6TH USBED CONFERENCE
Templates and Writing Guidelines
Prepare your paper according to this template and these rules. The template is provided as a formatting example; the headings do not have to match exactly and you can use your own.
Downloadable Documents
Paper Template
The conference formatting template for abstracts and full texts. In Word format.
Participant Guide
13 steps from submission to presentation: registration, fees, presentation format, online attendance, certificates.
APA 7 Guide
A short referencing guide. APA 7 must be used in all papers.
General Formatting Rules
Format
- Typeface: Garamond
- Size: 11 pt — headings 12 pt
- Line spacing: 1.15
- Paragraph spacing before/after: 6 pt
- Margins: 2 cm on all sides
- File format: WORD, DOC or DOCX
Content
- Title: fewer than 12 words, centred, bold
- Abstract: 100–200 words
- Keywords: 3–8, from general to specific
- Full text: 1,000–9,000 words
- Referencing: APA 7, hanging indent
- Presentation time: 8–12 minutes
Conference book or journal?
By default, accepted papers are published in the ISBN conference proceedings book. If you would rather publish your text in the USBED Journal, you may submit your full text to the journal separately; in that case the text is not included in the proceedings book. The journal’s review and publication criteria differ from the conference and publication is not guaranteed.