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CALL FOR PAPERS

LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS

in cooperation with

Latvia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists

invites to the 12th

International Scientific Conference

ECONOMIC SCIENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT’ 2011

April 28-29, 2011, Jelgava, Latvia

ACADEMIC TRACKS

We invite papers in one of the following academic tracks:

· Production and co-operation in primary and secondary agriculture

· Integrated and sustainable development

· Finance and tax

· Education and science

· Resources and sustainable consumption

· Home economics

Authors may deliver their work during the conference either as a regular presentation or a poster presentation.

THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Professor Baiba Rivža, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/

Professor Edi Defrancesco, University of Padova /Italy/

Professor Arild Sæther, University of Agder /Norway/

Professor Jacques Viaene, University of Gent /Belgium/

Professor Bo Öhlmer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences /Sweden/

Professor Vilija Alekneviciene, Lithuanian Agricultural University /Lithuania/

Professor Antoni Mickiewicz, University of Agriculture in Szczecin /Poland/

Associate Professor Ferhat Baskan Ozgen, University of Adnan Menderes /Turkey/
Associate Professor Bruna Maria Zolin, University of Venice /Italy/

Professor Irina Pilvere, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/

Professor Ingrida Jakušonoka, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/

Associate Professor Gunita Mazūre, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/

IMPORTANT DATES

The most important datesto remember are as follows:

· Submit your registration through the online submission form before November 15, 2010.

· Pay the registration fee for the conference before March 15, 2011 (early bid payment – January 15, 2011).

· The conference will be held duringApril 28-29, 2011.

· Email your formatted manuscript after your online submission is accepted and before January 15, 2011.

· The proceedings will be published before the Conference.

Authors shall email the complete article, signed and scanned the author’s guarantee form to and by post to the address below. Within a fewdaysofreceiving youronline submission,we willnotify you on the acceptance or rejection for the conference.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

The official language of the Conference is English. Simultaneous interpreting (English-Latvian-English) will be provided during the Plenary session.

REVIEW AND PUBLISHING

All papers will be reviewed by two reviewers. All participants have to provide one review from their own country (both - electronic and signed) along with the paper. The other reviewer will be provided by the Conference Editorial Board. After the reviewing procedure and consideration of remarks the article may be returned to the author for revision. One week is given (starting from the day when the article is returned to the author) to review the article following reviewer’s remarks.

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES

Full length papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings (ISSN 1691-3078). The Conference Proceedings are indexed in AGRIS, CAB Abstracts and EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete databases.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Thursday, April 28th
10.00 – 12.00 Opening and Plenary session
12.00 – 13.00 Poster presentation
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14.00 – 18.00 Sessions
18.00 Welcome dinner /
Friday, April 29th
9.00 – 13.00 Sessions
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14.00 – 19.00 Conference Tour /

CONFERENCE FEE

The conference fee is EUR 120 or LVL 85. Early Bid payment fee is EUR 100 or LVL 70.

The participation fee includes reviewing and editing of papers, technical costs for publishing the Proceedings, welcome dinner and coffee breaks during the conference. The fee does not cover accommodation, travel costs and the conference tour.

The Conference fee shall be paid to:

Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte
Reg. No. 90000041898
Bank: Valsts kase
SWIFT code: TRELLV22
Account No.: LV76TREL9160031000000

Aim: Payment for the Conference “Economic Science for Rural Development’ 2011”.

Payments missing the aim and the payer’s name, surname will be considered invalid.

REGISTRATION

Registration form found at http://www.ef.llu.lv/index.htm?p=2 shall be filled in before November 15, 2010.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact person: Gunita Mazūre

E-mail:

Ph. (+371) 29844628

Address: Svētes iela 18, Jelgava, LV- 3001

Yours faithfully,

Irina Pilvere,

Professor, Dr. oec.

Dean of the Faculty of Economics

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE PROCEEDINGS “ECONOMIC SCIENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT”

Language

Articles submitted for publication shall be in English. Articles shall conform to the standard language (British English) usage requirements, be edited and proofread.

Layout

The manuscript should be laid out on a A4 size (210 x 297 mm) paper and set in a single column. The length of the article should be 7-10 pages in Times New Roman, font size 11 pt, line spacing 1.5 and margins 25 mm, justified. Articles shall be created with Microsoft Word editor (preferably in 2003 version) for Microsoft Windows operating system.

