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Author Guidelines

Format and style

Manuscripts should be in English (preferably UK) and typed (double spaced, except for tables where single spacing is acceptable) with margin of 1.5 inches at the top, bottom, right and left of every page on one side international A4 bond paper. Tabs should be for indents, not spaces. Font used must be Times New Roman Size 12.

The first page (title page) should contain the tittle of the paper, the names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers and email address of the authors, with an indication of the name to whom decisions should be sent.

Abstract

The second page should include the paper’s title and an abstract of not more than 200 words. The abstract should be an accurate representation of the paper’s contents. Major results, conclusions, and/or recommendations should be given with brief details of methods, etc. There should be no indication (other than on the title page) of the identity of the author(s) or the author’s (or authors’) affiliation

Headings

First heading of the body is INTRODUCTION (centred, bold, all caps). Text follows, using appropriate major headings (centred, bold, all caps) where necessary. Secondary headings are left-justified, bold, first letter of each major word capitalized, with a space above and below the heading. The paper should include the following sections: literature review, methodology, findings, discussion and conclusions.

Tables and Figures:

All figures and tables should be given titles, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and referred to within the text.

Keywords:

Up to six keywords or descriptors that clearly describe the subject matter of the paper should be provided.

References:

Citations in the text should follow the Harvard scheme (i.e. names) of author(s); followed by the year of publication and page numbers where relevant, all in parenthesis.

For journals:

Churchill, G., A., and George, G. P. (1979).“Television and Interpersonal Influences on Adolescent Consumer Learning. “Journal of Consumer Research 6 (2): 23-35.

INTERNET ARTICLES:

Marshall, A. (1890). Principles of economics: an introductory volume, McMaster University, Canada. Retrieved on 7 Nov. 2006 from http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/economics/-Marshall/index.htm.

For books:

Zeleny, M. (1982).Multiple Criteria Decision Making. New York: McGraw-Hill.

For a thesis:

Gartside, S. (1994).Helplessness and depression. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, McGill University, Montreal.

For papers from conference proceedings, chapters from book etc.:
Gee, K.P. and Gray, R.H. (Eds.) (1990). The British Accounting Review Research Register. London: Academic Press.

Acknowledgements: Should appear at the end of the paper before the list of references.

FOOTNOTES

Should be kept to minimum and appear at the end of the paper on a separate page.

Mathematical notations

Mathematical notations should only be used if they contribute significantly to the clarity and economy of presentation, or are essential to the arguments of the paper. Wherever possible, authors should put mathematical calculations in an appendix. The conclusions of the articles using mathematical notations should be summarized in a form that is intelligible to non-mathematical readers of the journal.

If after evaluation/review and acceptance, you do not wish to publish your full paper, your choice must be clearly communicated to the conference organizer. In which case a two page summary must be submitted for publication after the full paper has been reviewed and accepted. A maximum of two papers may be presented by one individual and paper reading is NOT allowed.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another conference for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Director).
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  3. All URL addresses in the text (e.g., https://www.ub.bw) are activated and ready to click.
  4. The text is double-spaced except tables; uses New Time Roman 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Margins should be 1.5 inches bottom, top, left and right.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Conference.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed track of the conference, authors' names are removed from submission, with "Author" and year used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of authors' name, paper title, etc.
  7. If submitting to peer review, all Microsoft Office documents (including Supplementary Files) have been saved by going to File and selecting Save As; clicking Tools (or Options in a Mac); clicking Security; selecting "Remove personal information from file properties on save"; clicking Save.
  8. First page should contain the title of paper, names, addesses, telephone numbers, fax number and email addresses of the author(s). With an indication of the names to whom the decisions should be sent.

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