When you are ready to submit your paper or poster, please click on the ‘Call for Papers’ button on the home page. Please note the extended deadline of Monday, 16th February 2009.

Please note:

• File type: All papers, title pages and reference pages must be submitted as Word documents
  
• Format: There is a 5-page format for competitive papers and a 4-page format for working papers
  
• Number of papers: Authors may submit no more than 3 papers in total
  
• Tracks: each competitive and working paper may only be submitted in one track.  Authors should identify the most suitable track relating to the subject matter. Track Chairs will nominate reviewers from a pre-selected list.

• To see the list of Tracks please click here

• Abstracts: these should state briefly and clearly the purpose, method, results and conclusions of the work
  
• E-mails: When submitting, please complete all the registration fields and use the same e-mail address consistently: this is the only way the system can contact you
  

These must be:

• original
  
• a maximum of 5 pages  excluding abstract, appendices and references.  (Papers may contain tables and figures)
• The online system will ask for an abstract to be input separately
• Appendices and references must each begin on a new page, but be uploaded as part of the paper
• Microsoft Word documents
• A4-page formatted
• 2.5cm margins on all sides
• single spaced throughout
• 12-point Times Roman font (except for the title, which must be 14-point Times Roman)
• Without the name of the paper’s author or indication of their institution.  (The online system will keep a record of these details)

These must be:

• a maximum of 4 pages excluding abstract, appendices and references.  (Papers may contain tables and figures)
• The online system will ask for an abstract to be input separately
• Appendices and references must each begin on a new page, but be uploaded as part of the paper

• Microsoft Word documents
• A4-page formatted
• 2.5cm margins on all sides
• single spaced throughout
• 12-point Times Roman font (except for the title, which must be 14-point Times Roman)

• submitted in long abstract form
• Without the name of the paper’s author or indication of their institution. (The online system will keep a record of these details). 

Students at any stage of their research may submit a paper.  These must be:

• a maximum of 5 pages excluding abstract, appendices and references.  (Papers may contain tables and figures)
• The online system will ask for an abstract to be input separately
• Appendices and references must each begin on a new page, but be uploaded as part of the paper

• Microsoft Word documents
• A4-page formatted
• 2.5cm margins on all sides
• single spaced throughout
• 12-point Times Roman font (except for the title, which must be 14-point Times Roman)
• Without the name of the paper’s author or indication of their institution.  (The online system will keep a record of these details)

• All papers must be submitted online via the AM 2009 website.  They must be uploaded as Microsoft Word documents.

• Figures and tables may be included within the body of the text

• Footnotes must be at the bottom of the page, kept to a minimum and numbered consecutively throughout the text in superscript Arabic numerals.

• Displayed formulae must be numbered consecutively throughout the paper – (1), (2) etc against the right-hand margin

• Appendices should only be included if absolutely necessary.  Appendices are additional to the 4 / 5-page paper count
  
  

• Reference pages are additional to the 4/5-page paper count.
  The Harvard (name and date) system should be used: either “recent work (Smith 2007) or “recently, Smith (2007) has stated …”.  All such references should then be listed in alphabetical order according to the following conventions:

  • Books – eg: Lee, K and Carter, S (2005) Global Marketing Management – Changes, Challenges and New Strategies, Oxford University Press
  • Journal articles – eg: Lodorfos, G N and Dennis, J (2008), “Consumers’ intent: in the organic food market”, Journal of Food Products Marketing, 14 (2), 17-38
  • Contributions in books, proceedings etc – eg: Dennis, J (2003), "The nature of supplier/client relations in the legal industry", BAM Conference proceedings, September 2003, Harrogate
  • Websites / online resources – eg: MARKETING LEEDS (2008), “Research” available at: www.marketingleeds.com/research.html [Date accessed: 04.12.08]

  For full details please see the author guidelines of the Journal of Marketing Management: www.westburnpublishers.com/journals/journal-of-marketing-management/guidelines-for-submitting-an-article.aspx
  

• Proposals for posters must be submitted via the Conference website. 
• These must be in pdf or PowerPoint format, and have a maximum file size of 8Mb
• Posters should be A1 format and printed on a single panel
• Please ensure that the poster is readable in A4 format so that it can be included in the conference proceedings
• The body of the text should be around 25 point, with main headings no smaller than 48 point.  Any smaller and it will be difficult to read from a distance.
• Please ensure that you use a format which is both appropriate to the area of study and easy to follow. 
• Don’t be afraid of space – it helps the reader to focus on the main points and avoids visual clutter.
• Posters will be assessed for both content and visual impact.
• There is a separate facility on the submission system for uploading posters.
• For examples of possible poster formats, please click here for example 1 and here for example 2.  (With thanks to
  Prof. Douglas Brownlie, University of Stirling).

• As in previous years, the aim of special sessions is to provide marketing academics and researchers with a forum to disseminate and share ideas, perspectives and theories relating to a specific area of marketing.  They also offer a networking opportunity for researchers to meet others who share a similar research direction.
  Proposals for special sessions are invited from interested individuals or groups and should be:

  • E-mailed to am2009@leedsmet.ac.uk
  • Received by 31st January 2009

  Special sessions in tracks will depend on the number and quality of proposals received.
  Proposals should:

  • Indicate the topic and its relevance to the Conference theme
  • Contain a cover page that includes the title and the proposer’s details
  • Specify the ideas and issues that will be covered in the special session
  
  

• Authors agree to abide by the following terms and conditions associated with submitting a paper for the AM 2009 Conference:
  
  1. The deadline for submission of papers is 31st January 2009.
  
  2. All papers will be independently blind-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors should, therefore, ensure that their names or any author-identifying information are not included, either in the text of the document, properties of the file or the file name.
  
  3. The language of the conference is English and all papers should be in English.
  
  4. All papers submitted (competitive, working or Doctoral Colloquium) should follow the submission guidelines provided in relation to references. All author and co-author details will be input as part of the online submission form and the Organising Committee will only contact the author who submitted the paper.
  
  5. The decision of the AM 2009 Conference Chair in relation to the acceptance of the papers is final.
  
  6. Authors will be notified of acceptance, rejection and/or suggested modifications as soon as the review process has been completed. Authors should act on feedback and comments provided by the AM 2009 reviewers in order to ensure high quality conference proceedings. Please keep an exact copy of the final paper for future reference.
  
  7. By submitting a paper to be reviewed, the author(s) are indicating that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and present the paper. Any papers not presented by an author/co-author will not be published in the Conference Proceedings.
  
  8. All attendant presenters must register for the AM 2009 Conference and pay the registration fee by the required date.
  
  9. Copyright in the Conference Proceedings as a whole is with the Academy of Marketing. Authors retain the rights to their individual papers included in the proceedings, and we require that authors submitting a paper to the Conference grant the Academy a non-exclusive licence to reproduce their paper.