Conference Paper Guidelines

We invite submissions of two types of papers for the EIBA 2025 Conference:

  • Competitive papers
  • Interactive papers

Competitive papers should be close to a publishable state, whereas interactive papers may be in an earlier stage of development. In competitive sessions, finished papers take center stage, while interactive sessions allow authors to discuss their ongoing research under the guidance of senior scholars.

Conference participants are kindly asked to adhere to the “rule of three.” This means that participants can be involved in only three conference submissions—whether as the main author, co-author, panelist, or discussant. The rule of three does not apply to pre- or post-conference events. We appreciate your understanding.

For information on submission guidelines for poster submissions, panel proposals, and pre-conference workshops, please see the respective pages.

General

All papers should be submitted via the submission system to one (and only one) of the fourteen conference tracks. We welcome papers in all areas of IB. The submission deadline for all competitive and interactive papers is 15 July 2025.

As part of the paper submission process, you will be expected to sign up to act as a reviewer. Please make sure you remove all information from the paper which might reveal your identity.

All papers must be prepared in Adobe PDF format.

Papers must conform to the following style guidelines:

Length

  • Competitive papers must not exceed 10,000 words, including tables and references, excluding appendix.
  • Interactive papers must not exceed 6,000 words, including tables and references, excluding appendix.
  • All papers should include an abstract of max. 200 words.

Style

 

  • 12pt Times New Roman font, except for title on page 1;
  • Double line spacing;
  • Margins: 25 mm on all sides;
  • No footnotes permitted. Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography;
  • Tables, figures, appendices etc. should be placed at the end of the document, after the bibliography;
  • Include page numbers centred at the top of each page;
  • Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography.

First page

  • Title of the paper: centred in bold 14 pt Times Roman;
  • Do NOT include the names of the authors on the “submitted for review” version. All author names should, however, be included on the final version after acceptance;
  • Abstract.

Headings

  • Main headings: centred, bold and capitalized
  • Secondary headings: flush with the left margin, underlined
  • Tertiary headings: flush with the left margin, in italics

In-text citations

Citations in the text should be by the author’s last name and year of publication enclosed in parentheses: (Porter, 2000). If a particular page, section, or equation is cited, it should also be placed in the parentheses: (Porter, 2000, p. 112) or (Porter, 2000, Table 1). For multiple authors, use the full citation for up to two authors; for three or more, use the first author’s name followed by et al (no italics). A series of citations should be listed in date order and separated by semicolons: (Porter, 1980; Welch, 1981).

Tables

Please include tables after the main body of your paper and indicate their position in the text.

Bibliography

References are to be listed alphabetically, family name first, followed by the publication date in parentheses. Use authors’ initials, not their given names. The reference list should be typed single-spaced. Limit the references to only those that have been cited in the body of the paper, including notes, tables, and figures. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references. Please check them carefully.
For all other style-related requests please refer to the JIBS style guide.

Sessions Guidelines

Competitive Paper

Presentations are mostly held in sessions with three or four papers each. This provides every author with the opportunity to have a 15- to 20-minute presentation and 7- to 10-minute discussion about their paper. It is up to the session chairs to decide if the discussion is supposed to take place directly after each presentation or jointly at the end of the session.

Please bring your presentation as a PowerPoint file to your session. Include a reasonable number of slides (roughly 10 slides). Readability and clear slide layout encourage active engagement.

Interactive Paper

Presentations are held in larger sessions of four to five papers. The goal of these sessions is to encourage active discussion and development of early-stage work. Therefore, authors should limit their presentation to roughly 7 minutes and leave room for an equally long discussion.

Please bring your presentation as a PowerPoint file to your session. Include a reasonable number of slides (roughly 7 slides).

Session Chair Guidelines

The main responsibilities of session chairs include introducing the presenters, making sure that all presenters are given equal floor time, and moderating any discussion. Questions addressed to particular authors may be formulated after each presentation of after all presentations in the session.

General

All papers should be submitted via the submission system to one (and only one) of the fourteen conference tracks. We welcome papers in all areas of IB. The submission deadline for all competitive and interactive papers is 15 July 2025.

As part of the paper submission process, you will be expected to sign up to act as a reviewer. Please make sure you remove all information from the paper which might reveal your identity.

All papers must be prepared in Adobe PDF format.

Papers must conform to the following style guidelines:

Length

  • Competitive papers must not exceed 10,000 words, including tables and references, excluding appendix.
  • Interactive papers must not exceed 6,000 words, including tables and references, excluding appendix.
  • All papers should include an abstract of max. 200 words.

Style

 

  • 12pt Times New Roman font, except for title on page 1;
  • Double line spacing;
  • Margins: 25 mm on all sides;
  • No footnotes permitted. Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography;
  • Tables, figures, appendices etc. should be placed at the end of the document, after the bibliography;
  • Include page numbers centred at the top of each page;
  • Endnotes should be kept to a minimum, and placed before the bibliography.

First page

  • Title of the paper: centred in bold 14 pt Times Roman;
  • Do NOT include the names of the authors on the “submitted for review” version. All author names should, however, be included on the final version after acceptance;
  • Abstract.

Headings

  • Main headings: centred, bold and capitalized
  • Secondary headings: flush with the left margin, underlined
  • Tertiary headings: flush with the left margin, in italics

In-text citations

Citations in the text should be by the author’s last name and year of publication enclosed in parentheses: (Porter, 2000). If a particular page, section, or equation is cited, it should also be placed in the parentheses: (Porter, 2000, p. 112) or (Porter, 2000, Table 1). For multiple authors, use the full citation for up to two authors; for three or more, use the first author’s name followed by et al (no italics). A series of citations should be listed in date order and separated by semicolons: (Porter, 1980; Welch, 1981).

Tables

Please include tables after the main body of your paper and indicate their position in the text.

Bibliography

References are to be listed alphabetically, family name first, followed by the publication date in parentheses. Use authors’ initials, not their given names. The reference list should be typed single-spaced. Limit the references to only those that have been cited in the body of the paper, including notes, tables, and figures. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references. Please check them carefully.
For all other style-related requests please refer to the JIBS style guide.

Sessions Guidelines

Competitive Paper

Presentations are mostly held in sessions with three or four papers each. This provides every author with the opportunity to have a 15- to 20-minute presentation and 7- to 10-minute discussion about their paper. It is up to the session chairs to decide if the discussion is supposed to take place directly after each presentation or jointly at the end of the session.

Please bring your presentation as a PowerPoint file to your session. Include a reasonable number of slides (roughly 10 slides). Readability and clear slide layout encourage active engagement.

Interactive Paper

Presentations are held in larger sessions of four to five papers. The goal of these sessions is to encourage active discussion and development of early-stage work. Therefore, authors should limit their presentation to roughly 7 minutes and leave room for an equally long discussion.

Please bring your presentation as a PowerPoint file to your session. Include a reasonable number of slides (roughly 7 slides).

Session Chair Guidelines

The main responsibilities of session chairs include introducing the presenters, making sure that all presenters are given equal floor time, and moderating any discussion. Questions addressed to particular authors may be formulated after each presentation of after all presentations in the session.