2020 Short Research Papers

Contents

• Overview
• Short Research Papers
• Preparation and Submission Guidelines
• Upon Paper Acceptance
• Full Research Papers Chairs
• Questions

Overview

Update:  The papers submission deadline has passed and reviews are underway. Authors can access their submission instance on our secure submissions website.

iConference papers push the boundaries of information scholarship, explore core concepts and ideas, and help identify new technological and conceptual configurations.

iConference 2020 offers two distinct research papers tracks: Short Research Papers, which are explained here, and Full Research Papers, which are explained on their own dedicated track page.

iConference Short Research papers undergo a rigorous double-blind review process, managed by the Short Research Papers Chairs in consultation with the Program Chairs. Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. Submitted papers will be scored on innovation, contribution and quality of thought and writing.

All papers accepted for presentation at iConference 2020 will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science series and will therefore be indexed by major services such as Web of Science and Scopus. The papers will be published as Green Open Access allowing them to be deposited in institutional repositories as well as in the open access Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS).

A Best Paper Award will be presented in the Short Research Papers category.

We welcome you to review the official proceedings of past iConferences.

Short Research Papers

Guidelines: All papers must follow the guidelines on our Author Instructions Page

Length: Up to 3,000 words (excluding references) in Springer’s prescribed LNCS template

Timeline:

• Submission deadline: Monday, September 16, 2019
• Notification date: mid-November, 2019
• Final camera-ready versions due: Monday, December 16, 2019

The goal of the Short Research Papers track is to encourage the iConference community to present new, provocative, and cross-cutting themes in a short paper submission. Short research papers might include, but are not limited to, critical literature reviews of an emerging topic, theory building that is in the early stages of development, or new analysis / methods applied to existing data. Short papers are more focused and succinct contributions to the research program, and are likely to have a smaller scope of contribution than Full Research Papers. For example, short papers on applications design may not cover the entire iterative design cycle (observation, design, implementation, evaluation, etc.) but may instead go into depth in specific areas. Short papers should not exceed 3,000 words in length (excluding references).

Preparation and Submission Guidelines

The following is a brief summary. Papers authors should also familiarize themselves with the detailed requirements and guidelines on our Author Instructions Page.

Submissions will be made using the ConfTool submission system. Submissions must be in English. Author-identifying information must be removed from first submissions to facilitate blind review. All papers must follow Springer’s prescribed LNCS template.

Failure to adhere to the appropriate guidelines on our Author Instructions Page may result in a desk reject, i.e., the work not being reviewed.

Upon Paper Acceptance

Authors agree that if their work is accepted, at least one author will register during the Early registration period, and present the accepted work at iConference 2020. We reserve the right to withhold publication if no presenter registers.

Short Research Papers Chairs

• Sally Jo Cunningham, University of Waikato
  

• Geoff Walton, Manchester Metropolitan University

Questions

Questions about papers submissions should be directed to the papers co-chairs listed above.

General questions about the iConference 2020 should be directed to iconf2020@hb.se

Questions about the iSchools and the overall Conference series should be sent to iConference Coordinator Clark Heideger.