Submitting an abstract/paper

This article will show authors how to submit an abstract/paper to a conference for review.

 

 

Locate the Submit Abstract / Paper dashboard card

Find the Submit card on your dashboard and select Submit Your Abstract to begin the process. If the conference is collecting papers, this button will say Submit Your Paper. 

 

Carefully read the Guide for Authors

The conference organisers will include important information here. We advise reading it carefully. Click Next: Start Workflow after reading the Guide for Authors.

 

Tracks (if enabled)

You may be asked to select a track.You will only see this step if tracks are enabled. When finished, click Done: Go To The Next Step. 

 

 

Format (if enabled)

You may be asked to select your presentation format preference on this step. When finished, click Done: Go To The Next Step. 

 

 

Submission Title and Abstract

Enter your submission title on this step.

You may be asked to enter abstract text here in one or multiple fields. You can use the text editor to format your abstract. To find out more about the text editor, see here. The abstract text box may show a word limit beneath. You cannot move forward if the word limit is exceeded.

Once you're happy with your title and abstract, click on Done: Go To The Next Step.

 

Authors

You may be asked if this work is a student submission at the top of the page. You can choose Yes or No. 

You are assumed to be an author because you are logged into the system. Click the I'm not an Author button if you are submission on behalf of someone else. 

 

You can add in information about the authors on this step. Each conference is unique, but conferences generally request information such as:

• First and last name
• Email
• Affiliation
• Country
• Title
• Custom questions created by the conference organisers
  
  

Once you have filled out your details you can add other authors.

 

 

 

Finally, ensure you have the correct corresponding and presenting authors by placing a check in the box under each author. You can have one corresponding author only. Conference organisers may limit the number of presenting authors.

 

 

Topics

Select a topic on this step. The conference organisers may limit the number of topics you can select.

 

 

You may be limited to selecting topics from only one topic group. You can change your topic group, if needed.

 

 

Additional Questions

Conference organisers may ask additional questions such as:

• requesting files, like a paper, chart or images
• asking for specific information, like phone numbers or technical requirements

 

Submit your work

Complete all required steps and click Done. Voila! Your paper has been submitted! You will now have a new card on your dashboard for My Submissions.

 

You will receive a submission receipt 15 minutes after submitting.