Submission

Submissions can only be made through the conference management tool (Ex Ordo): https://espanet2024.exordo.com. To submit an abstract, please create an account in the conference management tool and follow the step-by-step submission process. The titles and descriptions of the streams (tracks) can be found on the conference website (Streams)

In the submission process, you will be asked to:

  • Provide your affiliation,
  • Indicate the TRACK (=stream) you wish to apply for:
    • in the case of a paper abstract choose the TRACK your paper fits best to
    • in the base of a book abstract choose “Pitch-your-book seission”
    • in the case of a project abstract please choose “Pitch-your-project session”
  • Provide an abstract of up to 500 words,
  • Include the names of (co-)authors, provide their e-mail addresses, and indicate if they plan to attend the conference and/or present the paper (if accepted).
  • Accept the data processing consent (for each author)

Following ESPAnet rules, you will be asked to confirm that you will submit a full paper on time, in order to be able to present during the conference (if accepted).

At the end of your submission, you will be asked to indicate the type of paper you are submitting (TOPIC). Please choose one of the following options:

  1. Empirical: Quantitative study
  2. Empirical: Qualitative study
  3. Empirical: Mixed methods
  4. Theoretical contribution
  5. Methodological contribution
  6. Other

If you are submitting an abstract of an empirical paper, we suggest you include the aim of the paper, data and methods used, as well as the summary of major results.  The deadline for submission of all abstracts is 25th of April 2024 23:59 EEST (UTC+3).

Abstracts will be ranked by the respective Stream Convenors, but the Conference Organizing Committee will inform successful applicants by 15th of May 2024.

At the end of your book abstract submission you will be asked to indicate the publisher of your book. This is for statistical purposes only. We will not be evaluating proposals based on the publishing house.

The book you submit must meet the following criteria: it should have been published in either 2023 or 2024, be relevant to the general research interests of the ESPAnet community, and not have been previously presented at any ESPAnet conference.

Book abstracts will be ranked by the Conference Organizing Committee based on the extent the book fits the general research interests of the ESPAnet community and the number of presentation slots available during the conference.

At the end of a project abstract submission, you will be asked to indicate the funder of your project. The abstract of a project proposal should include the title of the project, a short description of the project, countries covered, name and affiliation of the Principal Investigator, names and affiliations of other participants in the project, full name of the funding institution, and grant number, link to the project website or other website with project information.

Project abstracts will be ranked by the Conference Organizing Committee based on the extent the project fits the general research interests of the ESPAnet community and the number of poster slots available during the conference.

When submitting your project pitch, only an abstract is required. If your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to deliver your poster digitally (by August 11th). Accepted posters must also be printed and brought to the conference for display.