ICBI 2020: International Conference on Business and Information 2020 Online Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, November 19, 2020 |
Conference website | http://conf.kln.ac.lk/icbi/ |
Poster | download |
Abstract registration deadline | July 29, 2020 |
Submission deadline | September 15, 2020 |
We are pleased to announce that the 11th edition of International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI 2020) is scheduled to be held on 19th November 2020 which is organised by the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. The goal of ICBI 2020 is to bring researchers and practitioners to share cutting-edge developments in all spheres of management to a common platform. We invite all the management researchers, and practitioners to send research papers/extended abstracts and case studies to this conference and make this conference a grand success. Given the prevailing situation in the world, the conference will run on a online mode.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome: Research papers/extended abstracts and case studies
- Paper Submission Guidelines:
- Authors are responsible for the originality and the linguistic accuracy of manuscripts. The submitted manuscripts should have not been published in another journal/conference/magazine.
- Manuscripts should be in English (Times New Roman, 12pt, single column) in 1.5 line spacing on B5 paper leaving 0.8 inch margin on all four sides of the paper.
- Authors can submit the soft copy of the manuscript in MS Word format after preparing as per the submission guidelines through the tool at conference page or authors may directly email the manuscripts to icbi@kln.ac.lk (International Conference) | doctoral.icbi@kln.ac.lk (Doctoral Colloquium)
- Manuscript of the paper should have a cover page providing the title of the study (Bold, sentence case, 14pt), name(s) (12pt), institutional affiliation(s) and e-mail addresses (11pt, italic) of all the authors.
- The abstract (11pt, justified) should not exceed 250 words and may include the problem, purpose, methodology, findings and the contribution. If you do not intent to submit the full paper to the conference, then you are required to provide an extended abstract which should be more than 400 words and less than 500 words.
- Maximum of five (05) keywords related to the topic should be given. The maximum word limit for the full paper is 5000 words including references.
- The manuscript may be organized under the headings of; introduction, literature review, methods, findings and discussion followed by the conclusion.
- Three categories of heading are defined as: Heading 1 (Bold, left align, 12pt), Heading 2 (Bold, left align, 12pt) and Heading 3 (Bold, italic, left align, 12pt).
- Tables and figures are to be numbered and directly placed in the text.
- Naming tables; Table 1: Title in bold, 12pt, placed above the table.
- Naming figures; Fig 1: Title in bold, 12pt, placed below the figure.
- The source should be placed right below the figure or the table; in Times New Roman, 11pt, Italic.
- Formulas are to be numbered in Times New Roman, 11pt, align to the right margin next to the formula.
- If it is needed to acknowledge somebody or an institution, it should be mentioned between the conclusion and references.
- Footnotes and endnotes should not be used for citations. Citations and references should be in accordance with the APA 6th format.
Committees
Program Committee
Prof. D. M. Semasinghe
Prof. Ariyarathne Jayamaha
Prof. P. M. C. Thilakarathne
Prof. R. P. C. Ranjani
Prof. C. Pathirawasam
Prof. E. G. Ubayachandra
Prof. S. Weligamage
Prof. P. Gamage
Prof. K. A. S. Dhammika
Prof. C. de Alwis
Prof. R. Fernando
Prof. L. V. K. Jayathilake
Dr. P. N. D. Fenando
Dr. C. N. Wickramasinghe
Dr. K. K. Thilakasiri
Dr. M. P. N. Janadari
Dr. Sriyantha Fernando
Organizing committee
Contact
Conference Chair
Dr. W. M. C. B. Wanninayake
bandara@kln.ac.lk
Conference Co- Chair
Dr. Ravi Dissanayake
ravi@kln.ac.lk
Conference Secretary
Mrs. Bimali Wijesundara
bimaliwijesundara@kln.ac.lk