Paper Formatting Guide

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Conference committee of ICBAS III invite a submission of high quality research papers. We highly encourage PhD students to present their research literature review or findings or issues in this conference.

FONT AND SIZE

Font should be Times New Romans and 12 sized

ABSTRACT

Abstracts should have the title of the paper, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), and keywords (3-6 keywords). The abstract including the keywords and affiliations should not exceed one page.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FULL PAPER SUBMISSION:

Conference do not have any limit for full paper pages, however later at the time of publication in journal. If required by journal rules and regulations author may be requested to follow the conditions imposed by journal policy.

1. Sample paper should contain the following sections :

Abstract:

One page with all affiliations and keywords Introduction: Introduce study concept, major theoretical and empirical gap and contribution by this study, importance and implications for practice.

Literature Review:

A thorough synthesis of the past and current literature backing the study hypotheses and leading towards propositions. Methodology: Clear and concise elaboration of the method applied and the steps taken to ensure the reliability and validity of used methodology. Explain the sample and target population with justifications.

Results:

Clear and comprehensive presentation of results in view of proposed hypotheses.

Discussion & Conclusion:

Discuss the strengths and contribution of research to theory and practice. Limitations and future research directions with conclusion. Acknowledgements (when appropriate)

References:

APA style is recommended (Use of EndNote appreciated)

Appendices (when appropriate)

2. Formatting Guidelines:

Formatting:

Follow all instructions provided in APA 6 manual for formatting of papers.