Paper Guidelines
Authors may submit four types of papers: Undergraduate colloquium papers, empirical paper, research proposals and special sessions on topics of public policy research interest. When submitting, kindly mention the type of your paper.
All submissions will be double-blind reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in the SU refereed conference proceedings, if at least one author of the paper pre-registers for the conference. By submitting a paper to be reviewed, the author(s) are assuring us that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and present the paper for sure.
Best paper award in each category will be presented at the conference.
We also invite participation from academicians, civil service officials, educator’s professionals, and heads of major government-owned and private enterprises in the country.
Competitive papers must be original and should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages; conceptual papers, graduate colloquium papers and proposals for special sessions should be submitted in long abstract form to a maximum of 5 single-spaced pages; irrespective of the type of paper submitted, all papers ought to use 12 point Times Roman font; A4 format with 2.5 cm margin on all sides; the word count excludes abstract (approximately 150 words), references and any of the appendices.
A cover page should indicate the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and their affiliation(s). The first page should start with the title of the paper only, followed by an abstract not exceeding 150 words. The main body of the paper should follow the abstract.