13th ICESS

Conference invites work in the form of research paper, conceptual paper, and technical report addressing the timely issues and developments in education, information management, business, development studies, management and technology. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers in but not limited to the subjects of:

Economics	Social Sciences	Public Administration
Micro & Macro Economics	History	Fiscal Administration
Public Management	Politics	Legal & Ethical Environment
Financial Economics	Languages	Community Development
Development Economics	Education	Policy Planning & Analysis
Commerce	Law	Public Budgeting
Sustainable Development	Anthropology	Administration Behavior & Organization Theory
Entrepreneurship	Sociology	Human Resource Management
International Relations	Psychology	Political Development Process
Public Relations	Hospitality & Tourism	Labor Laws and Relations

Paper Submission
All manuscripts are subject to double blind peer review and will be assessed by the reviewers based on quality, originality and relevance. Papers will be reviewed and feedback will be given to authors as soon as possible to complete the review process within one month. Authors should write and format their manuscript according to author guidelines. Accepted papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. Authors are invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Contributors can submit their papers as an email attachment: [email protected], [email protected] in doc or docx format.

Best Paper Award
Best paper in each session will be awarded Best Paper Certificate. Best papers will be notified by the session chair at the end of each session of the conference. All the best papers will be published in journals if desired by the authors.

Particulars	Date
Abstract/Full Paper Submission:	February 28, 2017
Notification of Acceptance:	March 01, 2017
Last Date of Early Bird Registration:	February 15, 2017
Final/Revised Paper Submission:	March 08, 2017
Last Date of Regular Registration:	March 08, 2017
Conference Dates:	March 24-25, 2017

All manuscripts submitted for consideration should follow these guidelines.

Manuscript Submission
For manuscript submission please read following guidelines. Manuscripts must be sent as an email attachment. Acknowledgement of manuscript submission will be sent to author(s) within 48 hours.

 

Review Process
All manuscripts are subject to double blind peer review. Papers will be reviewed by an editor and members of the editorial board and experienced reviewers around the world. Feedback will be given to authors as early as possible, as we make every effort to complete the review process within 4 weeks.

 

Formatting Guidelines
Author(s) should write and format their manuscript according to following guidelines. Failing to do this, the editor may decline to review the manuscript at early stage.

• All manuscripts must be in MS Word (Doc/Docx) format.
• First page should contain title of the study, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, telephone number and email address. Mailing address of the correspondence author should also be mentioned.
• Please do not write authors name elsewhere in the manuscript as the paper will be sent for blind review.
• Title of the paper should be precise, concise and in bold.
• Second page should contain title and a structured abstract of maximum 200 words followed by five (5) keywords.
• Rest of the paper should contain introduction to the topic, review of literature, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion, recommendations and references.
• Article/research paper should be written in English in simple, concise, and correct language.
• Manuscript must be double spaced in Times New Roman with no hyperlinks. Article should not exceed 20 pages. Format consistency is expected in writing the research articles from the author(s).
• Tables should be numbered with Arabic format. Tables should be in MS word and placed where interpretation of table is carried out. The table should not be enclosed on separate sheet.
• Figure(s) should be cited in Arabic format. For Example; Figure 1. The Figure(s) should be clear enough to read and interpret.
• List of non- standard abbreviations will be added by the author(s).
• All mathematical equations should be typed as text. For this purpose equations editor is preferred. Equation in the form of image is not acceptable.
• Running text citation should be given properly like Armstrong (2001), (Simon, 2001), Fullan & Scott (2009).
• Paper from previous journal issues or conferences can be used as reference for formatting purposes.
• References at the end should appear alphabetically. Please follow latest edition of APA referencing style for every type of reference.

 

Journal Paper Reference
Lovichakorntikul, P., Walsh, J. (2011). Effective Channels for Establishing an Irlen Centre to Help People with Reading Problems in Thailand. Information Management and Business Review, 2(3), 99-105.

 

Book Reference
Kotler, P. (1997). Marketing Management: Analysis, Planning, Implementation and Control (9th ed), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall International.

 

Final Submission
Accepted paper should be formatted using single space, font Cambria, font size 10 and maximum 14-16 single space pages.

Author (s) should affirm that the material has not published previously. It has not been submitted to another conference, and it is not under consideration by any journal.

If you have any query please contact us at: [email protected] or [email protected]

All attending conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee to be included in the conference proceedings. However, author can register in absetia if unable to attend the conference. One author can submit more than one paper and need to pay an additional registration fee for each additional paper. In case the paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately.

	Early Bird Registration Fee		Regular Registration Fee
	First Paper	Additional Paper	First Paper	Additional Paper
Author Delegates	300 US$	150 US$	400 US$	200 US$
Student Delegates	200 US$	100 US$	250 US$	150 US$
Members of AMH	250 US$	150 US$	300 US$	150 US$
Other Delegates	250 US$	–	350 US$	–

Note: Registration fee is non-refundable, exclusive of bank charges and can be paid in equivalent AED or USD. Contributor(s) can submit fee through bank transfer or credit card.

All non-member delegates can pay registration fee of AMH Members by adding USD100 in the registration fee of Members of AMH and hence become AMH Members.

Registration fee includes: Conference attendance, daily tea breaks, luncheon and publication of accepted papers in the refereed conference proceedings. Registration fee does not include hotel accommodation and transport. Participants have to arrange visa at their own.

Conference Chair
Alexandru Trifu, Ph. D., University, Petre Andrei, Iasi, Romania

 

Conference Convener
John Walsh, Ph. D., Shinawatra International University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Members
Zehra Vildan SERİN, Ph. D., Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey

Hermann Gruenwald, Ph.D., Burapha University International College, Bangsaen, Thailand

Rishidaw Balkaran, Ph. D., Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, Ph. D., Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey

Nek Kamal Yeop Yunus, Ph. D., Univerisiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris , Perak, Malaysia

Dileep Kumar M. PhD., University Gorgasali, Georgia, Malaysia Center

Johan de Jager, Ph. D., Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Wei-Bin Zhang, Ph. D., Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

Katalin Jackel, Ph. D., Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary

Pratibha Samson Gaikwad, Ph. D, Shivaji University of Pune, India

Izah Mohd Tahir, Ph. D., University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia

Chux Gervase Iwu, Ph. D., Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Somnath Sen, Ph. D., University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Susantha Herath, Ph. D., St. Cloud State University, USA

M. Saman Dassanayake, Ph. D., University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Hamdan Said, Ph. D., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia

Boubker Sbihi, Ph. D., I-shcool ESI, Rabat, Morocco