Guidelines for SHORT PAPER SUBMISSIONS (Deadline 31 DECEMBER 2025)
LENGTH:
Maximum lenght 2500 words (the Word file must limit the short paper main text up to 2500 words, excluding title, theme, authors informations, keywords and references)
FORMAT GUIDELINES:
- 2 images/graphics/tables maximum
- Title: Times New Roman Bold 12
- Headings: Times New Roman Bold 11
- Main text: Times New Roman 11
- Line spacing: 1.15
- Word Layout > Margins > Normal
- Language: Manuscripts must be written in British English
HEADINGS:
- Title
- Theme of the conference
- Authors (names, affiliations and contact information)
- Keywords (max 5)
- Context, research problem, practical and theoretical background
- Purposes and questions
- Design, methodology, approach
- Findings
- Practical implications
- Theoretical implications
- References (style APA https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style )
N.B.:
- Conference short papers will be included in the proceedings (with ISBN) upon acceptance.
- A presenting author may present up to two papers, but each paper requires a separate conference registration (with fees). Two papers cannot be presented under a single registration shared among co-authors.
FILE NAME FORMAT:
THEMENumber_FirstAuthorLastName_ThreeFirstWordsOfTitle_Paper
(example: THEME1_Smith_EuropeanFarmingSystems_Paper)
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