std::string mantissa = str.substr(0, e_pos);
+    if (has_multiple_commas_and_points(mantissa)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (has_invalid_comma_point_sequence(mantissa)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (has_separator_at_the_end(mantissa)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // Exponent part should only contain digits and optional minus sign
+    std::string exponent = str.substr(e_pos + 1);
+    for (char c : exponent) {
+      if (!std::isdigit(c) && c != minus_) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Original format validation for non-scientific notation
   if (has_multiple_commas_and_points(str)) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  // Check for commas before and after a point, or points before and after a
-  // comma
   if (has_invalid_comma_point_sequence(str)) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  // Check for separators at the end of the string
   if (has_separator_at_the_end(str)) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_string_to_decimal_converter.cpp b/tests/unit/test_string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
index 0e33be60..6c4bec0d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_string_to_decimal_converter.cpp
@@ -78,4 +78,87 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestCorrectFormat_PointAtEnd)
   BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("123456789."));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestValidCharacters_ScientificNotation)
+{
+  // Basic scientific notation
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1.23e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1.23E4"));
+
+  // Negative exponents
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1.23e-4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1.23E-4"));
+
+  // With commas as thousand separators
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1,234.56e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("1.234,56E4"));
+
+  // Negative numbers
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("-1.23e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters("-1.23E-4"));
+
+  // Invalid scientific notation
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(
+    "1.23e"));  // Missing exponent
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(
+    "e4"));  // Missing mantissa
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(
+    "1.23ee4"));  // Multiple e's
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(
+    "1.23e4.5"));  // Non-integer exponent
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_valid_characters(
+    "1.23e-"));  // Incomplete negative exponent
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestCorrectFormat_ScientificNotation)
+{
+  // Valid formats
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("1.23e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("1.23E4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("1,234.56e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("1.234,56E4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("-1.23e4"));
+  BOOST_CHECK(StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format("-1.23E-4"));
+
+  // Invalid formats
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23e4.5"));  // Non-integer exponent
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23e4,"));  // Comma at end
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23e4."));  // Point at end
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23,456.789e4"));  // Multiple separators
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23e4e5"));  // Multiple e's
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "1.23e"));  // Missing exponent
+  BOOST_CHECK(!StringToDecimalConverter::is_str_correct_format(
+    "e4"));  // Missing mantissa
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestParseStr_ScientificNotation)
+{
+  // Test parsing with point as decimal separator
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("1.23e4", true),
+    "1.23e4");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("1,234.56e4", true),
+    "1234.56e4");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("-1.23e-4", true),
+    "-1.23e-4");
+
+  // Test parsing with comma as decimal separator
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("1,23e4", false),
+    "1.23e4");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("1.234,56E4", false),
+    "1234.56E4");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+    StringToDecimalConverter::parse_str("-1,23e-4", false),
+    "-1.23e-4");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()