Abstracts or Papers need to be submitted by 1 June, 2012.
General Review Criteria
- The International Technical Committee will assess each Abstract/Paper using the following criteria:
- Conceptual foundation
- Methodology
- Originality
- Significance of contribution
- Managerial implication
- Clarity of presentation
- Alignment to Congress purpose/theme
- Overall assessment of appeal to academic delegates
- Overall assessment of appeal to business delegates
- Your abstract/paper will have a higher chance of being accepted if it:
- Shows examples, practical applications, cause and effect, business benefits from the best practice or method.
- Shows original material – innovative or new application of a business improvement method or original research
- Is relevant to a business audience – think about what a business can gain/learn from your presentation that they could then apply
- Has a well-defined focus within one of the Congress themes and relates to “Driving Excellence> Innovation> Productivity> Export Growth”
- Advances the management and quality profession and body of knowledge
Paper Selection Process
- Abstracts or Papers need to be submitted by 6 June, 2012. Papers will have a higher chance of acceptance.
- Confirmation will be emailed upon receipt of the paper.
- A double blind review of the papers/abstracts will be conducted by members of the International Technical Committee using the rating criteria shown above.
- The selection team reserves the rights to limit multiple speaker selection from the same company or organization in order to achieve a balanced programme.
- Acceptance of abstracts/papers will be notified to authors by 30 June, 2012.
- After the approval of an Abstract or Paper, the final submission date (if amendments are required) for inclusion in the conference proceedings is 10 November, 2012.
- Presentations will be given in PowerPoint. Power point presentations are to be received by the Host Committee via email by 10 November, 2012.
Instructions for Creating Manuscripts
Example of Abstract – Click to view (Microsoft Word – 33KB)
Example of Paper – Click to view (Microsoft Word – 77KB)
Authors of invited and contributed papers are requested to format their manuscripts as follows:
| Congress theme: | Indicate the Congress theme/area(s) which your paper is most aligned to? The Congress themes/areas are shown on the Call for Papers web page. |
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| Paper or Abstract? | The maximum length of a paper is 8 pages (including References). In addition an abstract should be provided of between 150-200 words. If you are only submitting an abstract then it should be up to 500 words in length. Papers will have a higher chance of acceptance and only full papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award and publication in International Journals. All papers/abstracts need to be submitted by 6 June 2012. After approval of acceptance of an Abstract or Paper, the final submission date (if amendments are required) for inclusion in the conference proceedings is 10 November, 2012. |
| Paper size: | Letter Size (North American Standard), A4 |
| Page setup: | Top margin 2cm, bottom margin 2cm, right and left margin 2cm. |
| Page 1 – Title of the paper: | 0.8cm from top margin, adjusted left. (Times New Roman, 18 pt, bold) |
| Page 1 – Name(s) of the authors: | (First name, last name) adjusted left. (Times New Roman, 12 pt, italic) |
| Page 1 – Address(es) of the author(s): | Adjusted left, line spacing single, -Institution, Department, Street address, city (with Postal Code), Country, E-mail Address. (Times New Roman, 12 pt italic) |
| Page 1 – Subtitles: | Numbered by Arabic numerals, adjusted left. (Times New Roman, 12 pt bold ) |
| Page 1 – Abstract: | This should be a summary of the paper describing its purpose; methodology/approach; findings; research limitations/implications (if applicable); practical implications; and, the originality/value of paper. |
| Page 1 – Bios of Authors: | Provide short bios of the authors – necessary for the chair of the session. Indicate which author(s) will be speaking at the Congress. Up to 125 words. |
| Page 1 – Presentation experience: | Please state your previous presentation experience at seminars or conferences or business events e.g. your 5 last presentations. Up to 100 words. If you have limited presentation experience please do not be discouraged from submitting a paper. This information will help us to arrange sessions specifically for new presenters that wish to share their work. |
| Page 1 – Content of paper: | Contributors should specify the practical implications of their work. They should specify:
As a guide focus on operational strategies, innovative practices, models, tactics, and measurement methods addressing how to make improvements happen (including lessons from unsuccessful initiatives). Ensure that your paper fits at least one of the Congress themes. Whilst conceptual / vision pieces are welcome, they will comprise a minority of the Congress presentations. |
| Body of text: | Line spacing single, adjusted left, indent: first line 1cm. (Times New Roman 12pt) |
| Formulae: | 2cm from the left margin with identifying numbers on the left in round parentheses, adjusted left. |
| Table titles: | Above the table, numbered by Arabic numerals, adjusted left. |
| Tables: | Should be typed as part of the text. |
| Graph of figure titles: | Under the graph or figure, numbered by Arabic numerals, adjusted left. |
| References: | References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author’s name, with the year of publication in parentheses. If several papers by the same author and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication. The references should be listed in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form:Deming, W.E. (1986) Out of the Crisis (Cambridge, MA, MIT Centre for Advanced Engineering Study). Kondo, Y. (1990) Emphases of Japanese total quality management in the 1980s, Total Quality Management, 1(4), pp. 23-32. Marquart, I.A. (1989) The link between total quality improvement and market orientation, in: M. Guiry (Ed.) Quality and Customer Service: The Critical Focus for a Firm, pp. 15-25 (Cambridge: Marketing Science Institute Conference). |
| Microsoft Word: | The manuscript of the paper should be created using Microsoft Word. |
| File name: | yourname_manuscript_ver01.doc If you revise this file at later stage please update the version number, as shown below: yourname_manuscript_ver02.doc |
| Submit: | The paper should be submitted to the International Technical Committee by e-mail at: submission@worldbusinesscapabilitycongress.com |
Publication of papers
- All speakers are eligible to have their papers published in the Congress proceedings.
- All authors whose names appear on the published final papers will be assumed to have allowed the World Congress to:
- Include their papers in the Congress Proceedings
- Show their paper on the Congress website if the paper wins a Best Paper Award.
- Assistance will be given by the International Technical Committee to help authors publish their papers in one of the following journals:
- Q-NewZ Magazine
- TQM Journal
- Measuring Business Excellence Journal
- International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
- International Benchmarking Journal
- International Journal of TQM and Business Excellence
- The winners of the Best Paper Award and other selected papers will be profiled in the Business Performance Improvement Resource, www.BPIR.com, with the author’s agreement.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at: enquiry@worldbusinesscapabilitycongress.com