For your paper to qualify for the reviewing process, awards and nomination to the PDS it must be submitted by Wednesday 1 NOVEMBER 2017
Please ensure you have read the full paper formatting requirements and that you have your ABSTRACT SUBMISSION number ready as you will need it to complete the upload of your full paper.
- Full papers must be in English.
- Please read carefully the Full Paper Formatting Instructions.
- Only full papers submitted by the due date will be reviewed by at least two reviewers who are encouraged to provide developmental feedback.
- Only full papers submitted by the due date will be considered for awards.
- Only full papers submitted by the due date will be considered for inclusion in the ‘Paper Development Sessions’ (PDS).
Peer Reviews, Program Inclusion and Conference Proceedings
- All full papers received by the deadline of Wednesday 1 November will be sent for reviewing.
- Only submissions where there is a registered & paid submitting author (or delegate) as at 15 December 2017 will be included in the Program.
Acknowledgement of receipt of your paper will be emailed to you. This will give you the opportunity to check the details of your submission, including the title, abstract, author details etc. These details will then be included in the Conference Handbook and Program.
ACERE no longer produces a Conference Proceedings, however submitting authors will be provided with a statement at the conclusion of the conference that will include the following applicable information where a full paper was received, double blind peer reviewed and presented at the conference. Papers included in both the academic paper program and the PDS will be stated as being presented.
In the case of errors or changes please email the Conference Organisers, DO NOT resubmit as this will create a double up in the system.
FULL PAPER FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Please follow the instruction below for formatting your full paper.
- Please use Microsoft Word
- Submissions must be in English
- Font: Times New Roman, Size 12
- Paragraph: Single spacing, justified
- Page format A4
- Page Margins (top: 2.5cm, bottom: 2.5cm, left: 2.5cm, right: 2.5cm)
- Maximum number of pages is 15 inclusive of figures, tables and references (If paper is longer than 15 pages, it will be returned to you for editing, the edited version must be submitted by the deadline)
- You must ensure that the author/s name and contact information does not appear anywhere in your document, including the file name.
- Your abstract (maximum 200 words) must be entered into the field provided on the submission.
- Commence your document with title, followed by introduction
- Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of the page and should be kept to a minimum.
- Do not include page numbers.
- Appendices should immediately follow the body of the paper. The word Appendix should be a first level heading. If there is more than one appendix, number each consecutively.
All acceptances are contingent on receipt of a full paper that essentially matches what was outlined in the Abstract (minor deviations are, of course, acceptable; however major change in topic or not providing data/empirical results where such were ‘promised’ are not acceptable).
For further information please email the Conference Organisers
Please ensure you have read the full paper formatting requirements and that you have your ABSTRACT SUBMISSION number ready as you will need it to complete the upload of your full paper.