- Only original, unpublished work is sought. Any submitted proposal that is identical or substantially similar to work that is already published or under review for any other conference or publication will not be considered.
- Submissions are invited across three categories in specified templates
- Research Papers - We accept empirical papers, conceptual papers and working papers. Extended abstracts including review of key literature, methodology, major results, discussion, implications, limitations and key references (APA format)
- Case studies - Summary including background information, protagonist(s), dilemma/ challenge/opportunity, choices and relevant data
- Practitioner Papers - Synopsis including thrust area, objective or purpose of the policy/ practice, approach, implementation and stakeholder impact
- Word limit for all submissions is 1,200-1,500, including charts and tables. References are not included in the word limit. It should indicate the purpose of research.
- The templates for submission are available here (Research Paper Abstract | Case Abstract | White Paper Abstract) and need to be strictly adhered to for submission
- The author/s submission entails the commitment to present his/her/their paper at the conference.
- Names of the authors, their addresses (postal and email), and phone numbers should also be indicated on a separate page. The corresponding author’s name should be indicated with an asterisk.
- Each submission should have at least three to five keywords.
- One author/group of authors can make a maximum of three submissions
- All submissions shall be blind peer-reviewed.
- In a joint submission, at least one of the co-authors must be registered for the conference.
- All the submissions will be published in a compendium with an ISBN number.
- The institute has a strict anti-plagiarism policy, so the originality of the work should be ensured by the authors.
