Call for papers

Combining text, graphics and the opportunity for dialogue with the author, a poster presentation is ideal for those who want to maximise the visibility of their work and network. Selected posters will be displayed during the designated poster symposium(s), giving poster presenters an opportunity to engage in a conversation with delegates who will be circulating around the exhibits.

When submitting your proposal, you will be asked to enter the following information:
• The type of the presentation
• The title of the presentation
• Proposal strand(s)
• The name(s), institution(s) and email address(es) of attending presenter(s) and non-presenting co-author(s); user that adds and submits an abstract is, by default, the main presenter and the corresponding author (the author that receives updates on their submission).
• A 250-word abstract addressing each element specified on the submission form: Research Aims, Relationship to Previous Research Works, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework, Paradigm, Methodology and Methods, Ethical Considerations, Main Finding or Discussion, Implications for Practice or Policy, Five Keywords.

Posters will need to be printed in A1 format and brought to the conference by presenters.

A group may propose to organise 3 papers and a chair. The symposium has 1hr 15mins to present their work. Each contributor will have 20 minutes to present their work. Additional built-in time (15mins) is used for Q & A / discussion. For self-organised symposium, please submit one abstract for each of the papers.

Important information for self-organised symposia submissions

All symposium contributors should collaborate on their joint symposium over email (e.g. to agree their symposium title, the titles of the contributing papers, who will chair, the order of presentations, etc. ).

In ExOrdo submission portal, the self-organised symposium chair is required to submit a title of the symposium BEFORE any of the contributing papers can be added. 

Instructions for chairs:

Under submission format, chairs are required to select “Self-organised symposium title”. By default, the author who adds this submission will be listed as the self-organised symposium chair. On this submission form, the chair is ONLY required to provide the title of the symposium. All the other abstract form fields (e.g. ‘research aims’, ‘relationship to previous research works’, ‘keywords’, etc.) must be completed as “not applicable” or “N/A”. Once the title is submitted, the chair MUST inform all contributors by email that the symposium title has been submitted and let them know what that title is.

Instructions for symposium contributors:

Once the chair submits their self-organised symposium title via ExOrdo, the contributors can proceed with submitting their paper abstracts. Under submission format, symposium contributors are required to select “Self-organised symposium presentation”. Next, they need to fill in all the form fields to submit an abstract. In the next section of the submission process called ‘Additional Information’, the authors will need to provide the title of the symposium, as provided by their symposium chair. This has to be an exact match. 

In this way, symposia titles will be matched with the right contributions before the symposia are sent for review.

SoS contributors will be asked to enter the following information as part of their proposal submission:
• The title of the presentation
• Proposal strand(s)
• The name(s), institution(s) and email address(es) of attending presenter(s) and non-presenting co-author(s); user that adds and submits an abstract is, by default, the main presenter and the corresponding author (the author that receives updates on their submission).
• A 250-word abstract addressing each element specified on the submission form: Research Aims, Relationship to Previous Research Works, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework, Paradigm, Methodology and Methods, Ethical Considerations, Main Finding or Discussion, Implications for Practice or Policy, Five Keywords.

A traditional short presentation – 20 minutes, plus additional built-in time for discussion. Individual papers will be grouped into larger symposia by theme (scientific committee selected). An individual paper presentation is ideal for those who want to make collaborative links to others on a theme or issue and test out/get feedback on their work.

When submitting your proposal, you will be asked to enter the following information:

• The title of the presentation
• Proposal strand(s)
• The name(s), institution(s) and email address(es) of attending presenter(s) and non-presenting co-author(s); user that adds and submits an abstract is, by default, the main presenter and the corresponding author (the author that receives updates on their submission).
• A 250-word abstract addressing each element specified on the submission form: Research Aims, Relationship to Previous Research Works, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework, Paradigm, Methodology and Methods, Ethical Considerations, Main Finding or Discussion, Implications for Practice or Policy, Five Keywords.