Instructions for writing a Structured Abstract

SUBMISSION PROCESS

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The Abstract needs to remain anonymous and the author details will be requested separately during the submission process.

Abstracts should be submitted on-line via ConfTool. The corresponding author should be the one to upload the abstract.

Papers and abstracts will only be accepted for review on the condition that the manuscript has not been copyrighted, published, presented or accepted for presentation at a professional meeting and is not currently under review for presentation at another professional meeting.

At least one author must register for, and attend, the Symposium to present the paper if it is accepted. Each registered author can present up to 2 papers thus allowing greater participation from as many authors as possible.

All accepted structured abstracts and full papers will be published in the Symposium Proceedings, provided they are received by the appropriate deadline and conform to the format, length requirements and within the layout guidelines.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING A STRUCTURED ABSTRACT

The structured abstract should be no more than 1,000 words including references and reflect the research you intend to present at the conference. It must contain the following headings:

Purpose of this paper (minimum 200 words): What are the reason(s) for writing the paper or the aims of the research?

Design/methodology/approach (minimum 200 words): How are the objectives achieved? Include the main method(s) used for the research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper?

Findings (minimum 200 words): What was found in the course of the work? This will refer to analysis, discussion, or results.

Value (minimum 100 words): What is new/original in the paper? State the value of the paper and to whom.

Research limitations/implications (if applicable): If research is reported on in the paper this section must be completed and should include suggestions for future research and any identified limitations in the research process.

Practical implications (if applicable): What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences are identified? Not all papers will have practical implications but most will. What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research/paper?

References: Please provide all references cited in the abstract.