Instructions for Submitting Your Paper to the Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
The Proceedings of the National Association of Business, Economics and Technology
| SUBMISSION: | Submit as a Word document. DO NOT USE MICROSOFT STYLES for headings or anywhere else in the paper! |
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| FONT: | Times New Roman 10 |
| MARGINS: | Set to 1" all around. The Word default is 1.25" and you will have to change the left and right margins to 1". |
| TABS: | Use the default tab stops of 0.5". DO NOT INDENT paragraphs. |
| PARAGRAPH: | DO NOT INDENT paragraphs. Use 0 pt. spacing before paragraphs hit the return key twice after each paragraph. Important: current versions of MS WORD will default to "Normal Spacing". Do not use "Normal Spacing"; reset to "No Spacing" (these options are at the ribbon at the top of the page). |
| JUSTIFICATION: | Full block. |
| FOOTER: | DO NOT USE a footer or header. DO NOT USE page numbering. |
| COLUMNS: | Normally, the paper should NOT use columns. |
| REFERENCES: | Referencing must be in APA format. See examples at: Purdue Online Writing Lab. |
| HEADINGS: | Major headings are bolded, capitalized and centered within the column. Secondary headings are positioned at the left margin, bolded, but not capitalized. DO NOT USE MICROSOFT STYLES for headings! |
| TABLES/GRAPHS: | If possible, tables and graphs should be located in the paper where referenced. See attached example 2. If the table or graph is too large, place at the end of the paper after the references. In the body of the text, refer to the table, chart, or graph as follows: "See Table x in the appendix." Avoid using landscape page settings if possible. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Biographies are placed after the references, but before any tables/graphs or appendices. Biographies should be started in a new section and placed at the bottom of the page. The first line of the biography should have a top border. Please provide for each author: Author's Name, Position, University and present research interests.
See Examples in sample download: example-2015.docx. |
Begin the paper by typing the title. Set your spacing after paragraph to zero. (See above under PARAGRAPH.) Center, bold and caps the title of the paper. Single space. Center the author(s) name(s) and Institution-not bolded. Insert a bottom border. Single space. Center and type in bold and caps the word ABSTRACT. Use single spaceing. Type in the abstract. (Do not indent.) Insert another bottom border. Single space.