​GUIDELINES FOR THE MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
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Please download the paper layout. You can also read the general guidelines below:
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SIZE
Articles should not exceed 5000 words, including abstract and keywords, references, figures and tables.
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TITLE
The title should be in bold and all caps.
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AUTHORS
Author’s names are written in small caps, under the title of the text, aligned right. After the name, a footnote is inserted with the affiliation of each author.
ABSTRACT
Maximum is 200 words in total. It should include up to 5 keywords.
TEXT
The texts should be presented in a recent version of Microsoft Word. The file should be identified by the last name of the first author (e.g. Gaspar.docx).
Chapters should have a Roman numeration and its titles are presented in caps. Subchapters should have Arabic numeration and are formatted in bold with only first letter capitalized.
The text should have an 1.5 spacing. The font should be Times New Roman, 12 pts. All margins should have 3 cm. Paragraphs should not be indented or have extra spacings. Citations should follow the APA Guidelines.
Please indicate in the text where the tables and figures should appear. The actual tables should be supplied in a separate file.
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INFORMATION REGARDING FINAL PAPERS
We invite participants of the VI International Seminar City, Retail and Consumption to submit a paper for the Seminar's proceedings. If you accept this invitation, the paper should be submitted by June 30, 2017.
​NOTES
Footnotes are not to be included, except the author affiliation. We do not accept notes that are solely references. The absolutely necessary notes (max: 10) should be endnotes with an Arabic numeration.
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REFERENCES
The references should include only those that are cited in text. References should follow the APA Style.
You can find a brief overview of the APA Style here.