Paper Guidelines

The conference accepts only digital manuscripts. Files must be in .doc or .docx. See the style guide below.

Paper Size must be 8.5 x 11 inch (A4 format, 21 x 29.7 cm).
Margins must be 1 inch (about 2.54 cm).
Font Face must be Times, New Roman.
Paper Size must be 8.5 x 11 inch (A4 format, 21 x 29.7 cm).
Font Size must be 12-point (except paper Title is 14 pts) in a single space.
Please use 12-point bold for headings. Leave one blank line before each heading. Please margin all headings to the left.
One blank line should be left after the paper title. After the title, names of authors, affiliations, and email addresses should be provided.
An informative abstract (150 to 200 words) presents the main points of the paper and conclusions.
Papers should include keywords. List up to five words regarding the essential elements of the paper content.
Tables and figures should be centered.
Table and Figures titles should be on top, and all words should be centered, and only the first letters capitalized.
Papers must not exceed 5000 words in length, including abstract, figures, references and appendices.
Before submitting your paper please ensure that it has been carefully read for typographical and grammatical errors.
For conference sessions introduction, please send a short biography of up to 50 words of the presenting author in a separate document, with a photograph if possible.
Put the title of the paper at the top of the first page only.
Please do not use of footnotes or endnotes.
References should follow the APA referencing style, which means that the in-text citation (primary references in the text) should be in the format (Hanish, 1999, p. 55) and should then be listed at the end of the paper as per the following examples: Hanish, S. (1999).The Iraqi Business Environment: Challenges and Changes, Prentice Hall.

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s prior ideas, processes, results, or words without explicit acknowledgment of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes a large part of his/her own previously published work without using appropriate references.The conference is against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. By submitting the manuscript, the author(s) confirm that it is an original manuscript. Please cross-check your document for plagiarism using anti-plagiarism software like Turnitin, /SafeAssign,iThenticate, etc. before it is submitted for publication to the conference.