Review process
Depending on the format and type of research report the proposals will be reviewed by at least two referees according to the following criteria:
- Overall quality and scientific originality
- Significance for theory, practice, and policy
- Theoretical framework, conceptual rationale, pragmatic grounding
- Clarity of definition of research questions and objectives
- Research method and design (context, participants, data sources, sampling, procedure, ethical issues)
- Quality, validity and appropriateness of analysis
- Presentation of results
- Interpretation of results (practical and theoretical relevance)
- Organisation, structure and language of submission
- Relevance to the Conference goals and themes
Please note that research reports shall be categorized into a format that is different from that of the proposal by the Scientific Programme Committee, i.e. symposium presentations shall be accepted as thematic papers and thematic papers as posters.