Manuscript Format and Style Guide for Submission to Conference Proceedings
Introduction
The introduction should clearly state the objective of the paper as well as the research context. The literature review should focus only on books and scholarly papers, and other works that have direct relevance to the topic of the paper. Theoretical and empirical papers should clearly explain the research method.
Length
There are no set word limitations for making a submission. However, we prefer a manuscript under 5,000 words. These word counts include references, notes, appendices, tables, charts and diagrams.
Settings
All manuscripts should be double-spaced. Margins should be 2.5cm at the top, bottom, and sides of the page. Please use Times New Roman in 12-point size and set tab settings to 0.25.
Headings
The title heading of the paper should not have more than three levels of headings. The title should be printed in upper and lower case letters in bold with 18 point size, and touch the left margin. The author(s) and affiliation(s) should be single-spaced written in 14-point size. Do not use titles such as “Dr.” or “Professor” Or “Engineer”. Please write only your institution’s name and country.
Sub-headings within the text
Please make sure, first level sub-headings are left-justified, have boldface, in upper and lower case, and are written in 14-point size. Second level sub-headings should be left-justified, written in upper and lower case in bold italics, and be in 12-point size. Third level sub-headings should be indented and written in bold italics with the first word being in upper case.
Abstract
All papers must have an abstract of not more than 200 words. The abstract should be single-spaced and written in italics. Please use a 10 point-size to write the abstract.
Keywords
Please include up to five keywords that describe your paper for web searches in your manuscript.
Figures and Tables
Please make sure, figures and tables appear within the text of the paper and are numbered consecutively. The tables can be either one column wide or two columns wide. The figure or table number and description should appear left-justified in 12-point size at the top. See, for instance, Table 1. Legends should be short and define any acronyms, abbreviations or symbols used.
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Description
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Frequency
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Percent
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Age |
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<30
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92
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24
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30 to 40
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120
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43
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>40
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55
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18
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Education |
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High School
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48
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20
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University
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300
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78
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References
Please follow the Harvard (name and date) format for citing references. There must be complete reference for every citation in the text (Do not write the URL address in your text. Refer to the author, or write the first few words of the URL in case author is anonymous). Please follow the examples given below.Books
Caves, R. E. (1982). Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis. New York: Cambridge University Press.Edited Books
Maher, B. A. (Ed.). (1964-1972). Progress in experimental personality research (6 vols.). New York: Academic Press.Chapters in Edited Books
Molle, W.T.M. and Morsink, R.L.A. (1991), Intra-European direct investment. In Burgenmeier B. and Mucchielli, J. L. (Eds.), Multinationals and Europe 1992: strategies for the future (pp. 81-101) London: Routledge.Journal Articles
Pathak, A. V., Muralidharan, R. and Chandran, R. (1996). A study of the impact of location specific and moderating factors on the choice of entry mode in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Journal of Euro Marketing, 4(3), 37-58.Conference Papers
Borgman, C. L., Bower, J., & Krieger, D. (1989). From hands-on science to hands-on information retrieval. In J. Katzer, & G. B. Newby (Eds.), Proceedings of the 52nd ASIS annual meeting: Vol. 26. Managing information and technology (pp. 96-100). Medford, NJ: Learned Information.Dissertations
Siu, X. (1997). The Direction of Foreign Direct Investment in China. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA.Electronic Books
Caves, R. E. (1982). Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis. [Electronic version]. New York: Cambridge University Press.Articles in e-Journals
Korda, L. (2001, July). The making of a translator. Translation Journal, 5(3). Retrieved August 21, 2001, from http://accurapid.com/journal/17prof.htm2001Online Documents
ARAB-NET (2002). UAE Health. Retrieved January 1, 2001 from www.arab.net/uae/govt/ue-health.htmlPage Numbering
Please do not print any page number.Submission Requirements
Please submit an electronic copy in a Word document file .
Prof. Alain Senteni
Forum chair
a.senteni@hbmeu.ac.ae
Tel.: +971 (4) 424 1002
Fax: +971 (4) 439 4002
P.O. Box: 71400, Dubai, UAE
