48th Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter Conference

14-16 April 2021, University of Greenwich, London
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International Business: Mega Trends and the need of rethinking current

terminologies

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission opens: 
 24 December 2020
NEW Submission deadline main conference: 
19 February 2021
Submission deadline doctoral colloquium: 19 February 2021
Submission deadline Adam Smith Best Doctoral Dissertation Award: 
19 February 2021 
Registration of presenter(s) deadline: 
26 March, 2021 
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Doctoral Colloquium: 14 April 2021
Main Conference: 15-16 April 2021
VENUE
University of Greenwich, London
Online 
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Paper submissions to the conference will be managed via COMS (conference management software). Proposals for panel session suggestions nonetheless should be submitted to the conference organisers (aibuki2021@greenwich.ac.uk). These proposals should mention the title of the panel, the session format (e.g. interactive, competitive, doctoral colloquium stream A or doctoral colloquium stream B), names/ affiliations/ email addresses of panel participants, and overview of the main issues to be discussed in the panel. 

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.

For conference related queries, please contact the conference team: aibuki2021@greenwich.ac.uk

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