Conference Title: The Fourth International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC) 2010.
Conference Theme: Dawn of a New Horizon: Business and Economic Challenges
Date: December 13 - 15, 2010.
Venue: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Organiser: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Website: http: ibbc2010.blogspot.com
Email: ibbc2010@yahoo.com
IBBC 2010 MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
General
1. All manuscripts should be submitted in Words version to the the Conference Secreteriat at ibbc2010@yahoo.com.
2. Allow for top margin of 1'' , bottom margin of 1", left margin of 1" and right margin of 1''.
3. Type single-spaced text and allow for a double spacing between paragraphs.
4. The first page shall contain the title of the paper, and information about all authors, such as name, address, e-mail, phone, and fax. The body of the paper must not have any author identification and must begin with the paper title, abstract (maximum of 200 words), JEL classification codes, key words (up to a maximum of 5) and conference category (choose one from: (a) economic and finance, (b) business and finance).
5. Acknowledgement and information on grant received should be given before the references. Important formulae (displayed), figures and tables should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript.
Fonts
1. Use font type Times New Roman.
2. Use font size 14 bold for the title.
3. Use font size 12 for the author’s and affiliation names and addresses.
4. Use font size 11 for the text which include abstract, body, references and acknowledgement.
Headings
1. Major headings should be centred in the column. Use capital letters.
2. Subheadings should be set in italics, bold and aligned to the left-hand margin of the column on a separate line.
Tables and Figures
1. Use font size 10.
2. The charts and graphs must be centred and tittle should be at the top.
3. Number all tables and figures with Arabic numerals in the order in which the tables are first mentioned in text.
4. The illustrations and photographs must be centred.
5. Capitalise captions.
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should be included only when it is neccesary.
2. Use single spacing and font size 10.
References
References should be complete and follow the APA Style. Examples:
For Periodicals
Mathews, J. A. (1998). Fashioning a new Korean model out of the crisis: The rebuilding of institutional capabilities. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 22(1), 747-759.
For Books/Monographs
Mintzberg, H. (1979). The Structuring of Organisations. New York: Prentice Hall.
For Contributions to Collective Works
MacKinnon, J. (1991). Critical values for cointegration tests. In R. F. Engle & C. W. J. Granger (Eds.), Long-run economic relationship: Readings in cointegration (pp. 267-276). New York: Oxford University Press.
