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Submissions Guidelines:

A: KEY POINTS

  • Each individual can only be the first author on one submission (unless one submission is a discussant).
  • It is the author’s responsibility to select the correct submission format. We cannot change the submission format after submission or acceptance.
  • Author names, abstracts, and titles inputted here will appear in the conference app, so please proofread carefully.
  • We require the first author to be both the presenting author and the corresponding author.
  • Your submission may be rejected without review if it is not formatted correctly.

B: INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF SPOKEN PAPERS AND INTERACTIVE PAPERS (POSTERS)

Step 1. Format. Select either Spoken Paper Sessions or Interactive Paper (Poster) Sessions

Step 2. Title & Abstract. Input the title (max: 250 characters with spaces) and abstract. The first letter of the title should be capitalised, but other words in the title should NOT be capitalized (excluding proper nouns, and the first letter after a colon). There are four boxes for the abstract: 

  • Purpose - concise statement of the specific purposes, questions addressed, and/or hypotheses tested.
  • Method - description of the design, participants, material, and analyses relevant to carrying out the study. For submissions that are not data-based, provide information concerning methods used to collect, summarize, and organize information.
  • Results - summary of the findings directly related to the purpose of the study.
  • Conclusions - statement concerning the relevance and/or implications of the findings.

Please split your abstract across all four boxes if your submission involves data collection/analysis. If your submission does not involve data collection/analysis, you can leave ‘Methods’ and ‘Results’ blank. There is a global wordcount of 250 words across all four boxes.

Step 3. Authors. Enter all author details. Ensure that names and email addresses are typed correctly. There can be only one presenting and corresponding author. The presenting author and corresponding author should be the same person.

Step 4. Topics. Select one topic from Topic Group 1 and up to two topics from Topic Group 2.

Step 5. Additional Information. Answer the questions asking if you would like to be considered for the roles of abstract reviewer and/or session chair. Ignore the question on symposium paper order.

C: INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF SYMPOSIA

The symposium organiser should submit the title and overview of the symposium using this workflow. At the end of the workflow, you will be provided with a link which should be shared with the symposium’s presenting authors.

Note that the symposium organiser is expected to chair the session. 

Step 1. Title & Description. Input the title (max: 250 characters with spaces) and a description of the symposium (max: 250 words). The first letter of the title should be capitalised, but other words in the title should NOT be capitalized (excluding proper nouns, and the first letter after a colon). The description should be a brief summary of the purpose of the symposium and the theoretical or applied relationship between papers.

Step 2. Roles. Enter details for the organiser and discussant (if applicable). Ensure that names and email addresses are typed correctly. The symposium organiser should be marked as ‘Convenor’ and ‘Panel Chair’.

Step 3. Topics. Select one topic from Topic Group 1 and up to two topics from Topic Group 2.

Step 4. Additional Information. Answer the questions asking if you would like to be considered for the roles of abstract reviewer and/or session chair, then list and number the papers within the symposium in the order that they should be presented.

Once you have completed the workflow, click ‘Copy shareable link’. Share this link with the authors who will be contributing papers to your symposium so that they can submit their paper.

D: INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING TO A SYMPOSIUM (BY INVITE ONLY)

Open the link that you have been sent from the symposium organiser.

Click ‘Submit to Panel’.

Step 1. Title & Abstract. Input the title (max: 250 characters with spaces) and abstract. There are four boxes for the abstract: 

  • Purpose - concise statement of the specific purposes, questions addressed, and/or hypotheses tested.
  • Method - description of the design, participants, material, and analyses relevant to carrying out the study. For submissions that are not data-based, provide information concerning methods used to collect, summarize, and organize information.
  • Results - summary of the findings directly related to the purpose of the study.
  • Conclusions - statement concerning the relevance and/or implications of the findings. 

Please split your abstract across all four boxes if your submission involves data collection/analysis. If your submission does not involve data collection/analysis, you can leave ‘Methods’ and ‘Results’ blank. There is a global wordcount of 250 words across all four boxes.

Step 2. Authors. Enter all author details. Ensure that names and email addresses are typed correctly. There can be only one presenting and corresponding author. The presenting author and corresponding author should be the same person.

Step 5. Additional Information. Answer the questions asking if you would like to be considered for the roles of abstract reviewer and/or session chair. Ignore the question on symposium paper order.