INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance- 2009 Conference

All Proceedings files are due by 7/15/09

A. GENERAL. Authors of all accepted papers and special sessions need to submit an abstract of their papers for inclusion in the AEF 2009 Conference Proceedings. Maximum length allowed for each abstract is three (3) pages, single-spaced; and as further instructed in what follows. Deadline for submission of such abstracts is July 15, 2009. The Proceedings book, in CD format, will be made available to all registered participants at the conference.

B. SPECIFICS.

1. Abstracts should be submitted online, as instructed at the end of this page, in Microsoft Word for Windows format only (Office 97 or higher). Paper size must be Letter size: 8 ½ by 11. Margins should be one (1) inch on all sides of each page. Type style should be Times New Roman, size 12.
2. Length should not exceed three (3) pages; single-spaced; including references. Double space between paragraphs and headings. Pages should NOT be numbered.
3. Title of the abstract should be centered, ALL CAPS and bold. Titles requiring more than one line should be single spaced. Title should be followed in the next line by name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), and email addresses only. Such info should be centered and bold.
4. Equations, Figures and Tables should be numbered and placed as close as possible to where they are cited.
5. References. Please model your references after the following examples. For monographs: Fama, Eugene F., and Merton H. Miller, 1972. The Theory of Finance (Dryden Press, Hinsdale, Ill.). For contributions to collective works: Grossman, Sanford J., and Oliver D. Hart, 1982, Corporate financial structure and managerial incentives, in John J. McCall, ed.: The Economics of Information and Uncertainty (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill.). For periodicals: Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling, 1976, Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure, Journal of Financial Economics 3, 305-360.
6. To be included in Conference Proceedings, abstracts must arrive in electronic form on or before July 15, 2009.

C. SUBMISSION. Please send your abstract as an attached file, and as instructed in above, via this email address: staff@aoef.org