Major Themes The International Conference on Sustainable Development consists of following themes. 1. Development, 2. Economics, 3. Environment and Natural Resources, 4. Food and Agriculture, 5. Governance, 6. Health, 7. Information and communication, 8. Science and technology, 9. Social policy. 10. Gender equality Special Note about Plagiarism Plagiarism is a very real problem in the scholarly research community. Internet plagiarism is an epidemic since it is readily available and can be found in every corner. If you submit plagiarized content even without your intention, you not only commit an injustice against the original researchers, but you can severely damage your reputation and be subject to legal ramifications. Now, with the click of a button, OIDA can upload a submission for comparison with content from more than 21,000 journals to ensure articles you send are original work. 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Extended Abstract writing guide To be considered for review, an extended abstract must include: • (a) A working title that clearly identifies the conference objectives being addressed • (b) A statement of the empirical or theoretical concern • (c) A short summary locating the concern within a wider literature • (d) A concise account of the empirical or theoretical methodological approach • (e) The main arguments of the paper and an indication of the supporting evidence • (f) A statement of the main conclusions and their relevance to an international audience The extended abstract should be approximately 600 words in length, but no less than 400 or more than 800 words. Abstracts are not meeting these requirements, will not be accepted. Manuscript Format and Style (Writing Guide) To be considered for review, an extended abstract must include: • (a) A working title that clearly identifies the conference objectives being addressed • (b) A statement of the empirical or theoretical concern • (c) A short summary locating the concern within a wider literature • (d) A concise account of the empirical or theoretical methodological approach • (e) The main arguments of the paper and an indication of the supporting evidence • (f) A statement of the main conclusions and their relevance to an international audience The extended abstract should be approximately 600 words in length, but no less than 400 or more than 800 words. Abstracts are not meeting these requirements, will not be accepted. Manuscript Format and Style (Writing Guide) Title and Authorship Information The following information should be included * Paper title * Author and all co-authour(s) names * Full institutional mailing addresses * e-mail addresses of author and all co-authors When submitting manuscripts for potential publication in the conference proceedings, please submit an original editable file in one of the (.doc, .docx,) style files. All figures, images, tables, etc., should be embedded into the original file. All submitted full text articles should report original, previously unpublished research results and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Detailed instructions on preparing papers for submission can be found in the Paper submission instructions . Abstract: The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained and citation-free. Keywords: Add about four key words or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas. Introduction: This section should be succinct, with no subheadings. Acknowledgments: All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the manuscript before the references and may include supporting grants, presentations, and so forth. References: Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references must be numbered consecutively and citations of in text references should be identified using numbers in square brackets (e.g., “as discussed by Smith [9]”; “as discussed elsewhere [9, 10]”). All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed. All references should follow APA format. Submission Topics The OIDA International Conference on Sustainable Development will bring together leading researchers and practitioner with interest in sustainable social and human development around the world. Brief guide to submission topics, can be found here. (pdf) Submission procedure Authors are invited to submit papers with submission form. The abstracts or extended abstract must submit in editable format (.doc and .docx) and shuould send via e-mail to oida@ontariointernational.org . Please d ownload submission form here. Publishing of your work The authors who submitted papers for the conference do not need to re-submit same for the journal. All conference papers will automatically be considered for publication in the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development (ISSN 1923 - 6654 (print) , 1023 - 6662 (online) . OIDA IJSD Journal also can access here. All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. The full paper submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program. The accepted abstracts of full papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. The References should follow APA format . All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration. The selection will be carried out during the review process as well as at the conference presentation stage if the paper is accepted for the conference proceedings. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision will be made based on peer review reports. Please note, If you do not wish to attend the conference and seeking only publication of your work, it is not necessary to submit a paper for the conference. You may directly submitted the paper to the Journal. A submission procedure to the journal can be found here . 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International Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 Nairobi, Kenya August 15 -16, 2019 Conference Location Sarova Panafric Hotel Nairobi Along Valley Road, Nairobi, Kenya International Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 is jointly presented by International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL), Centre for Research in Social Justice and Policy (CRSJP) at Laurentian University and Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) in Canada. and School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. African Women Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya. Department of Development Studies, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya. Important Dates Last Day to submit Abstract / Paper / Presentation - July 20, 2019 Last date to Issue Notification of acceptance - July 25, 2019 Last date to submit final paper and authors' registration - July 30, 2019 Conference dates August 15 -16, 2019 Note: Abstracts/Papers, acceptances issued on a rolling basis until July 20, 2019. Please submit your Abstract/Paper as early as possible Call for Papers Event Cancelled