Individual research papers and papers critically examining conceptual issues should take the form of a Full Paper of around 8 pages (and a maximum of 10 pages including references).

HOW TO SUBMIT A FULL PAPER

Full papers must be submitted using the Full Paper Template (which is available below) and via the Online Submission System. Full papers should be around 8 pages (and a maximum of 10 pages including references). Details of the length of papers are included in the template.

Please note: All submissions will be reviewed anonymously so please do not include any author details - this includes the actual file name and document properties.

Please use the full paper template

Short papers must be presented as Pecha Kucha.

Each short paper should take the form of a Short Paper with a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 4 pages (including references).

A Pecha Kucha (pronounced: "peh-cha-ku-cha'') presentation is an informal, engaging and highly visual presentation of 20 slides, each lasting exactly 20 seconds, for a total presentation time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. These sessions are intended to communicate research in progress quickly and efficiently.

HOW TO SUBMIT A SHORT PAPER

Short papers must be submitted via the online submission system using the Short Paper Template (which is available below). Details of the length of papers are included in the template (a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 4 pages including references).

Please note: All submissions will be reviewed anonymously so please do not include any author details - this includes the actual file name and document properties.

Please use the short paper template

Proposals for Round Table Discussions should be around 2-4 pages and need to introduce and contextualize the topic or issue that the organiser(s) would like to discuss with the participants. Round Table Discussions may include short presentations but should be designed and framed with participation in mind i.e., not as an expert panel limiting the discussion to only a few participants.

HOW TO SUBMIT A ROUND TABLE

Round Table Discussion proposals must be submitted using the Round Table Discussion Template (which is available below). Round Table Discussion proposals should be around 2-4 pages and further details of contents and length are included in the template. 

Please use the round table template

Symposia usually consist of approx. 3-4 full papers. Each individual paper should take the form of a Full Paper of around 8 pages (a maximum of 10 pages including references). Symposia could include a Short Paper as well, however, a minimum of 3 full papers are required. The Symposium Organiser collects all papers from the authors and precedes them with an outline (1-2 pages) of the symposium, stating the title/theme and providing a rationale for the symposium. Symposia organisers are free to decide on how their Symposium is run e.g. as an interactive panel-participants discussion; ‘traditional’ presentation of papers with short questions and answers; or they may select other methods.

HOW TO SUBMIT A SYMPOSIUM

Please remember that if you are submitting a Symposium, the Symposium Organiser must submit:

A title and an outline of the Symposium and its rationale (1-2 pages). Please use the Symposium Template, which is available below.

Each of the full symposium papers (approx. 3-4 papers) must use the Full Paper template, which will be available below. If you choose to include a Short Paper as part of the symposium, use the Short Paper Template (please note at least 3 papers must be full papers though).

All files must be uploaded through the submission system as a zip file.

Please note: All submissions will be reviewed anonymously, so please do not include any author details - this includes the actual file name and document properties. 

Please use the symposium template

Workshop proposals should be around 2-4 pages and include: title of the workshop, intended audience, workshop description, participant engagement, participant outcomes, workshop alignment with conference themes, workshop process/activities. workshops should take a form that seeks active involvement of participants around for example a concept, method, model or technology.

HOW TO SUBMIT A WORKSHOP PROPOSAL

Workshop proposals must be submitted using the Workshop Proposal Template (which is available below). Workshop proposals should be around 2-4 pages and further details of contents and length are included in the template.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and therefore do not need to be anonymised.

Please use the workshop proposal template

All NLC submissions are peer-reviewed anonymously. Therefore, please remember to remove all author details from your documents before submission. This includes removing the names from appearing both in your document and in the document properties.

If you are unsure how to remove author details from the document properties, please refer to our guide for removing author details (Windows)