Referred Submissions
You are invited to submit either an Extended Abstract or a Completed Manuscript of research papers or teaching case studies for presentation at the conference. An extended abstract should contain:
- Background & Problem Statement,
- Objectives,
- Methods / Procedures, and
- [Expected or Preliminary] Results & Conclusions. No specific format is provided for complete papers.
No specific structure is required for complete papers. We, however, recommend papers not to exceed 30 pages (Tables and Figures included). Please follow the formatting guidelines.
Proposals should be written in English. Submissions will be peer reviewed, acceptance being based on quality and relevance. Reviews are estimated to be sent within 30 days of submission. We will try to answer faster to those submitting before the early submission deadline.
Authors of accepted proposals will have up to 30 minutes (Q&A included) to present in the conference.
Graduate students are encouraged to submit their research work. Theses or dissertations will NOT be accepted as submissions. Students should submit their work either as an extended abstract or a complete article. A special discount applies for students.
Proposals should be submitted via the conference web site.To submit, you also need to Register for IBEC 2015.
Conference Proceedings
Accepted papers and cases presented in the conference will be published, at the discretion of authors, in the conference proceedings with the U.S. Library of Congress, ISSN 1537-2316. Authors retain copyright of their
works. Proceedings will be posted on the conference web site and published on CD after the conference. Only conference participants will have access to the conference proceeding in the website.
Awards and Journal Related to the Conference
Best paper awards will be given to competitive papers upon the recommendation of Editors. Around five best paper awards–best in several disciplines are given every year. Outstanding Award Papers may be considered for publication in the Journal of International Business and Economy (JIBE) ISSN 1527-8603. JIBE is published by San Francisco State University and The Institute for Industrial Policy Studies, and is included in Cabell’s Directory: Economics and Finance. The decision to publish best award papers in JIBE will be made by the Editor-In-Chief of the journal, after reviewing the quality of the articles.
Outstanding articles presented in IBEC 2014 China will be published in a Special Issue of JIBE by the second half of 2014.
