Guidelines

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

Authors should note the following –

Abstract: The abstract submission be up to 200-300 words in length and Keywords.

Full Papers: On acceptance of the abstract, authors must submit the final paper within the deadline. The papers should be up to 2000-5000 words in length (including references, tables, figures, and appendices) The submission should contain an abstract, keywords, and separate sections on Introduction (including research question), Literature Review, Propositions or Hypothesis (if any), Research Methodology, Analysis, Results, Implications, Conclusions (including contribution of the study), Limitations, Future research possibilities, and References.

• At the time of submission, submitted abstract and paper must not have been previously presented or scheduled for presentation at any other conference and should be based on original work.
• All submissions should be made ONLY as a word document, with numbered pages. An abstract up to 200 -300 words should be included as a part of the paper along with 3 - 5 keywords. The first page of the submission will be the Title Page, and should contain the Title, Authors’ details (Name, Affiliation(s), and contact details). Author’s name or identification information must NOT be part of the remaining document. The second page should contain the Title and keywords, followed by the content of the submission. All submissions should be in Times New Roman, 12-point size, single-spacing, with 1 inch margin on all sides, Heading (s) must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchies of headings and emailed to: conference@sbpatilmba.com, with subject line for abstract: “Abstract for National Zoominar:” < article title>; Subject line for full-papers: “Full-text for National Zoominar:” < article title>.
• All Referencing should be according to APA 6th Edition (please refer) (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf).

The Institute encourages the publication and dissemination of results of high quality research. All submission of abstract and full paper should avoid the fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or deception in proposing, carrying out or reporting results of research and deliberate, dangerous or negligent deviations from accepted practice in carrying out research. Authors should also guard against plagiarizing the work of others. The plagiarism of the submitted papers will be check through turnitin software.

All manuscripts will be subject to blind peer review. Reviewer’s comments will be shared with the authors. However, final decision of acceptance of the papers lies with the conference organizing committee.

Note: Abstract/Full Paper that does not follow the above instructions will NOT be reviewed.