Guidelines for competitive papers

Submissions are expected to adhere to the following guidelines.

Content order

• Title page (the title should be short, simple, and clearly convey the focus of the paper)
• Abstract (summarise content) and three to four key words
• Body of paper (maximum of 5 pages inclusive of all figures, tables, technical appendices, references, etc)
• Figures and/or Tables (notations in the document should refer readers to figures and/or tables as appropriate)
• Technical appendices (if required)
• References

Papers should be:

• Single-spaced throughout
• Times New Roman 12-point font
• A4 size (or 8.5 x 11 in) page formatting
• 2.5 cm  (or 1 inch) margins on all sides
• Formatting and reference style should conform to the guidelines followed for the Australasian Marketing Journal or the American Psychological Association Guidelines (5th edition) except as noted above.

File format

Submissions must be sent in one of the following file formats:

• Microsoft Word
• Rich Text File
• PDF

Abstracts submitted to the SMA should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference or have been previously presented at another conference, and submitted papers should not be of work published prior to February 2008.

Submitting files

Submissions will include two files as noted below. The two files are to be submitted via the online process at the SMA website.

• A single page with author name(s), affiliation, and presentation category. The file should be posted using the format, lastname-firstnameTitle.doc
  
• Competitive paper
  This file is the full paper with the elements noted above.  DO NOT include any personal identifiers in this file. The file should be posted using the file name format, lastname-firstnamePaper.doc

Number of submissions

There is a limit of two (2) possible presentations regardless of co-authorship or type of presentation. An exception to this limit is for an author to be included as an advisor on a submission with a student. It must be clearly indicated that the individual is an advisor in the list of author names and affiliations.

Important Note - if you are submitting a second presentation, please submit your file as previously indicated but you MUST include a "2" after your first name.  Example:  If your second submission is a Competitive Paper, the file should be labeled and submitted as lastname-firstname2Paper.doc.  If you do not follow this step, your second upload may overwrite your first submission.

Abstract review process

Papers will be subjected to formal double blind peer review. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection as soon as the review process has been completed. Submission and notification deadlines are noted below.

Note - it is a condition of acceptance of the paper that at least one of the authors must attend the conference and present the paper.

Publication

All papers accepted for presentation following the formal review process will be published in the Conference Proceedings. These proceedings will be provided to all conference delegates.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 11.59pm, 16 March 2008

The lead author will be notified of acceptance or rejection of an abstract by 31 March 2008.

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