Submission Guidelines

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.

Extended abstracts: A submission should explicitly contain: 1. Background & Problem Statement; 2. Objectives; 3. Methods/Procedures; 4. [Expected or Preliminary] Results; and 5. References. Extended abstracts between 3 to 5 pages are preferred.

Complete papers: No specific structure is required for complete papers. We strongly recommend complete papers not to exceed 12 pages. Quantitative Papers should include full data analysis.

Formatting guidelines for either extended abstracts or complete papers in MS Word format are provided, LaTex proceedings template is also available (© Manuel Kleinknecht).

Proposals should be written in English. Submissions will be peer reviewed, acceptance being based on quality and relevance.

Plagiarism is unacceptable. All authors must fully cite the work of others using one of the standard citation systems (APA< MLA).

Authors of accepted proposals will have up to 30 minutes (Q&A included) to present their topic in the conference.

Submissions should be done via the conference web site. To submit, you also need to “Register for IBEC 2020” on the website. In case you have problems registering, email your proposal to [ibec@tnstate.edu].