Innovation Asia-Pacific Symposium

4-7 May 2009,Kathmandu,Nepal

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Guidelines for Authors

Friday, 20 February 2009 10:25 admin
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We would appreciate if you follow the guidelines below when writing your paper:Â

1. Length: 3500-5000 words, including abstract, keywords, end notes and references. Papers should not exceed 5000 words!

2. Style: British English; simple and concise language; short words and sentences; avoid technical/academic language

3.Structure:

  • Title
  • Authors names and institutional affiliation; with e-mail contact of the corresponding author
  • Abstract of 100-200 words describing the main focus of the paper
  • Keywords: 4-5 keywords
  • Main text with single-line spacing in Arial pt10; single space between paragraphs; left aligned
  • Headings: no more than two levels
  • No footnotes; no more than 5 endnotes
  • References: no more than 10 references, in alphabetical order according to authors; include authors/editors, year, title, publishers, place of publication; if article, include journal name, volume number, issue number, pages; if chapter in book, include also names of editors, title of book, pages in book.
  • All acronyms should be explained
  • Any local names/terms should be in italics and explained
  • Currency: if local currency is used, indicate US$ equivalent
  • Tables, boxes and diagrams: number separately; give short titles; only black and white; do not use tints and shades
  • Lists: do not generate lists when there are not more than three items; use only bulleted lists, unless numbers are required to show progression.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 12:42
 

Things to remember while submitting abstracts

Thursday, 15 January 2009 00:11 admin
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Abstracts longer than 600 words will not be considered by the review teams.

The 600 words include:

  • Theme (referring to one or more of the six themes)
  • Title of paper or exhibit
  • Names, institutional affiliations and addresses of the author(s)/exhibitor(s), with the name and email address of the presenter underlined
  • Abstract per se: short description of the conceptual or methodological development, partnership, innovation experience or supportive processes and mechanisms; this should include an explanation of the type of innovation involved (technological, social, institutional, etc); the current stage in the innovation process; the actual or potential outcomes and impacts of the work; the gender issues involved; and conclusions and any recommendations
  • Keywords, including country or region
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 10:46