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Abstract
Submission Closed on 30th June 2007
An
abstract with a minimum of 300 and maximum of 400 words
is required by:
31st
May 2007 for Refereed Papers
30th June 2007 for Discussion Papers
30th June 2007 for Practical Papers
Types
of Paper
Content
Submission
Registration
Submission
Deadlines
Enquiry
Contacts
See
also the Call for Papers and Important
Dates. To
download this page as a PDF file click
here.
If
you have already submitted an abstract and wish to return to make changes go to
the Abstract
Edit Page or Author
Links page.
The following notes
should be read before submitting your abstract via the Conference website. You
should also select the appropriate Track and Topic for your abstract at Track
Themes & Topics before you make a submission.
1. Types of Paper Select
one of the following categories that best describes your paper:
Refereed
Papers:
To be accepted as refereed papers
they should be of a publishable standard with clear research results, analysis,
conclusions, recommendations and policy implications. Following
the refereeing process, papers may be accepted subject to satisfactory
completion, reclassified as a discussion paper or declined. This decision will
be reviewed at each stage of the process i.e. abstract, full paper, revised
(final) paper. Accepted refereed papers will be clearly identified as such
throughout the programme with a symbol.
(click here for
Refereed Paper Content & Format Guidelines)
Discussion
Papers:
Discussion papers will describe ongoing or planned research and will give an
insight into current research thinking and activities.
They are an opportunity for authors to present their work and receive
some feedback prior to developing the research for publication. Papers should
exhibit presentable quality and contribute to knowledge and understanding, with
relevant practical or policy implications highlighted. (click
here for Discussion Paper Content & Format Guidelines)
Practical
Papers/Presentations:
These papers and visual presentations will
enable practitioners to highlight excellent and distinctive practice in
enterprise creation and development or entrepreneurship education and small
business management. There must be
evidence of the effectiveness of the practices presented with clear practical or
policy implications highlighted. (click
here for Practical Paper Content & Format Guidelines)
2. Content
Abstracts
should be structured around the following sub-headings.
As the content of each type of paper will vary the following notes are
for guidance purposes only. Should they not be relevant for the paper you wish
to submit, advice can be sought from Vice Chair - Academic (contact details
below).
Objectives: State the aims and
objectives of the research, the project undertaken or the nature of the
practical problem demonstrated. What is the paper about and why is it
important?
Prior Work: What extant concepts,
research or experiences is the paper trying to build on? How does the paper
relate to other research in this topic area?
Approach: What approach was
used to capture the practical/research evidence? How does this approach
enable the aims of the paper to be achieved? What were the main methods
employed (e.g. survey, observation, case study). Why is the method
appropriate, sound and reliable?
Results: Highlight the key results and conclusions from the empirical studies,
evidence or experiences presented. Ensure that results are clear,
precise and justified. Are these interim results? What is the planned
development of the work? What are the limitations of the results presented?
Implications:
Summarise the implications of
the study for one or more of the following groups - entrepreneurs, policy
makers, practitioners, researchers, educators. What are the implications of
the paper for the specific field and/or developments in
research/education/practice methodology?
Value:
Clearly state the key
contribution of the paper and what is original or unique. What is its
added value and to which community does this refer? Ensure that the
reader is convinced of the paper's added value, that it is
thoroughly researched and is of high quality.
Key
Words: Maximum of six key words or short phrases. (Restricted
to 20 characters each)
References:
Detailed references to prior work are required in the paper but NOT in the
Abstract.
* A summary of the requirements for each
type of paper is available on Call for Papers page
3. Submission
Abstracts can only
be submitted via the Conference website. Firstly, the Corresponding Author’s
details should be submitted online using a pre-registration link -
(Pre-registration now closed)
Once this pre-registration process is
complete a confirmation e-mail with a link to the Abstract Submission Form will
be sent to the correspondence e-mail provided. Should
you misplace this link you can still access the form using your username
and password via the Abstract
Edit Page click
here
We recommend that you check the Track
Themes & Topics page before proceeding so you know which options to select on the
form without leaving the page.
When you access the Abstract Submission Form,
authors’ names, job titles and organisations can be added, the Track and Topic
can be selected and your abstract text can be input to the six boxes carrying
the headings detailed above. These boxes have a count facility with a total
showing after the last box, so you can check that you have input the required
number of words (minimum 300, maximum 400).
Once you click the ‘Submit’ button your
information will be stored on the Abstract database on the website and an
automatic e-mail will be sent to you, the Conference Co-ordinator and the
relevant Track Leader. You can retrieve and amend your abstract at any time up
to
30th September 2007
.
Abstracts
will be reviewed online and the results will be relayed to you via the Abstract
Edit page. You will receive an e-mail alert once the review has taken place, so
you can check your status online. You should follow any guidance offered in the
review and adjust your abstract if necessary. If your paper is accepted please
follow the instructions for submitting your paper at www.isbe2007.org/pprsubmit.htm
4. Registration
At
least one author must pre-register in order to submit the abstract and must then
attend the whole Conference as a full delegate.
The
full registration fee is payable when the paper is submitted.
If the paper is rejected for any reason then the fee will be refunded in
full.
Given that the anticipated demand to present papers will be high and
seeking to ensure equality of opportunity, no
more than two papers can be accepted from any one lead author or no more than
two papers can be presented by any one co-author.
All
presenters are expected to attend the all of the relevant Track Sessions
and participate in the discussion of other papers, just as they expect other
delegates to listen to and discuss their papers.
5. Submission Deadlines
Click
here for details
IMPORTANT NOTE:
We cannot guarantee your submission will be reviewed or accepted if it is
received after the deadline dates.
6. Enquiry Contacts
Any academic queries
on the content of the abstract and papers should be addressed to:
Prof Colin Mason, Vice Chair - Academic at academic@isbe2007.org
Any practical queries on
submitting your abstract and paper should be addressed to:
Maggie Hall, Conference Co-ordinator at secretariat@isbe2007.org
Any technical problems
submitting your abstracts online should be addressed to:
Geoff Berrow, Webmaster at webmaster@isbe2007.org
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