ABWIC-Submissions

Submission Information for
ABWIC 2012 Nashville


Topics	Papers in all traditional areas of business as well as any of the reference disciplines are solicited, with particular emphasis on papers in the early development stage and papers involved with non-traditional paradigms.
Abstracts and Presentation Outlines	While Abstracts and Presentation Outlines are acceptable for presentation at the conference, they cannot be considered for publication in any of the journals.
Submission Deadlines	Full-paper: Abstract-only:	April 1, 2012 April 23, 2012
Submission Deadlines	Abstract-only submissions may be converted to full-papers at any time (even a year after presentation at our Conference)
Review Process	Papers will be blind/peer reviewed and will be judged as Accept, Revise and Accept, and Reject. Authors will normally be notified of the status of their paper within 2-weeks of submission.
Presentations	Each presentation will be allotted 15 minutes.
Submission email address	submissions@ABWIC.org or EddJoyner@AWOIC.org
File Format	Microsoft Word
Paper Format	All papers should be submitted via email. The original submission must be in MS Word format (.doc or .docx). Please do not use Rich Text Format (.rtf). Once accepted the paper must conform to the following guidelines.:
	Color	Do not rely on color as all papers will be converted to black and white.
	Page Size	8.5"x11"
	Paper Length	The length should be appropriate for a 15-minute presentation. Anything over 20-pages (inclusive of title page, reference list, and appendices) is probably too long.
	Margins	1" all margins
	First Page	Only the Paper Title, Author information, and Abstract should appear on the first page--and should not extend to the second page.
		Please provide, on the first page, the following information for each author: Full Name Academic Rank or Title Department, School, or College University, College, or Organization City, State, Country, Postal Code Email address
	Abstract	12 pt Times Roman Italic, Block 500 words or less. Do not include any special formatting, figures, tables, etc.
	Body	12 pt Times Roman Normal, Left Justified, Block paragraphs--do not indent the first line.
	Level 1 Heading	14 pt Arial Bold, Centered
	Level 2 Heading	14 pt Arial Bold, Left
	Level 3 Heading	14 pt Arial Normal, Left
	Level 4 and higher Headings	Please do not use more than three heading levels.
	References	12 pt Times Roman Normal, Hanging Indent (Use APA style for references) Please do not force a line break or use spaces or tabs within a reference.

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