Fellow Programme in Management (Rural Management)
Fellow Programme in Management (Rural Management)
Participants are required to upload a single PDF document containing:
Title Page: Title of the paper/proposal, author name(s), affiliation(s), email address(es), and other relevant author details.
Anonymized Manuscript: The complete manuscript/proposal, beginning on the page following the title page. The manuscript must not contain any information that identifies the author(s) or their institution(s).
Font: TimeRoman roman, sizdouble-spaced space.
Format: MS Word, Use footnotes (not endnotes), One-inch margin on all four sides
References: All papers should follow any standard reference style.
Submission Tracks and Word Limits
The areas under which scholarly work is invited comprise all the main themes of DOCMAD 2026.
Track I – Doctoral Proposal Track
For scholars at the initial stages of their doctoral research. Participants in this track can present their full thesis proposal. The proposal should contain the research questions, the existing research done in the field, the proposed methods, and expected implications of the research, among other essentials. Participants are required to submit an Extended Abstract of 1,000–2,000 words.
Track II – Advanced Research Paper Track
For scholars at advanced stages of their research. Participants in this track will present a full research paper that is near-publication stage. The paper should not be a previously published work (as a journal article or book chapter); however, it may be published as a working paper or under conference abstracts/proceedings. Participants are required to submit a Full Research Paper of up to 9,000 words.
Track III – Job Market Paper Track
Scholars who were awarded their PhD in 2026 are nearing completion of their PhD and awaiting the examiner’s report, or have recently submitted their doctoral thesis. Participants will present a selected research paper that they wish to showcase to potential academic/research recruiters. The paper should not be a previously published work (as journal article or book chapter); however, it may be published as a working paper or under a conference abstracts/proceedings. Participants are required to submit a Full Research Paper of up to 9,000 words.
All submissions must be made in PDF format through the designated submission link.