The SIBR 2017 Osaka Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research will be held on July 6th (Thursday) and 7th (Friday), 2017 at the Ark Hotel [click to visit] in Osaka, Japan. The conference theme is "The Interdisciplinary Edge in Turbulent Markets". The SIBR conference brings together academics and professionals from all business and economics disciplines to share latest research findings and brainstorm new research ideas across disciplines. It is a unique forum for researchers with cross-disciplinary interests to meet and interact. Research papers using theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches are encouraged as are those using interdisciplinary approaches.
ORGANIZERS: Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR).
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
CONFERENCE SCOPE
(1) The SIBR Conference invites submission of academic and professional research papers/abstracts from the full range of business and economics disciplines, including all sub-fields and related topics in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Business Ethics. Research papers/abstracts cutting across business and non-business disciplines (e.g., education, engineering, law, politics, psychology, sociology, etc.) are also welcome.
(2) The SIBR Conference encourages discussions on research-in-progress. For those authors who cannot submit full papers, they can present their latest research findings at the SIBR Conference if their abstracts are accepted. Peer reviewed abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.
(3) Interested parties without papers/abstracts for presentation are also invited to participate as attendees at the SIBR Conference.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
(1) Submit full paper/abstract (in MS Word) via the Online Submission [click to enter].
(2) Full papers/abstracts received by the deadline will be (double-blind) peer-reviewed by an internal panel on a rolling basis. A notification of acceptance/rejection will be issued within 14 days after submission.
(3) For co-authored papers/abstracts (with more than one author), the submitting author will serve as the corresponding author who has the responsibility to forward all correspondences to his/her co-authors (e.g., acceptance/rejection emails).
PUBLICATION
(1) Full papers/abstracts accepted for the SIBR Conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2223-5078) for free distribution at the conference. Authors are NOT required to transfer copyrights to SIBR.
(2) Several journals (indexed by Scopus, ProQuest, EconLit, etc.) will publish special issues featuring selected papers from the SIBR Conference:
Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research (RIBER) - papers accepted for RIBER will be nominated for the "RIBER Best Paper Prize". See point (1) in the next section on BEST PAPER PRIZES & AWARDS.
International Journal of Trade and Global Markets.
International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies.
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, etc.
Upon submitting to the SIBR conference for presentation, the authors will be invited to choose a journal as a possible publication outlet. Final acceptance is subject to further editorial review. There is NO extra publication fee. Click here to see detailed journal information.
BEST PAPER PRIZES & AWARDS
(1) RIBER Best Paper Prize: All SIBR Conference papers published at Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research (RIBER) will be nominated for the RIBER Best Paper Prize, which serves to celebrate and applaud the best TWO papers in each issue of the journal for their significant contribution to interdisciplinary research. The winners will receive a cash prize of USD100 during their attendance of the next SIBR Conference within 12 months after the date of the current conference (the prize will be shared by the authors of a co-authored paper). The results will be announced within 2 months after the publication of each issue. This prize is NOT in conjunction with the SIBR Best Paper Award.
(2) SIBR Best Paper Award: Approximately 10% of the papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be selected as best papers for their outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research. A Best Paper Award certificate will be issued to the award-winning authors.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM & INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESENTERS
The SIBR 2017 Osaka conference program (tentative version) is available here [click to download].
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submission of paper/abstract: May 19th, 2017 (extended)
Notification of acceptance/rejection: Within 14 days after submission
Deadline for early-bird registration: May 26th, 2017
Conference date: July 6th – 7th, 2017
REGISTRATION FEE
All conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper/abstract, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee. For all participants with or without papers/abstracts for presentation at the SIBR Conference, the registration fee is:
Early-bird Registration Fee (on or before May 26th, 2017): HKD 2,940 (approx. USD 380)
Regular Registration Fee (after May 26th, 2017): HKD 3,480 (approx. USD 450)
Terms and conditions:
1. The registration fee includes: conference attendance and luncheon (2 days), SIBR Conference Proceedings (on USB drive), certificate of attendance, and official receipt.
2. If the same attending author will present more than one paper, the fee for each additional paper is HKD 775 (approx. USD100).
3. If your paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately and pay individual registration fee separately.
4. The registration fee does NOT include hotel accommodation and transport.
5. For cancellations made before the early-bird registration deadline, the registration fee is refundable after deducting USD100 administrative charge. The registration fee is non-refundable for cancellations made on and after the early-bird registration deadline.
**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the SIBR 2017 OSAKA CONFERENCE**
ENQUIRY
Please contact the conference secretariat at secretary@sibresearch.org.
