Submission Guidelines - 2012 Spring Conference

Guidelines for Refereed Papers

    Authors should email one copy of their complete manuscript in MS Word to the appropriate track chair. Submissions should be sent to only one track. If you are unsure of which track, send your paper to Dr. Stacey Hills (stacey.hills@usu.edu), Conference Program Chair.

  • Submission Deadline: October 21, 2011

THE FOLLOWING FORMAT GUIDELINES ARE CRITICAL TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT:

  • Abstracts will not be considered for refereed paper sessions - only completed manuscripts. Papers should not exceed 12 double-spaced, word-processed pages including references, tables, and figures.

  • Each paper is to have a title page with the author's name, affiliation, address, e-mail, telephone, and FAX numbers. The preferred method of author contact will be through e-mail. Multiple authorships should indicate the contact person. Authors should avoid revealing their identities in the body of the paper.

  • The title of the paper should appear on the first page of the manuscript, followed by a 100-word abstract, single-spaced. The remainder of the paper should be double-spaced and should strictly adhere to the reference style used by the Journal of Marketing.

  • Submit your work to only one track.If you are unsure of which track, send your paper to Dr. Stacey Hills, Conference Program Chair (see contact information).

  • Papers must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere or be currently under any other review. A statement to this effect should appear in the cover letter or transmittal e-mail.

  • Papers will be blind-refereed by a minimum of two reviewers.

  • For all accepted papers, at least one author must pre-register and attend the 2012 conference to present the paper. Pre-registrations are expected at the time of acceptance of the paper by the Track Chair.

  • Authors of accepted papers must agree to revise papers if requested by their Track Chair in a timely manner. This includes, but is not limited to, revision to the Journal of Marketing format guidelinses.

To volunteer as a paper reviewer, discussant or session chair, please contact the appropriate track chair. The same instructions and timetable for authors of manuscripts holds true for those who wish to submit ideas for special panel sessions, discussions, etc. to the Conference Program Chair, Stacey Hills at stacey.hills@usu.edu.