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National Conference

 On

Transcending Horizons through Innovation

February 20th & 21st, 2010

 Conference Announcement & Call for Papers

Important dates

Abstract submission- 30th of December 2009

Final paper submission- 25th January 2010

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SUBMISSION DEADLINES & GUIDELINES

Deadline for the abstracts submission:  Abstracts not exceeding 200 words, should reach the organizers by 30th of December 2009. The manuscript must include 4-6 key words. Please identify which area your paper most applies to.

Date for communicating the acceptance:  Authors will receive abstract acceptance notice from the Organizing Committee by 8th of January 2010

 

Deadline for full paper submission: The manuscript of the full paper in pdf format should reach us on or before 25th of January 2010.

The manuscript should be

a)      Spacing: double space

b)      Font: Times New Roman

c)      Font size: 12 points,

d)      Margins: one-inch all around

e)      Page Numbering: consecutively numbered pages.

f)       Page Limit: Though VIM may consider some exceptions, the manuscript should not be more than 25 double spaced pages including the table, figures, illustrations & references.

g)      Title Page: The title pages of the manuscript must include the title of the theme, author’s name, affiliations, phone numbers, and e-mail ids.

h)      Acknowledgements should appear at the bottom of the title page.

i)        All tables, charts, and graphs should be given on separate sheets with titles. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. Number and complexity of such exhibits should be as low as possible. All figures should be indicated in million and billion. All graphs should be black and not in colour. Endnotes, italics, and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum.

j)        References should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order at the end of the text.

(a) In the text, the references should appear as follows: Dayal (2002) has shown… or Recent studies (Ramnarayan, 2002; Murthy, 2001) indicate...

(b) Journal references should be listed as follows: Khandwalla, P N (2001). "Creative Restructuring," Vikalpa, 26(4), 3-18.

(c) Books should be referred to as follows: Sugandhi, R K (2002). Business to Business Marketing, New Delhi: New Age International.

k)      Please identify which area your paper most applies to.

l)      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.

m)   Authors should avoid revealing their identities in the body of the paper.

All correspondence will be addressed to first author, in case of joint submissions.

The preferred method of author contact will be through e‐mail.

All manuscripts should be electronically submitted through email to conference@vim.ac.in or girijanimgaonkar@vim.ac.in.

Review process

The manuscripts will be subjected to blind review process. The decision of the reviewer will be final & binding. Selected & complete papers will be published in the Journal of VIM.

Conference Proceedings

A selected list of peer reviewed papers will be nominated for publication in an edited Volume.

Contact address

DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE TO:

Dr. Girija Nimgaonkar

Conference Convenor

“Innovation – An Indian Perspective”

Assistant Professor (Economics & finance)

Vishwakarma Institute of Management,

S. No. 3 &4, Kondhawa Bk. Pune, 411048

Maharashtra, India.

Email- conference@vim.ac.in

Contact- 91-20-26932800/900

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