Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length manuscripts reporting original, unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the conference. It is required that the manuscript follows the standard format (double space, 12-point Times New Roman font) in MS-Word format. An abstract of around 200 words including title, keywords and author affiliation with an email address should be sent to fifi.carfi@manipal.edu and upload on the conference website before January 31, 2019. Soft copy of the complete paper not exceeding 6000 words should be sent to fifi.carfi@manipal.edu . All the references used in the paper should be alphabetically listed using APA 6 style.

Each paper presented at the conference would be considered for publication in Scopus indexed journals- Prabandhan and Indian Journal of Finance. You will be requested to pay an additional amount for the publication if your paper is selected by a panel of members including the chairperson of the session.

• The Manuscripts should be in MS-Word format. Manuscripts must be double spaced, with 1-inch margins with “Times New Roman, Font Size 12, black”.
• In the first pageof the paper (cover page), please provide full names (first, middle and last names) and full addresses (institute's address along with designation and correspondence address) along with email address of the author(s).The author's name or affiliations should not appear anywhere else in the body of the manuscript, becauseour peer-review process is blinded.
• The actual paper should commence from the second page containing the title followed by the abstract, keywords, and the main paper. The author's name should not be mentioned anywhere except in the first page (cover page).
• The Manuscripts should not be more than 6000 words. The manuscript should mention the time period in which the research was conducted.
• The abstract, followed by relevant keywordsand JEL Classification, should not be more than 250 words and should adequately describe the work and highlight its significance. The abstract should only include text. Avoid the use of abbreviations and referencesin the abstract.
• Tables should be numbered consecutively. The title of the table should be placed above the table. The source should be indicated at the bottom. Please provide table(s) as real table(s) with rows,columns and cells. Each piece of information should reside in its own cell.
• Figures should be numbered consecutively. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. The figures should also be given relevant titles.
• All tables, charts, graphs, diagrams should be black and not in color. The images should be of high resolution and in black and white only. Number and complexity of such exhibits should be as low as possible.All charts and graphs should be drawn legibly and figures should be indicated in millions and billions.
• References should be included at the end of the paper. All the references should be cited in the body of the text. References and citations should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order.
• Footnotes, italics, and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum.
• The primary heading should be in capitalized form (Uppercase), and boldface. The sub-headings should be in title- case capitalization(first letter of each word in capital) and in bold.
• Referencing should be in APA style.

Last date for abstract submission: January 31, 2019
Last date for final paper submission and registration: February 10, 2019
Submit the abstract and full-paper and register for the conference Online.

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