46th Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter Conference

25-27 April 2019, University of Sussex, Brighton

Multinational Enterprises and their Non-market Social and Political Strategies

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Paper Submission Instructions

​Paper submission to the conference will begin on 15 November 2018. Information on how to submit the paper will follow shortly.

General guidelines for paper submission:

All papers should be submitted in Adobe pdf format. Before submitting, please make sure you remove all information from the paper which might reveal your identity. Papers must conform to the style guidelines provided below.

Length
Papers can be 6,000 - 10,000 words length. All papers should include an abstract of max. 200 words. 

Style
General:

• 12pt Times Roman font, except for title on page 1
• Double line spacing
• Margins: 25 mm on all sides
• No footnotes permitted. Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography
• Tables, figures, appendices etc. should be placed at the end of the document, after the bibliography
• Include page numbers centred at the top of each page
• Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography

First page:

• Title of the paper: centred in bold 14 pt Times Roman
• Do NOT include the names of the authors
• Abstract

Headings:

• Main headings: centred, bold and capitalized
• Secondary headings: flush with the left margin, underlined
• Tertiary headings: flush with the left margin, in italics

In-text citations:
Citations in the text should be by the author’s last name and year of publication enclosed in parentheses: (Porter, 2000). If a particular page, section, or equation is cited, it should also be placed in the parentheses: (Porter, 2000, p. 112) or (Porter, 2000, Table 1). For multiple authors, use the full citation for up to two authors; for three or more, use the first author’s name followed by et al (no italics). A series of citations should be listed in date order and separated by semicolons: (Porter, 1980; Welch, 1981).

Tables:
Please include tables after the main body of your paper (i.e. in an appendix) and indicate their position in the text.

Bibliography:
References are to be listed alphabetically, family name first, followed by the publication date in parentheses. Use authors’ initials, not their given names. The reference list should be typed single-spaced. Limit the references to only those that have been cited in the body of the paper, including notes, tables, and figures. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references. Please check them carefully.

For all other style-related requests please refer to the JIBS style guide.