Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions of individual papers, symposia, and round table formats. The guidelines for the different submission types are specified below. Proposals need to be submitted in English via the website. An account has to be created for submission.
Proposals for all submission types consist of an abstract and an extended summary (for details see below). All submissions should be done completely anonymously to ensure a fair review process.
Please do not include your name in your uploaded documents.
You cannot present more than two proposals as a first author. In addition, you can act once as the chair of a symposium and once as the discussant. Lastly, you may participate as a non-presenting co-author as many times as you like.
The submission opens on November 17, 2025.
Extended deadline: February 10, 2026 (23.59h Central European Time)
Contribution Formats
Individual Paper
Overview
Roundtable sessions offer opportunities for a more discursive exploration of research issues. This may well involve discussion of work in progress. The presenters elaborate on their emerging data and theory, and invite the participants to contribute to a discussion on potential challenges. Three to five presenters will explain and discuss their research one after another.
Roundtable sessions are scheduled for 90 minutes and consist of 3 to 5 thematically clustered roundtables. Each presenter provides a 5-minute presentation, followed by time for questions, equally divided among the number of roundtables per session.
Submission guidelines for individual papers
Paper submissions consist of an abstract (max. 200 words) and an extended summary (max. 1000 words, including references). Please provide information on the following points:
- Title of the paper (max. 100 characters)
- Author(s): Name, affiliation, and e-mail address
- Abstract (max. 200 words): The abstract should describe the paper concisely and must be self-contained.
- Keywords: Indicate 4 keywords that describe the paper.
- Extended summary (600-1000 words): Please describe the paper with respect to:
(i) Objectives and purposes
(ii) Theoretical framework and background
(iii) Research questions and/or hypotheses
(iv) Data, methods, and modelling approaches
(v) Results and discussion
(vi) Significance of the study
Theoretical or methodological papers will include information that is equivalent to element (iv) for those genres of scholarly work.
Review criteria for individual papers
The International Program Committee (IPC) including the local organizing committee, the SIG 18 coordinators, as well as the scientific committee will be involved in the review process. Each of the submitted contributions will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Depending on the format and type of submission, the proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
Individual papers (empirical)
- Relevance to the domains of the EARLI SIG 18
- Significance for theory, policy, and practice
- Theoretical framework, conceptual rationale, or pragmatic grounding
- Research method and design for both quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Clarity of results and conclusions
- Overall quality and scientific originality
Individual papers (theoretical)
- Relevance to the domains of the EARLI SIG 18
- Significance for theoretical debate
- Theoretical framework, conceptual rationale, or pragmatic grounding
- Embeddedness in relevant literature
- Clarity and robustness of the theoretical argument
- Overall quality and scientific originality
Individual papers (methodological)
- Relevance to the domains of the EARLI SIG 18
- Significance for methodological debate
- Theoretical framework, conceptual rationale, or pragmatic grounding
- Embeddedness in relevant literature
- Clarity and robustness of the methodological argument and/or proposed approach
- Overall quality and scientific originality
Symposia
Overview
Symposia provide opportunities to present papers that coherently address one research topic. A symposium comprises three to four thematically grouped papers, each of which will be presented in 15-20 minutes. After the paper presentations and a few minutes for questions, a discussant will synthesize and review the papers (10-15 minutes). The symposium is concluded by an open discussion with the audience (10-15 minutes). Each symposium lasts 90 minutes and is led by a chairperson.
Submission guidelines for symposia
Symposia submissions consist of a short session abstract (max. 200 words) which describes the session as an ensemble.
Please provide information on the following points:
- Title of the symposium (max. 100 characters)
- Chair: Name, affiliation, and e-mail address
- Discussant: Name, affiliation, and e-mail address
- Session abstract (max. 200 words): The abstract should describe the symposium concisely and must be self-contained.
- Keywords: Indicate 4 keywords that describe the session.
Moreover, for each individual paper, a title (max. 100 characters), an abstract (max. 200 words), and an extended summary (max. 1000 words, including references) has to be submitted.
- Title of each individual paper (max. 100 characters)
- Abstract of each individual paper (max. 200 words): The abstract should describe the paper concisely and must be self-contained.
- Extended summary of each individual paper (600-1000 words): Please describe the paper with respect to:
- Objectives and purposes
- Theoretical framework and background
- Research questions and/or hypotheses
- Data, methods, and modeling approaches
- Results and discussion
- Significance of the study
Review criteria for symposia
The International Program Committee (IPC) including the local organizing committee, the SIG 18 coordinators, as well as the scientific committee will be involved in the review process. Each of the submitted contributions will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Depending on the format and type of submission, the proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to the domains of the EARLI SIG 18
- Significance for theory, practice, and policy
- Theoretical perspective, conceptual rationale, or pragmatic grounding
- Organisation and internal logic of the whole symposium
- Overall quality and scientific originality
Each symposium paper will be reviewed as an individual paper using the criteria outlined above.
Roundtable
Overview
Roundtable sessions offer opportunities for a more discursive exploration of research issues. This may well involve discussion of work in progress. The presenters elaborate on their emerging data and theory, and invite the participants to contribute to a discussion on potential challenges. Three to five presenters will explain and discuss their research one after another.
Roundtable sessions are scheduled for 90 minutes and consist of 3 to 5 thematically clustered roundtables. Each presenter provides a 5-minute presentation, followed by time for questions, equally divided among the number of roundtables per session.
Submission guidelines for roundtable
Requirements for preparing a roundtable:
- A title of up to 100 characters (including spaces)
- An abstract of 100-200 words
- An extended summary of 600-1000 words, detailing the aim, methodology, findings, and theoretical and educational significance of the research. This extended summary is the basis for the reviewers.
Please note that roundtables are submitted individually and then clustered thematically into a roundtable session by the conference organizers.
Review criteria for roundtable
The International Program Committee (IPC) including the local organizing committee, the SIG 18 coordinators, as well as the scientific committee will be involved in the review process. Each of the submitted contributions will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Depending on the format and type of submission, the proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to the domains of the EARLI SIG 18
- Significance for theory, practice, and policy
- Theoretical perspective, conceptual rationale, or pragmatic grounding
- Organization and internal logic of the whole symposium
- Overall quality and scientific originality