Submission guidelines and procedures

Guidelines

• To ensure a balanced and varied programme, any individual can only be the first author of one accepted (Full or Concise) paper. However, there is no limit on the number of times an individual can appear as an author.
• Contributions of other formats (i.e., poster, sharing practice, workshop) do not count towards the limit of one first authorship for papers.
• Submissions for Full or Concise Paper must be suitable for blind reviewing. This involves the authors and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken:
1. The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with “Author” and year used in the references instead of the authors’ name, article title, etc.
2. With Microsoft Word documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties of the file. Remove author identifying information via File > Properties in the MS Word and then re-save document.
• Both Full and Concise papers are eligible for the ascilite Outstanding Paper awards.
• Poster Awards will recognise the best poster displays.
• File size for any single submission must not exceed 2 MB.

Procedures

1. Download and fill out your format-specific template.
2. Click here to create your new account as an Author. If you are a Reviewer and already have an account with our paper submission system, simply add Author to your role via My Profile.
3. Upload your completed template and your submission details before 30th May for Workshops, and before 30th June for all other formats.
4. Check the status of your submission here.
5. Register for the conference before 3rd October (for Early Bird discount).
6. Sign up for further announcements via Twitter (user: @ascilite14).

Submission formats and templates

Full paper (refereed)
Full papers may feature significant reviews, reports on medium-large scale research studies, evaluations, developments or projects. Full papers are expected to present quality research and require that the paper be original and have the potential to produce results that are sufficiently general for theoretical and/or practical knowledge to be recognisably increased.

Full paper proposals are a maximum of 10 pages, including references.

Full paper template (Word doc)

Concise paper (refereed)
Concise papers are around work-in-progress for pilot studies, small scale exploratory projects, reports on highly specialised topics or conceptual papers on recent developments. Concise papers also encompass reviews of key new directions for developing research-based best practices and for conducting research into practices in technology supported teaching and learning.

Concise paper proposals are a maximum of 4 pages, including references.

Concise paper template (Word doc)

Poster
Posters enable individuals or groups to display information about innovative projects or activities in an informal, interactive environment.

Poster proposals are a maximum of one page, including references. Accepted posters will be displayed on poster boards at the conference venue, with the additional option for the digital version (.pdf) to be shared via the conference website.

Poster template (Word doc)

Sharing practice
The new Sharing practice stream is an opportunity for practitioners to showcase an innovative teaching and learning practice. These can include: alternative or new pedagogical approaches; reinvigorated ‘old’ ideas; reflections on teaching practices that worked/did not work.

Sessions will be 25 minutes long or, if a strong case is made, up to 50 minutes. Presentations can be made either individually or in a group, with an emphasis on interactivity. Sessions which feature hands-on activities, demonstrations, panels or discussions will be viewed positively.

Proposals are a maximum of one page, including references. An important component is a description of the format, addressing the strategies that will be used to engage the audience. In addition, you should list all presenters and ensure that all have agreed to participate.

Sharing practice template (Word doc)