Scope
The overall objectives of the conference are to advance the theory and practice of Business Sustainability, implementation and promotion of practices in companies towards sustainability across multiple dimensions on all organisational levels, from strategic management to operational levels, in every type of business and for every company’s function.
To bridge the gaps between theory and practice, between academia and companies, between abstract and real worlds, and to bring people in the centre, as a critical success factor towards business sustainability.
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10th International Conference on
BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY 2026
Management, Technology and Learning for Individuals, Organisations and Society in Turbulent Environments
25 - 27 November 2026
Portugal
Instructions for submission
Instructions for abstract submission
The abstract submission deadline is January 15th 2019.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by the January 22nd 2019.
Abstracts should be maximum 300 words.
Please submit the abstract via email to the organising committee cirpdesign2019@gmail.com in the .doc or .pdf file format.
Abstracts submission are not mandatory, as abstracts will serve to evaluate if the proposed paper fits the conference scope. The abstract acceptance does not guarantee the full paper acceptance.
Abstract content
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Title
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Authors + affiliations
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Corresponding author
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Abstract (300 words max)
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Keyword (4 max)
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Scientific topics concerned
Instructions for paper submission
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Paper template: Please download here the paper template.
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The full paper are limited to a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of six (6) pages. Additional pages per paper above the six (6) page limit will be charged at a rate of 4 € + VAT per page.
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Authors are required to submit a PDF as well a source file copy of his/her paper. Doc/docx/latex are the only acceptable formats of source files. Other formats including ‘docm’ will NOT be used.
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All authors must strictly follow the guidelines provided here: http://www.elsevier.com/journals/procedia-cirp/2212-8271/guide-for-authors.
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The full papers, and the abstract, should be submitted through the Elsevier's platform at https://www.editorialmanager.com/procir.
Note 1: Please note that both Abstract and Manuscript must be uploaded, by the publisher's requirement.
Step-by-step instructions for paper submission
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Log in (on the top right side of page), then use Author log in. Register a new account only if you do not already have one.
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Click Submit new manuscript
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For Article Type, choose SI: CIRP Design 2019
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Follow instructions on the website to specify the title, the authors, etc.
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For Section/Category, choose SI: CIRP DESIGN 2019
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Follow instructions on the website to specify the abstract and additional information
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For Managing Guest Editor choose Cátia Alves or Carla Rocha under Choose editor
Note 1: Please note that both Abstract and Manuscript must be uploaded, by the publisher's requirement.
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Upload the Abstract in .doc or .pdf file format
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Upload the Manuscript in PDF, as well as the source in .doc or .docx format (.dotm will not be accepted).
Note 2: For any question/problem please contact the organising committee through email cirpdesign2019@gmail.com