Paper Submission Guidelines

You can send word file only for either Abstract and or Full paper. As a general rule, authors must provide following information

· First and last name with Title (Dr. Mr. Miss ..etc)

· Name of the department and institution

· Mailing address and email address

· Telephone number and fax number

· Name of the track ( such as Finance...)

Please note: if you do not provide these information, your paper or abstract will not be accepted.

For sending only Abstract (not more than 300 words)

If you decide to send just abstract , you need to make sure that the following are included

· Brief statement of Research question or objective or statement of problem

· Period of study , methodology or model used and

· A brief statement of findings

Please send your abstract and/or full paper to Dr. Mohammad Hoque via papsconfo@gmail.com

Guidelines for Full Paper

As a guide, papers must be between 4,000 and 4,500 words in length and must be contained within 20 pages including tables and references. A title of not more than fifteen words should be provided. All papers must include an Abstract and conform to the following generic format: introduction, literature review, methodology, findings/discussion, conclusion/implications and references.

Please use the checklist provided below to ensure that your paper meets the requirements prior to publication. In case of noncompliance to these guidelines, your paper will be excluded from being published.

Please send us your paper in word format, not PDF files.

Papers must be written in A4 paper size. (21cm x 29.7 cm) and the automatic margins that have been set for this paper size must be strictly adhered to for all text, headings, tables and figures.

Title of the paper is no more than 15 words, centred and in 16pt font.

Author(s) name(s) appear below paper title in 14pt font and centred

Leave two empty lines before and after the name(s) of the author(s)

All text in Arial provided

Section/sub-titles are in numbered sequentially, in bold and 14pt font

Leave one empty line before and after each section/sub-title

Line spacing throughout paper is single-spaced (no double spacing please)

Abstract is in italics and justified both with 2.5 inch margin on both sides

Field of Research is indicated after Abstract. Leave two empty lines after Field.

All text is in 12pt font except sub-titles

Author(s) affiliation, address and email is provided at the bottom of the first page in 10pt font

Figures, tables and charts are included within the body of the paper

Figures, text or tables are not coloured or shaded

Tables or figures do not break across two pages

All text is justified

Double space between two paragraphs are provided

No table provided in introduction, within conclusion and just after conclusion

All tables are provided within the margin and titles of the tables are centred

No space left at the beginning of the sentence of the new paragraph

Heading of the table or figure is provided on the top of the table or figure

End-notes are included – if applicable (Please do not use footnotes) before reference section

Paper has been checked for grammar and spelling

References provided at the end in alphabetical order and 1cm hanging indent. Please delete all brackets before and after year of publication

No headers to be included in the paper

Page numbers to be included in a footer on the bottom right hand corner of the page in Times New Roman size 12.

References:

References should be completed and in Harvard style. They should contain full bibliographical details and journal titles should not be abbreviated. For multiple citations in the same year use a, b, c immediately following the year of publication. References should be shown within the text by giving the author's last name followed by a comma and year of publication all in round brackets, e.g. (Fox, 1994). At the end of the article should be a reference list in alphabetical order.