Call for papers

To present your work at the conference, your abstract must first be accepted. You will invited to submit your paper upon acceptance. Upon payment of registration fees, your attendance at the conference will be confirmed

Submission Guidelines

Papers are to be submitted through the online submission tool

Paper content must be original and relevant to one of the many conference topics. Please ensure all articles are proofread and checked for accuracy prior to submission. Changes cannot be made during the review process. If accepted, minor revisions may be made prior to final submission

Formatting Guidelines

Papers must be in English and not more than 8 pages in length

Papers must be submitted as editable Microsoft Word file

Papers must be formatted in accordance with the formatting guideline

Authors are required to ensure accuracy of quotations, citations, diagrams, maps, and tables. Figures and tables need to be placed where they are to appear in the text and must be clear and easy to view. 

Review Process

Reviews will be done as blind peer review

The acceptance decisions will take into account paper novelty, technical depth, elegance, practical or theoretic impact, and presentation

Original: the paper explores a new idea, project or issue; discusses existing research with promise of new insight, discusses new research; or presents new ways of considering existing information

Engaging: presentation format will involve the audience in some way, or has high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing needs of the community

Significant: the paper raises and discusses issues important to improving the effectiveness and/or sustainability of open education efforts, and its contents can be broadly disseminated and understood

Quality: claims are supported by sufficient data; claims draw upon relevant literature; and limitations are described honestly

Relevant: the paper addresses one or more of the themes of the conference