TMS ALGARVE 2014 – MANAGEMENT STUDIES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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Author Guidelines

Abstracts or Papers (one of the two is mandatory) may be written in one of the following languages: English, Portuguese or Spanish. Papers should not exceed 6000 words (Microsoft Word format, font Cambria 9, single spacing) including References. Each paper must include a short abstract of up to 150 words and 5 keywords in its original language. If its original language is Portuguese or Spanish it must include also an abstract and keywords in English. Abstracts should have about 250 words and include 5 keywords.

Very important: Please check if your references are complete and in accordance with APA style. For instance if articles include authors name(s), date, title, name of journal, volume, issue and pages. References or citations made along the text must be included in the REFERENCES on the end of the paper. This list of REFERENCES can include only authors and works cited or referred in the text. Models from other authors may be included in the text ONLY when new content has been added, enriching the original model.

Submission Preparation Checklist

1. The submission of abstracts or papers for this conference is made on the condition that submitted works must be original, free of plagiarism and have not been published previously nor are currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The authors implicitly declare that they transfer the copyright of their submitted work to the SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE and give their agreement to the publication and diffusion through print, electronic means and others, including national and international scientific databases as well as institutional repositories.

2. The rejection of the submitted proposal for publication implies the automatic extinction of the transfer of copyright to the SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE.

3. Each paper or abstract must include its title in English if this is not its original language.

4. Each paper should have its own internal structure, preferably with introduction and objectives, literature review, methodology, discussion and conclusion, as well as references.

   Each abstract should include objectives, methodology and results.

5. The author (or authors) should send a short curriculum vitae (maximum of five lines) including: name, address, e-mail, telephone number, academic degree, professional status, department and university.

6. Tables, graphs and figures included in the text MUST BE EDITABLE and should be also delivered separately in the program format in which they were created. NEVER INSERT TABLES or GRAPHS AS IMAGES in the text.

7. Submitted papers or abstracts are of sole responsibility of their authors.

8. No footnotes allowed.

9. Each paper should include between 20 and 30 references to the most important works for the topic discussed. Citations from journals indexed in the WEB OF SCIENCE and SCOPUS are strongly recommended.

   References should comply with the APA style: http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/apa-referencing-guide

10. Formatting should be made according to the following template: template.

11. Papers written in English by non-native speaking authors must be delivered together with a proofreading certificate by an English native speaking proofreader. If you don´t know one, here is the contact of our proofreader: Rebekah Muir <bexmalhada@gmail.com>

Copyright Notice

The submission of proposals for this conference can be made with or without transfer of copyright in the following terms:

a) The submission of proposals for this conference is made on the condition that submitted works must be original, free of plagiarism and have not been published previously nor are currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The authors implicitly declare that they transfer the copyright of their submitted work to the SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE and give their agreement to the publication and diffusion through print, electronic means and others, including national and international scientific databases as well as institutional repositories.
The rejection of the submitted proposal for publication implies the automatic extinction of the transfer of copyright to the SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE .

b) If authors do not wish to transfer copyright to the SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE, they must express their wish by e-mail or letter and send it to the above-mentioned institution (conference e-mail address or institutional address). The confirmation of the reception of this e-mail or letter validates the authors wish of not transferring any copyright and consequently his/her work will not be published.