Submission Guidelines (Abstract)
- —Abstract along with appropriate keywords should be provided in Microsoft Word files for review.
—The abstract should include the purpose, detailed methodology, key findings and implications and limitation (if any) of the research.
—The abstract should be prepared based on original theme/topic. Abstract will be checked for plagiarism.
—A brief bio of the author/s (not more than 100 words) should be included in the abstract file.
—The abstract must be written in English.
—The length of the abstract should not exceed 500 words including the keywords.
—All contributing authors’ names should be added to the abstract and their names arranged in the correct order for publication. ——-The author details must include: name, designation, affiliation, address, e-mail.
—If there is any reference, it should be written by following APA 7th
—Submit your abstract to chair.i-ikm@ewubd.edu
Submission Guidelines (Full Paper)
The full paper should be submitted to the chair.i-ikm@ewubd.edu as per the guidelines provided below:
Format | Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format for review. |
Language | The article must be written in English. |
Article length | Articles should be between 4000 and 5000 words in length. This includes all text including references and appendices. |
Author details | All contributing authors’ names should be added to the manuscripts and their names arranged in the correct order for publication. The author details must include: name, designation, affiliation, address, e-mail. |
Biographies | Authors are instructed to give a brief biography of themselves within 100 words. |
Structured abstract | Authors must supply a structured abstract with the main article: Purpose (mandatory), Design/methodology/approach (mandatory), Findings (mandatory), Research limitations/implications (if applicable), Practical implications (if applicable), Social implications (if applicable), Originality/value (mandatory) Maximum word limit is 250 in total (including keywords) |
References | References must be prepared according to the guideline of APA 7th Edition. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples |
Font style | Use Times New Roman for the whole paper. |
Font size and space | The required space for the text is single spaced and font size for the body of the article is 12 pt. The preferred format is for first level headings to be presented in bold format in 13 pt., and subsequent sub-headings to be presented in 12 pt. in italics. |
Figures and tables | Figure captions should be placed below the figures, in the middle with a number i.e. 1. Table names should be above the tables and should be placed in the middle. Heading of both tables and figures should be italic and 11pt. Serial numbers of these figures, tables and formulas should be placed in order distinctively. |
Paper arrangement | 1. Title page with author description 2. Structured abstract 3. Keyword 4. Main Text/ Body 5. References |
Peer-Review Process
- —All manuscripts will be subjected to double blind peer-review and are expected to meet the scientific criteria of significance and academic excellence.
- —All papers will be reviewed for plagiarism detection through Turnitin software.
- —The submitting author is responsible solely for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other co-authors and takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.
- —The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation
Publication Opportunity
All the selected abstracts will be published in the proceedings of i-IKM 2023. Selected full papers will be published in the third volume of International Journal of Information and Knowledge Studies (ISSN: 2789-5920, e-ISSN: 2790-3265).