How do I submit my full paper for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings?
Please review the Conference Proceedings paper guidelines and then submit your paper through the online submission system. Only papers presented at an IAFOR conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Corresponding authors can submit final papers through the online submission system via the "My Submissions" tab.

When are the Conference Proceedings published?
The Conference Proceedings are published online in a PDF format on the IAFOR Research Archive. Conference Proceedings are published with an ISSN and a DOI.

How can I check whether you have received my paper?
You will receive an immediate automatic email after you have uploaded your paper. You can check the status of your paper via the "My Submissions" tab on the online submission system.

Is it alright if I only submit an abstract and NOT a full paper?
Yes. Submission to the Conference Proceedings is optional.

How to Submit

Submission deadline is generally one calendar month after the conference end date
Official Conference Proceedings are generally published online two calendar months after the conference end date.
Only .doc and .docx MS WORD formats are accepted. (PDF format is not accepted)
Rename your file with your submission number. Example: 12345
Final papers are not accepted via email.
Only papers presented at the conference (including virtual presentations) will be included in the Official Conference Proceedings.
IAFOR's Conference Proceedings are not peer-reviewed and are not "Scopus-indexed"

Formatting your paper
Papers that do not follow the formatting guidelines will be returned for editing and may miss being published in the proceedings.

Read our Final Paper Submission Guidelines (below)
Download the Final Paper Design Template
Please ensure that the English used is clear, concise and coherent. This is especially important if English is not your first language. Before submitting, please proofread and double-check your paper for grammar and spelling before submitting. We recommend that you use Grammarly or other similar free tool.

Download Final Paper Guidelines

Article Structure

Please use the article structure outlined below.

Title

Ensure that your title accurately reflects the contents of your paper and is free of errors. If the title includes a title of a literary or artistic work (e.g. book, song, painting), italicise it.

Author List

Provide the authors’ affiliation details (where the work was done), including the institution’s full name and country. Provide only one affiliation for every author. Follow the format below:

Author (First Name Last Name), Name of University/Organisation, Country
Author (First Name Last Name), Name of University, Country
*Do not include the College/Department/School/Office/City/Province

Abstract

The abstract needs to provide a brief but comprehensive summary of the contents of your paper. It provides an overview of the paper and helps readers decide whether to read the full text. Maximum length of 250 words. Write in one paragraph, using citations sparingly.

Keywords

(optional) Separate the keywords with a comma, and write in lowercase (but capitalise proper nouns) . Keywords need to be descriptive and capture the most important aspects of your paper. They are used for indexing in databases and as search terms for readers. Include three to five words, phrases, or acronyms as keywords.

Introduction

Present the purposes of the study and provide background for your work.

Body

The main body of text may include Literature Review, Methodology, Results, and Discussion. Refer to the Style Checklist for formatting.

Conclusion

The main conclusion of the study may be presented in this section, which may include the summary, implications, limitations, and recommendations.

Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc.

Acknowledgements

(optional) Any acknowledgements should be added here at the end of the article before the references. Do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List research funders and those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance, proofreading the article.) The maximum length is 150 words.

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the Writing Process

If you used any AI-generation or AI-assistive technology in writing, improving, or proofreading your manuscript, please declare it in this section. Include information such as the name of the software, the intended use, and the extent of use.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly. Insert them using Word’s footnote function, ensuring that they are numbered consecutively throughout the article in superscript Arabic numerals. Please do not insert footnotes manually. (Please use the 10-point Times New Roman font.)

References

In-text citations

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list.

Reference Style

Within the text: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (APA). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition, ISBN 978-1-4338-3218-5.

List at end of paper: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. Please single space, and indent after the first line of each.

Below are examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton, R. A. (2010). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51–59.

Reference to a book:

Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style. (4th ed.). New York: Longman.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281–304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

For more details about referencing, please read the APA Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

“Rules of Thumb for Writing Research Articles” by Tomislav Hengl and Michael Gould

Contact Email Address

The corresponding author’s contact email address may be added to the end of the paper after references. IAFOR is not responsible for unsolicited emails received.

Style Checklist

The document page size is set to A4.
All pages are portrait layout.
The margins are set to: Top and bottom – 2.54cm; left and right – 2.54cm (Microsoft Word "Normal").
The font is set to 12-point Times New Roman.
All paragraphs and body text are justified and single-spaced.
One blank line separates paragraphs or sections. Indented paragraphs are not used.
The manuscript is 1,000-5,000 words (excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references). If the manuscript does not follow the recommended word length, it will be returned for editing.
Main headings, subheadings, and sub-subheadings are formatted following the example in the Paper template. No more than three levels of headings are included.
All figures and images are inserted in a JPEG image format within the page margins.
All figures and images are left-aligned. No loose objects such as arrows, lines or text boxes are present.
All figures and images have a number and caption above them (Figure 1: Caption), centre aligned.
Tables have been created within the Microsoft Word document and fit onto one A4 page (portrait).
Tables have a number and caption above them (Table: Caption) and are centre aligned.
All section/paragraph headers are bold and left aligned.
Page headers, footers, and page numbers are not included.
Footnotes are used sparingly. Footnotes have been inserted using Word’s footnote function and use Times New Roman 10-point font and are indented on the left.
A title page is at the start of the paper and includes: Title of the paper, Author List, Abstract, and Keywords

Ethical Conduct

IAFOR takes ethical conduct very seriously, and considers any form of plagiarism unacceptable. IAFOR follows guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in relation to conference submissions and publications. Papers that contain redundant publication (reusing one's own writing verbatim or in a substantially similar form) or plagiarism (using another author's writing without attribution) will be rejected without further review, and additional action will be taken as appropriate. To verify compliance, submissions may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.

The Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies

IAFOR follows Elsevier's AI author policy for use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in writing. Authors are allowed to use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process before submission, but only to improve the language and readability of their paper and with the appropriate disclosure. This does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc.