* How Strong will the Global Economy be?
* Financial Regulations versus Market Discipline
* Japan and the World Economy
* China and the 21st Century
* The Rise of India
* The impact of Asian Economies on Global Business
* The futures of the RMB and the Dollar
* G2, G8, or G20?
* Japan after the Quake
* Black Swans
* Reform and Revolution in North Africa and the Middle East: Political and Economic Implications for the Region and the Rest of the World
* Debts and Deficits: Spending Our Way out of Trouble?
Call For Papers - EXTENDED DEADLINE OCTOBER 1 2011
ABMC 2011 encourages submissions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Business, Management and Economics, although the following themes have been suggested by the programme advisers for your consideration:
ABMC 2011 Special Themes
ABMC 2011 Special Themes
We welcome contributions from Academics, researchers, policymakers, analysts from government and private institutions, business representatives, and PhD students.
Papers can deal with both theoretical and methodological approaches, implementation, and case studies.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words including key words and JEL field codes should be submitted through the online system by 1 October 2011.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words including key words and JEL field codes should be submitted through the online system by 1 October 2011.
All abstracts will be double blind reviewed by a voluntary team, and if you submit on or near the August 1 deadline then you will normally be notified of the decision of the reviewers by 15 August 2011.
Those who submit on or near the new extended October 1 2011 deadline will receive conformation of acceptance or rejection by 15 October 2011.
Those who submit on or near the new extended October 1 2011 deadline will receive conformation of acceptance or rejection by 15 October 2011.
All accepted authors may have their full paper published in the conference proceedings to be published online, and accessible as part of the IAFOR research archive. Full text submission is due by December 1 2011.
Selected papers will be considered for inclusion in the ABMC 2011 Conference Journal, in modified form. This will be fully refereed in accordance with international standards.
The deadline for full conference payment for all presenters is 25 October 2011.
Call for Papers Submission Process
Please note that you are asked to submit only ONE proposal of any kind to the ABMC 2011 conference
Individual Presenter (30 minutes paper/60 minute workshop)
You can submit a proposal to present an individual paper or give a workshop at ABMC 2011 under the open call for papers. Please submit through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper or workshop will be scheduled for presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2011.
Individual Presenter (30 minutes paper/60 minute workshop)
You can submit a proposal to present an individual paper or give a workshop at ABMC 2011 under the open call for papers. Please submit through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper or workshop will be scheduled for presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2011.
Virtual Presenter
We understand that some presenters will be unable to make the trip to Japan to present their paper, mainly due to financial and/or political restrictions on travel. ABMC 2011 has therefore instituted a virtual presentation system to allow the authors of accepted proposals the same publication opportunities as regular presenters.
You can submit a proposal for virtual presentation under the open call for papers through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference as a virtual presenter. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper will be listed as a virtual presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2011.
We do not allow presentations by video-conferencing but virtual presenters are encouraged to upload a video of their presentation onto the ABMC 2011 You tube conference channel. Information on how to do this will be given to you following registration. Following the conference you will be mailed a conference pack including a printed receipt and certificate of virtual participation, as well as a printed copy of the ABMC 2011 programme.
We understand that some presenters will be unable to make the trip to Japan to present their paper, mainly due to financial and/or political restrictions on travel. ABMC 2011 has therefore instituted a virtual presentation system to allow the authors of accepted proposals the same publication opportunities as regular presenters.
You can submit a proposal for virtual presentation under the open call for papers through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference as a virtual presenter. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper will be listed as a virtual presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2011.
We do not allow presentations by video-conferencing but virtual presenters are encouraged to upload a video of their presentation onto the ABMC 2011 You tube conference channel. Information on how to do this will be given to you following registration. Following the conference you will be mailed a conference pack including a printed receipt and certificate of virtual participation, as well as a printed copy of the ABMC 2011 programme.
Organize your own session (90 minutes)
ABMC also welcomes proposals to organize and chair parallel sessions with their own thematic topics. These topics are subject to approval by the organizers.
Session organizers may nominate their own discussants and will act as the chairperson of the panel. Session organizers are responsible for the arrangement of three or four presenters under their proposed topics, and should ensure that all three presenters register for the conference and are firmly committed. All papers presented in parallel sessions follow the double blind peer review process.
To propose a session, please download the attached application form and email it to
Please note that if you are submitting for the first time, you must first register with the system:
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM CLICK HERE
Final Paper Submission Process
If your abstract is accepted for oral presentation,
you are encouraged to submit a full paper by December 1 2011 for
inclusion in the ABMC 2011 Conference Proceedings. The full
article should be submitted in Word (NOT pdf). Final papers should be
uploaded through the submissions system. Please ensure that your paper
is ready to go to press by the submission deadline, having
thoroughly read the paper for errors. If English is not your first
language then this is especially important. To facilitate easier
processing, reviewing, and publishing all submissions, PLEASE follow
this checklist:
- Harvard Style
- 12-point Times New Roman font.
- Single-spacing throughout the document.
- Double space (instead of indent) to designate a new paragraph or section.
- Page numbers at the bottom center of each page.
- Top, bottom, and side margins no less than 7/8 of an inch or 2.2 cm.
- Cover page that includes title, authors, their affiliations, their contact information, and the topic of the submission.
- Title, authors and affiliations repeated at the beginning of
the body of the paper.
- Manuscript not to exceed 5000 words (excluding tables, figures and references).
- Manuscripts longer than 5,000 words will
be returned for editing.
- Graphs and visuals can be reproduced electronically.
Publication & Licensing Issues
Articles will be
published in a conference proceedings volume to be made available online on the IAFOR site, and archived on the Web. Authors retain copyright in their work
but through the act of submission to this conference are agreeing to a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License for their work to help ensure
continued global access to the work over time. All publications produced
for the conference, will be openly archived eventually on the IAFOR site.
November 11-13 Osaka, Japan
