Three types of papers-refereed, work‑in‑progress, and special session/panel- are accepted for consideration. There will be a doctoral research symposium all day on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, for which we only require a five page abstract.
All submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:
· If you wish to have your paper published in the refereed congress proceedings, submit either an electronic copy or three hard copies of your complete manuscript, not exceeding 25 pages, double‑spaced, to only one track co-chair on or before May 1, 2004, though earlier submissions are strongly encouraged. Papers will be reviewed and final decisions will be made and communicated no later than May 17, 2004. Revisions should be expected. Final manuscripts, in required format, (see complete guidelines at http://www.imda.cc ) with changes consistent with requested revisions, must be received by the congress Administrative Director’s office in Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA by June 10, 2004 at the latest. If submitted late or guidelines are not followed, it will not be included in the congress proceedings.
· Submit an electronic copy or three hard copies of an abstract of works-in-progress to the appropriate track co-chair. None of these documents will be published in the conference proceedings. They will be included in the congress program only.
· Receipt of all electronic submissions will be acknowledged as soon as received. If you want a receipt of your hard-copy manuscript, please provide an addressed, stamped envelope with the title of your paper, your full address, telephone, facsimile, and e‑mail numbers clearly written. If there are multiple authors, this information is to be provided by all authors.
· Complete the attached registration form and send it to the Executive Director in Pennsylvania, USA address as soon as possible. If your paper is not accepted either for presentation or publication in the congress proceedings, your registration fee will be refunded to you immediately. At least one author must commit to attending before a manuscript will be reviewed. In the case of multiple author attendance, all authors must register and there is no exception to this rule.
· Each registered participant is entitled to have a maximum of two accepted manuscripts included in the congress proceedings as senior author. In the case of more than two papers being accepted, the participant must inform the Proceedings Editor of the titles of the two papers to be included in the proceedings.
· Manuscript submissions should include a separate title page on each copy, listing all authors, their affiliations, addresses, telephone/fax numbers and e‑mail addresses, if available. For papers with multiple authors, indicate the author with whom we should correspond. List only the manuscript title in the main body of the paper, abstract, or proposal to allow for blind review.
· All papers will be subjected to a blind review process. They will be judged primarily on the basis of original contribution to scholarship, overall quality, and interest to the Association's members. Reviewers' comments will be provided to authors when notified of the Program Committee decisions.
· The final copy of manuscripts to be published may not exceed 8 pages, single-spaced, 10-point font, including tables, figures, and references. All of the references cited in the body of the paper must be presented under references at the end of the paper. There will be an extra page charge of US$25 per page which must be sent along with the final camera-ready version of the manuscript. There are no exceptions to this rule. Manuscripts that do not conform to the guidelines or do not include extra-page charges where applicable will not be published.
· Accepted manuscripts will be published in the congress proceedings only if at least one author registers and attends the congress. Registration fees are non‑refundable, though a substitute person is acceptable in emergencies, provided that the Association is informed prior to the start of the Congress in writing. In case of no attendance, the delegate forfeits her/his right for a refund. When payment of full postal charges is received, a registered delegate is entitled to receive a copy of the published proceedings.
· Whether attending partially or in full, all congress attendees must pay the appropriate registration fees in full. At least one author must have a paid registration fee by May 1,2004 at the latest or the paper can not be submitted for proceedings publication. If a paper is accepted either for proceedings publication and /or congress presentation, each author of the paper accepts equal responsibility of payment of the full late registration fees upon demand in case of no-show at the congress. The Association’s Executive Director will bill such individuals after the congress. Receipts for the congress registration fees and other charges will be provided at the start of the congress. Please do not request receipts in advance of the congress.