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Introduction
This information is provided for all endorsed contributors to the conference. Following submission of your abstract (by 24th June) you will have received an email from the Conference Convenor accepting your abstract.
You will find here details of the format and submission requirements for full papers (both for peer review and for non peer review), posters and workshops. You will also find key timelines and brief introductions to the online submission system. Authors of papers for peer review in particular will find it helpful to refer to the guidelines for reviewers.
Abstracts
Abstracts are no longer being accepted.
Papers (refereed)
Refereed papers describe and contextualise scholarly research.
- Abstracts of fewer than 300 words have been endorsed.
- You will have been advised of acceptance of the abstract for the conference program.
- You will prepare or refine their paper for peer review.
- This document outlines the format requirements of papers (MS Word 40KB).
- Papers should be of 3,000 to a maximum of 5,000 words in length.
- The criteria used to review the papers are
- Relevance to conference theme and intended audience
- Academic merit
- Implications for theory, practice and/or policy
- Standard of writing.
- Authors are advised to read the Information for Reviewers (PDF 72KB) document to understand how their paper will be rated.
- Papers requiring peer review need to be submitted by 21 August 2009 using the online submission system. This submission needs to be de-identified to ensure that the paper meets the requirements of a blind review (see Ensuring a blind review below).
- Completed reviews will be sent back to authors by 25 September 2009.
- Revised papers must be received no later than close-of-business Wednesday 14 October 2009 to be included in the published conference proceedings.
- Authors will be advised of presentation times by 30 October 2009. Refereed papers will be allocated 25 minutes for presentation and discussion.
- Files for presentations including PowerPoints are to be emailed to atnassessment09@rmit.edu.au no later than Friday 13 November 2009. The filename must be led by the lead author’s surname, eg. bryant_atna09_presentation1.ppt
Papers (non-refereed)
Non-refereed papers may include case studies, research in progress, preliminary research. These papers will be published on the conference website. Presenters may choose to bring multiple copies to distribute at the conference.
- Abstracts of fewer than 300 words have been endorsed.
- You will be advised of acceptance for the conference program by 3 July 2009.
- You will prepare their paper.
- This document outlines the format requirements of papers (MS Word 40KB).
- Papers should be of 3,000 to a maximum of 5,000 words in length.
- Completed papers are to be submitted by 25 September 2009 using the online submission system.
- Papers will be assessed by the Conference program committee for inclusion in the program and allocation of time. Criteria are:
- relevance to conference theme and intended audience
- descriptions are clear and complete
- Authors will be advised of presentation length by 30 October 2009.
- Files for presentations including PowerPoints are to be emailed to atnassessment09@rmit.edu.au no later than Friday 13 November. The filename must be led by the lead author’s surname, eg. bryant_atna09_presentation1.ppt
Posters
The posters are seen as a vital and dynamic component of the conference, allowing for the dissemination of new and topical research and providing a wonderful networking opportunity.
Posters will be centrally placed in key food and refreshment areas. A period in the program will be assigned when participants know they can make contact with you. Posters will be actively promoted at the conference. A panel will review posters and award a prize for best poster (non ALTC). Authors can submit a two page summary for publication on the conference website. Authors will have the opportunity to have a short video recording (at the conference) available for downloading.
- You will have been advised of acceptance for the conference program.
- This document outlines the poster requirements and guidelines including delivery and pickup (PDF 40KB).
- Authors will be advised of poster times in the program by 30 October 2009.
- A two page summary of the poster can be submitted to the conference online submission system.
Workshops, roundtables and seminars
Delegates attending workshops will be actively interacting and participating to more fully engage with a topic. Typically workshops for the conference have been conducted successfully at the facilitator’s own institution.
- Facilitators/organisers will be advised of acceptance for the conference program no later than 31 July 2009.
- Facilitators/organisers will be advised of contribution length and times in the program by 30 October 2009.
- Files for these sessions including PowerPoints are to be emailed to atnassessment09@rmit.edu.au no later than Friday 13th November. The filename must be led by the lead facilitator’s surname, eg. bryant_atna09_workshop_1.ppt
Ensuring a blind review
The following applies only to full papers submitted for blind review.
To ensure the integrity of the blind peer review process, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:
- The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with “Author” and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors’ name, article title etc.
- With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (see under File in Word), by clicking on the following, beginning with File on the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from the file properties on save > Save.
- The institution name(s) have been removed and replaced with institution 1, institution 2 etc.
Submission process
An author for each contribution will have registered on the online submission system to submit abstracts, papers and poster summaries.
To submit proceed to the online submission system.
Reviewer guidelines
This document provides the guidelines for reviewers (PDF 72KB).