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SIBR 2020 SYDNEY CONFERENCE
ON
INTERDISCIPLINARY
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS RESEARCH

January 10th - 11th, 2020, Sydney, Australia
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SIBR 2020 Sydney Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research will be held on January 10th (Friday) and 11th (Saturday), 2020 at the Vibe Hotel Sydney [click to visit] in Sydney, Australia. The conference theme is "Tenth Anniversary of SIBR: The Interdisciplinary Edge in Turbulent Markets". The SIBR conference brings together academics and professionals from all business and economics disciplines to share latest research findings and brainstorm new research ideas across disciplines. It is a unique forum for researchers with cross-disciplinary interests to meet and interact. Research papers using theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches are encouraged as are those using interdisciplinary approaches.

ORGANIZER: Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR).

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English

CONFERENCE SCOPE

(1) The SIBR Conference invites submission of academic and professional research papers/abstracts from the full range of business and economics disciplines, including all sub-fields and related topics in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Business Ethics. Research papers/abstracts cutting across business and non-business disciplines (e.g., education, engineering, law, politics, psychology, sociology, etc.) are also welcome.

(2) The SIBR Conference encourages discussions on research-in-progress. For those authors who cannot submit full papers, they can present their latest research findings at the SIBR Conference if their abstracts are accepted. Peer reviewed abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.

(3) Interested parties without papers/abstracts for presentation are also invited to participate as attendees at the SIBR Conference.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

(1) Submit full paper/abstract (in MS Word) via the Online Submission [click to enter].
        
(2) Full papers/abstracts received by the deadline will be (double-blind) peer-reviewed by an internal panel on a rolling basis. A notification of acceptance/rejection will be issued within 14 days after submission.

(3) For co-authored papers/abstracts (with more than one author), the submitting author will serve as the corresponding author who has the responsibility to forward all correspondences to his/her co-authors (e.g., acceptance/rejection emails).
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PUBLICATION

(1) Full papers/abstracts accepted for the SIBR Conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2223-5078) for free distribution at the conference. Authors are NOT required to transfer copyrights to SIBR.

(2) Several journals (indexed by Scopus, ProQuest, EconLit, etc.) will publish special issues featuring selected papers from the SIBR Conference:
  • Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research (RIBER) - Indexed in Scopus, ProQuest, EconLit, Google Scholar, etc.
  • International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics - Indexed in Scopus.
  • International Journal of Trade and Global Markets - Indexed in Scopus, EconLit, etc.​
  • International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance - Indexed in Scopus, EconLit, etc.
Upon submitting to the SIBR conference for presentation, the authors will be invited to choose a journal as a possible publication outlet. After the conference, extended versions of selected papers will be invited for further review and publication at the above journals. Final acceptance is subject to further editorial review. There is NO extra publication fee. Click here to see detailed journal information.

BEST PAPER PRIZES & AWARDS

(1) RIBER Best Paper Prize: All SIBR Conference papers published at Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research (RIBER) will be nominated for the RIBER Best Paper Prize, which serves to celebrate and applaud the best TWO papers in each issue of the journal for their significant contribution to interdisciplinary research. The winners will receive a cash prize of USD100 during their attendance of the next SIBR Conference within 12 months after the date of the current conference (the prize will be shared by the authors of a co-authored paper). The results will be announced within 2 months after the publication of each issue. This prize is NOT in conjunction with the SIBR Best Paper Award.

(2) SIBR Best Paper Award: Approximately 10% of the papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be selected as best papers for their outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research. A Best Paper Award certificate will be issued to the award-winning authors.


TENTATIVE PROGRAM & INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESENTERS

The SIBR 2020 Sydney conference program (finalized version) is available here [click to download].

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for submission of paper/abstract:                 November 22nd, 2019 (extended)

Notification of acceptance/rejection:                             Within 14 days after submission

Deadline for early-bird registration:                              November 29th, 2019
 
Conference date:                                                                January 10th-11th, 2020


REGISTRATION FEE

All conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper/abstract, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee. For all participants with or without papers/abstracts for presentation at the SIBR Conference, the registration fee is:
 
  • Early-bird Registration Fee (on or before November 29th, 2019):   HKD 2,940 (approx. USD 380)
  • Regular Registration Fee (after November 29th, 2019):                     HKD 3,480 (approx. USD 450)

Terms and conditions:
1. The registration fee includes: conference attendance and luncheon (2 days), SIBR Conference Proceedings (on USB drive), certificate of presentation/attendance, and official receipt.
2. If the same attending author will present more than one paper, the fee for each additional paper is HKD 775 (approx. USD100).
3. If your paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately and pay individual registration fee separately.
4. The registration fee does NOT include hotel accommodation and transport.
5. Policy for cancellation of registration: For cancellations made before the early-bird registration deadline, the registration fee is refundable after deducting USD100 administrative charge. The registration fee is non-refundable for cancellations made on and after the early-bird registration deadline.
6. The registration fee will be refunded in full if the organizer cancels the conference due to unforeseen natural disaster, epidemic disease, and/or civil/political unrest at the conference location.
7. The organizer reserves the right to make necessary adjustments to the conference program.

**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the SIBR 2020 SYDNEY CONFERENCE**

ENQUIRY

Please contact the conference secretariat at secretary@sibresearch.org.
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Call for book chapters: International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics.
This monograph series publishes research monographs of the highest quality and importance. All chapters published in this series are refereed relative to the standards of the best journals. The topics chosen are those of particular research importance at the time of the selection of the topics. For details, contact secretary@sibresearch.org.

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