Submissions

Submission Instructions

Presentation & Participation

Authors will submit Abstracts and, once accepted, will be invited to present their work at the conference in the form of roundtable discussions. In the round table discussions authors working in similar subject areas will present their work in front of a small panel consisting of academics with significant research expertise and experience in the relevant area as well as doctoral students working in the same or very similar area.

Abstract Requirements

Abstracts should be up to 200 words, 1 page, using the template provided below (author information, keywords and bibliography do not count towards the limit).

This abstract would be a paragraph describing the different aspects of the research project. In principle, and according to the level of the project, the abstract should be addressing the below main areas:

• Purpose
• Design methodology/conceptual framework or approach
• Findings: knowledge contribution originality and value (academic/practitioner)
• Implications: practical and social (this area is optional as not all papers will address all these)
• Limitations
• 5 main keywords

How to Submit

We are using the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT) developed by Microsoft Research, which can be accessed using the following link:

Authors need to:

1. Create an account at the website.
2. Log in with their account.
3. Click on the "Create new submission" button.
4. Select their conference track.
5. Fill in the submission form.

Review Process

All submitted abstracts will undergo a double peer-review process by members of the Scientific Committee based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference topic
• Theoretical argument and research aims
• Research method and design
• Potential findings
• General conclusions

Important Dates

• Abstract submission: March 31, 2023
• Acceptance notification: April 12, 2023
• Conference programme: April 28, 2023
• Participation confirmation: May 3, 2023