submission guidelines for authors

Abstract submission

Abstracts can be based on research projects, case studies or thought-leadership pieces. An abstract should be no less than 300 words and no more than 500 words. It should indicate the rationale for the study, methods used, key findings, conclusions and highlight where the author(s) think the study adds value to our understanding of 21st Century football. Footnotes and endnotes may be used but only where appropriate and as sparingly as possible.

The Harvard system of referencing should be used, further details of which can be found at: library.curtin.edu.au/referencing/harvard.pdf. The accuracy of references used is the responsibility of the author(s).

All submissions should adopt the following format:

Page 1 -title of the abstract; author(s) name(s), affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number; up to six keywords.

Page 2 - title of the abstract;
NB Author(s) name(s), affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number or fax number must not appear on this page.

Page 3 - title of the abstract and beginning of main text

Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to Simon Chadwick (details of whom can be found below) as Word documents (ideally version 2000 or later). For administrative purposes, authors should submit their abstract together with a short covering letter. Receipt of abstracts is no guarantee of acceptance

Key dates
Date by which authors should submit abstracts: 31st December 2008
Date by which abstracts will be accepted/rejected: 31st March 2008
Date conference will be held: ** June 2008

Conference chairs
Professor Simon Chadwick, University of Coventry and University of London, UK
Professor Frank Go, RSM, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Professor Hansruedi Müller, University of Bern, Switzerland

Scientific committee
Professor Michael Bar-Eli, Ben Gurion University, Israel
Dr Carlos Barros, Portugal
Dr Anne Bourke, University College Dublin, Ireland
Professor Michel Desbordes, France
Professor Harold Dolles, Heilbronn Business School, Germany
Sean Hamil, University of London, UK
Professor Robert Kasper, KREMS, Austria
Dr Carlos Marti, IESE, Spain
Dr Andrea Santini, University of Rome, Italy
Professor Sten Soderman, University of Stockholm, Sweden

Key contacts
General enquiries about the conference should be directed to
Professor Go: fgo@rsm.nl 

Enquiries about the conference venue, location, travel etc. should be directed to Professor Müller: mueller@fif.unibe.ch

Abstract submissions should be sent to Professor Chadwick: s.chadwick@coventry.ac.uk or s.chadwick@bbk.ac.uk