Papers for CACTUS 2023 should only be submitted via the Online Submission Form.

The submitted articles should adhere to a recommended length of 8-15 pages or 4000 – 8000 words and should not exceed 10 MB.
However, it is important to note that if an article is chosen for publication in a specific academic journal, adjustments to the manuscript size and template may be necessary, to comply with the publication requirements of the eligible journal.

Please submit your contribution as a paper written in English and following the recommendations provided in the Full Paper Template. Abstracts are not accepted. Authors must ensure that proper English is used in their manuscript.

All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality and relevance through double-blind peer reviewing.

The presentation to CACTUS 2023 will be held according to your choice, from the following options:

Oral Presentation – present your research to a truly international audience in a 15 minutes presentation followed by a 5 minutes Q&A Session.

Virtual Presentation – presentations will be scheduled within online parallel sessions using the Zoom platform.

Poster Presentation – posters will be exhibited only in digital format in a dedicated section of the conference website.

The working language is English. At least one of the papers authors must be registered for the conference in order for the paper to be considered for publication.

The authors are kindly asked to submit a PowerPoint Presentation, until September 20^th, 2023.
The organization team will publish the exact time slots at least 5 days before the conference on the website. Papers will be grouped into thematic oral or virtual presentation sessions or poster sessions.

2. Author Guidelines

Paper Title

The title should describe clearly and accurately the content of the article. It is crucial that the title includes keywords that readers are likely to use when searching for future research online.

Abstract

The abstract must include sufficient information for readers to judge the nature and significance of the topic. It should summarize the objectives of the article, methodology, results and conclusions.

Keywords
Two to five keywords that capture the essence of the paper, as well as the JEL classification should be listed in accordance to the title and abstract of the article.

Introduction

The introduction brings forth the context and organization of the paper and highlights the subject of research. It must reflect, briefly, the current research on the theme and the author’s original approach.

Paper Body  
The structure of the paper should be clear and well emphasized by titles and subtitles placed in a logical sequence, according to academic writing methodology.

Conclusions
Conclusions should provide a synthesis of the main contributions of the paper, discuss the importance of your work, and suggest possible limitations and future research.

References
CACTUS 2023 Conference requires the Harvard referencing style.