General Guidelines

• All submissions must be written in English and uploaded in Word format.
• The title of your paper should be written IN ALL CAPS, bold and centered (Times New Roman, font 12).
• Headings such as Introduction, Methods, and Results / Discussion  / Implication should align left, bold, Times New Roman, font 12.
• All body text should be single-spaced, Times New Roman, font 12.
• There should not be any space between the heading and body text.
• Do not indent the first paragraph after a heading but indent all the following paragraphs.
• In-text citations should follow the APA 7^th format.
• Please align text on both sides / use "justified" text alignment.
• If you include abbreviations and acronyms, provide the full terms when you first introduce them.
• When you upload your submission into the call for papers system, you must also enter a short abstract (approximately 150 words) and 5 keywords to define the research topic. 
• Submissions must be original work and should not have been previously published nor under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Individual and multiple authors are welcome to contribute. 
• At least one author must register to attend and present at the conference if their submission is accepted.
• Only full paper submissions will be considered for Best Paper Awards. All papers will be submitted for a double-blind review by the scientific committee. Best paper awards will be competitively selected by the scientific committee after assessing the final version of the full paper submitted.

Extended abstract submission

• 500 to 1,000 words (excluding short abstract and references)
• The extended abstract should include:

• Introduction
• Methodology (research design, sampling and population, data collection and analytical methods may be included)
• Results / discussion / implication
• References

Full paper submission

• 5,000 to 7,000 words, including references
• The sections should include:
  • Abstract (up to 150 words) with 5 keywords
  • Introduction
  • Literature review (critical review on relevant literature, conceptual framework)
  • Methodology (research design, sampling and population, data collection and analytical methods may be included)
  • Results
  • Discussion and conclusion
  • References
• Quality papers submitted to the conference will have a chance to be invited to submit for publication in featured journals. 

Template

Please use this final camera-ready submission guideline/template for short abstract, extended abstract or full paper submission. It contains the proper formatting and font style required and can be used as a template for your entry.