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Paper Guidelines

1. Conditions

The deadline for submitting papers is 31 May 2026. Failure to submit the paper by the deadline may result in the cancellation of the applicant's participation.
Papers should be a complete version of the work and in line with the workshop description and the approved paper proposal.
Papers will be amended before and after the workshop, to include the feedback gathered from the directors, discussant, and other participants.
Papers should meet, as much as possible, the criteria in terms of length, structure, and format as listed below.
Papers should be uploaded to the GRM Online System. In case the uploading is not successful, please contact grm@grc.net.
Submission of the paper signifies that the participant agrees, once again (participants have already agreed to them by confirming their participation), to the GRCC Intellectual Property Guidelines.
Authors will be informed about the suggested destination of their paper, in a joint publication or as an individual paper, by the workshop directors and GRC by mid-August 2026.
Authors will be given a deadline of approximately 23 September 2026 to finalise their paper for publication.

2. Paper Length, Structure, Format

Focus: As closely as possible following the workshop description and the abstract that was accepted
Language: English (papers should be submitted in [almost] perfect English)
Paper length: 6,500-7,000 words (including tables, graphs, footnotes, references)
Paper abstract: 500-750 words
Biographical note author: 250 words
Photo author: Passport size
Software: MS Word
Page format: A4
Margins: 2.5 cm top, bottom, left, right
Line spacing: 1.5
Font: Times New Roman 12-point for text; 11 for citations; 10 for footnotes
Sections: Main headlines, section headlines, and sub-section headlines should be clearly indicated by using different font sizes and where necessary also by using italics
Graphs/tables: Can be included in-text or can be grouped at the end of the paper (in the latter case it should be indicated where they are to be placed in the text)
Footnotes/bibliography: Chicago Manual of Style, i.e., in the text use the surname of the author and year and provide a full bibliography at the end of the text
Headers/footers: None
Page numbering: Centre at bottom
Pictures: None, but if any need to be included they should be sent separately and in the text noted where the image can be found in the appendix (In the text you may write "picture 1 here" for example).
Alignment: Justified (left and right)
Keywords: Please choose the keywords that are the most appropriate to describe the paper

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is not acceptable in any form

Use of AI: Authors are expected to disclose to editors, reviewers, and readers when/how they have utilized artificial intelligence (AI) tools for any aspect of their research. All papers that use AI will need to include a written acknowledgement disclosing the particular AI tool employed and explaining how it was used.

File naming: When uploading the paper to the GRM portal please ensure that the file name contains no spaces, no special characters (comma, periods, semicolon, etc.), and is titled with the first author's name and workshop number (i.e. JohnSmith-WS7).

3. Citations

Some illustrative examples for endnotes:

Books

Leonard Binder, In a Moment of Enthusiasm, Political Power and the Second Stratum in Egypt (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978)

Brian Hocking, "Rethinking the 'New' Public Diplomacy," in The New Public Diplomacy: Soft Power in International Relations, ed. Jan Melissen (UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), 28-43.

Journal articles

Andrew Rosser, "Escaping the Resource Curse: The Case of Indonesia." Journal of Contemporary Asia 37, no. 1 (2007): 38–58.

Newspaper articles

Alan Riding, "The Industry of Art Goes Global," New York Times, March 28, 2007.

Names of news services are not italicized.

Associated Press, "Westchester Approves Measure on Gun Safety," New York Times, June 12, 2000.

Online newspapers, news services, and other news sites

Alison Mitchell and Frank Bruni, "Scars Still Raw, Bush Clashes with McCain," New York Times, March 25, 2001, http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/politics/25MCCA.html (accessed May 9, 2012).

Working papers

Eric Edmonds, "Does Child Labor Decline with Improving Economic Status?" NBER Working Paper 10134, December 2003.

Pamphlets, corporate reports, brochures, and other freestanding publications

These are treated essentially as books.

International bodies

Citations to documents of international bodies such as the UN should identify the authorizing body (and the author where appropriate), the title of the paper, and the date. Series, publication number, and place of publication may be included.

Citation style for bibliographies:

Brochmann, Grete. Middle East Avenue: Female Migration from Sri Lanka to the Gulf. Boulder: Westview Press, 1993.

Arnold, Fred, and Nasra M. Shah, eds. Asian Labor Migration: Pipeline to the Middle East. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986.

Feiler, Gil. "Migration and Recession: Arab Labor Mobility in the Middle East, 1982-89." Population and Development Review 17, no. 1 (March 1991): 134-155.

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Full Paper Submission Guidelines

Once selected, the deadline for submitting the draft version of the paper is May 15, 2020. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of the applicant’s participation as paper presenter (however the applicant can still participate as a listening participant).

Submission of the paper signifies that the participant agrees to the Intellectual Property Guidelines. Two of the most important points to keep in mind are the fact that we expect participants to provide an original piece of work and the fact that the copyright of their paper will belong to the Gulf Research Center.

Please note that acceptance of an abstract proposal does not guarantee an individual’s participation as paper presenter. If we do not receive a participant’s draft paper before the deadline and/or the draft submission does not meet the quality standards of the workshop directors and/or the Gulf Research Center, we may have to change the status of the participant to listening participant rather than paper presenter. This helps to ensure that all papers presented at the conference are of the highest quality.

Following the conclusion of the GRM, all participants will be given until August, 2020 for paper revision. If a sufficient number of quality papers are available from an individual workshops, these papers will be considered for publication in an edited volume by the Gulf Research Center or other publishers.

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