Review
Your work is read without your name attached and you are notified of the outcome.
Submission information
How to submit your work
All material is submitted online. You may send a complete paper, or an abstract or outline if the work is still developing. This page sets out what is accepted, how it is reviewed and how a paper should be prepared.
Accepted formats
Three kinds of submission are accepted. A full paper is the most complete option. An abstract or an outline is accepted for presentation, although an abstract on its own is not considered for the journals. An abstract may be converted into a full paper at any later stage, including after the presentation.
Tracks
Learning track
Learning oriented papers describe new or innovative practice in classrooms, laboratories, online settings, face to face teaching, distance learning or any other environment in higher education. Manuscripts with a more theoretical focus on teaching and learning are equally welcome.
Administration track
Administration oriented papers describe new or innovative practice in the running of an academic unit. Topics include staffing models, budget equity between units, accreditation, recruitment and retention of faculty, the balance between teaching and research, assessment of programmes, faculty and students, academic freedom, and any other matter of academic administration. The list is not exhaustive.
Review process
Papers are reviewed without the author being identified. Authors are normally notified of the outcome within a short period after submission. Reviewers are drawn from the relevant discipline and from the wider conference community.
Presentations
Each presentation is allotted a fixed slot in the programme. Presenters should plan to speak within the allotted time and to allow room for questions.
Paper preparation
Formatting rules for accepted papers
Once a paper has been accepted it must follow the rules below so that all manuscripts can be produced in a single house style.
Document setup
- Submit the manuscript in Microsoft Word format, either .doc or .docx. Do not send Rich Text Format files.
- Use a page size of 8.5 by 11 inches with one inch margins on every side.
- Do not rely on colour, because every paper is reproduced in black and white.
- Keep the length appropriate for the presentation slot. Anything beyond about twenty pages, including the title page, references and appendices, is likely to be too long.
First page and author details
The first page carries only the title, the author information and the abstract, and it should not run over onto the second page. For each author, provide the following.
- Full name
- Academic rank or title
- Department, school or college
- University, college or organisation
- City, state, country and postal code
- Email address
Headings, body and references
| Element | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 12 point Times Roman italic, block style |
| Body | 12 point Times Roman, left justified, block paragraphs with no first line indent |
| Level one heading | 14 point Arial bold, centred |
| Level two heading | 14 point Arial bold, left aligned |
| Level three heading | 14 point Arial, left aligned |
| Further headings | Not used. No more than three heading levels are permitted. |
| References | 12 point Times Roman, hanging indent, using the APA style described at apastyle.apa.org. Do not force a line break or use spaces or tabs inside a reference. |
Before you send a file. Check that your manuscript opens correctly in Microsoft Word, that every author is listed on the first page and that your references follow the required style.
After submission
What happens next
Presentation
Accepted work is scheduled into a session alongside related papers from other fields.
Publication
Selected papers are invited into the journals associated with the conference.
External resources
Writing and referencing resources
These independent resources may help authors prepare a manuscript to the standard the conference expects.