Structure of the paper

Title of the Paper (14 pt, Bold, centred)

Name Surname (12 pt, Bold)

Author’s affiliation, scientific or academic degree (10 pt, Normal, Italic)

Abstract (11 pt, Bold)

Abstract shall be written in the same language as the article (up to 250 words in English reflecting the essence, content and research results of the paper) and placed before the main body of the article.

Key words: not more than 5 items (11 pt, Bold).

Introduction (12 pt, Bold)

Introduction includes the description of the situation, problems, set hypothesis, aim and tasks of the research, research methods applied, and presents novelty and topicality of the research as well as lists problematic questions of the conducted research (11 pt, Normal).

Results and discussion (12 pt, Bold)

Text, tables, figures, formulae with references, data source references, evaluation of validity for calculations (11 pt, Normal).

Conclusions, proposals, recommendations (12 pt, Bold).

Text (11 pt, Normal).

Bibliography (11 pt, Bold)

Text (10 pt, Normal).

Text requirements

Tables - MS Word or Excel, understandable even without reading the text. Tables in the paper shall be given in Arabic numerals. The word ‘Table’ and number are placed at the right margin. Table’s title is centred in a new paragraph. Tables in size over a full page are not recommended.

Table 1

Title

No. / Question / Group A / Group B
1. / Text 1 / 5 / 8
2. / Text 2 / 7 / 3

Source: ....

If a provided table or its part has been published in another source, a primary source shall be indicated below (10 pt).

Figures – in black and white, background not shaded. Titles of figures are placed below the figures.

B A
C

Source: ....

Fig. 1. Title

Formulae - MS Equation, numbered.

References shall be given in the Harvard System of short references (e.g. Jacob E., 1998) with a full alphabetical list at the end. If a publication is authored by an organisation or has no author, the title of the organisation or publication and year of publication are indicated, e.g. (Ministry of Economics, 2010). If the publication has no author and its title is long, first three words followed by ellipsis and year of publication are indicated, e.g. (Company Financial Indicators ..., 2007).

Pages are numbered.

Use (.) as decimal point in the text, tables and figures, e.g., 0.56 or 12.67%

Guidelines for formatting the bibliography:

1. Journal article with author(s)

Soufani, K. (2002). On the Determinants of Factoring as a Financing Choice: Evidence from the UK. Journal of Economics and Business,Volume 54, Issue 2,pp. 239-252.

2. Books

Phelps, E. S. (1972). Inflation Policy and Unemployment Theory. New York: Norton. p. 322.

3. Internet sources

Karanassou, M., Sala, H., Salvador, P.F. (2007). Capital Accumulation and Unemployment: New Insights on the Nordic Experience. IZA Discussion Paper, 3066. Retrieved: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1025889. Access: 16 September, 2009.

AUTHOR‘S GUARANTEE FORM

CONCERNING THE ARTICLE PRESENTED FOR PUBLICATION

..... - ..... - 2011

Author(s), ______

First name, last name

______,

guarantee(s) that the article ______

Title of the article

______,

hereinafter referred to as “Paper”, presented at the 12th International Scientific Conference “Economic Science for Rural Development’ 2011” is an original paper and

1) it was written by the Author(s) indicated in the Paper;

2) the material of the Paper was not published in any other publication;

3) the material of the Paper is not and will not be presented for publication to any other publication;

4) the Paper does not contain statements, which do not correspond to reality, or material, which may infringe upon the intellectual property rights of another person or legal entity, and upon the conditions and requirements of sponsors or providers of financial support;

5) all references used in the Paper are indicated and, to the extent the Paper incorporates text passages, figures, data or other material from the works of others, the undersigned has obtained any necessary permits;

6) permit shall be granted to distribute the Paper in any format;

7) undertakes to indemnify and hold harmless the publisher of the journal and third parties from any damage or expense that may arise in the event of a breach of any of the guarantees set forth above;

8) the Author(s) shall bear legal responsibility for correctness of the data provided in the Author‘s Guarantee Form in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Latvia.

If the Paper is not accepted for publication in the Proceedings, this guarantee form becomes null and void, and the submitted Paper is not returned to the Author(s).

Authors:

______(First name, last name) (signature)