5th Thought
Leaders International Conference on Brand Management
6-7 April 2009 –
Guidelines for Authors (Conference Papers and Abstracts)
Deadline
The deadline for the submission of papers or abstracts to the
conference is 1st December 2008
.
Maximum Length
The maximum length of papers to be submitted is 7 pages,
excluding title page, abstract/keywords and references.
The maximum length of abstracts to be submitted is 1 page.
Paper Formatting
All manuscript material should be typed single-spaced, one side
only, in 12pt Times New Roman font. All margins should be 2.5cm.
Tables and references should be typed on separate pages. The title
page should contain title, authors, and affiliations, including a complete
address. A telephone number is sometimes helpful for contact during the review
process.
In a full paper, an Abstract of 150 words or less and a list of
four-six keywords should follow the title page. On page 3 of the manuscript
repeat the title, but not the authors’ names, to permit anonymity during the
reviewing process.
Mathematical notation: Please type all formulas for clarity.
Identify any unusual symbol (anything besides roman, italic, or Greek) the
first time it occurs. Distinguish between "0" (zero) and capital and
lower case "O" (oh) and between lower case letter "l" (ell)
and Arabic number "1" (one).
References
References to the literature are indicated in the text by author's
name and year of publication in parentheses, i.e., (Carey and de Souza, 1975).
If the author's name is used within the text, then the year of publication in
parentheses should immediately follow it, i.e. "Carey and de Souza (1975)
state that...". Footnotes are not to be used; if
the information is essential, please incorporate them within the body of the
text. The following reference styles should be observed: Journal article. Carey Kenneth J. de Souza Joao B. A
sort-rank test of predictive variables for stock splits. Journal of
Business Research 1975; 3 (July): 178-188. (Be sure to cite all co-authors in a
given reference.) Book. Holsti OR. Content Analysis for the
Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Chapter in an
edited book. Rook Dennis. Researching
consumer fantasy. In: Hirschman Elizabeth, editor. Research
in Consumer Behavior, vol. 3.