Full Research Papers

Full Research Papers

iConference papers push the boundaries of information scholarship, explore core concepts and ideas, and help identify new technological and conceptual configurations.

Full Research Papers should present new and original research results from empirical investigations and experiments, or from theory and model development. Full Papers must break new ground and provide substantial support for its results and conclusions. Papers presenting a new system design or implications for design are also encouraged. Submitted papers must be original work, not published elsewhere.

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Presentation, Publication & Awards

iConference Full Research Papers undergo a rigorous double-blind review process, managed by the Full Research Papers Chairs in consultation with the Program Chairs. Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. Papers will be scored on innovation, contribution and quality of thought and writing. Submitted papers must be original work, not published elsewhere.

Presentation

All accepted papers will be presented virtually during iConference 2025 on the SCOOCS platform (link coming soon) in a 20-minutes presentation followed by 10 minutes Q&A; presentation instructions can be found here. All authors who presented online will also have the opportunity to present at the on-site program.

Publication

Accepted Full Research Papers will be published Open Access in Information Research.

Best Paper Award

The winner of the Award for the Best Full Research Paper receives a sum of USD 1,000.

Present, Publ & Award

Guidelines

All papers must adhere to the complete guidelines. Submissions that do not conform to the lengths defined are subject to desk rejection by the chairs.

All papers must be original work, not published elsewhere.

All submissions will be made using the secure ConfTool submission system.

Length: Up to 6,000 words (excluding captions and references)

Language: English

Template: Information Research Journal Template

The link for the Springer LNCS Template is not available any longer as Information Research is going to publish iConference 2025 proceedings. There will be no penalty if you use the Springer template or already submitted your paper with the template.

Pre-Recorded Presentations (optional): Presenters can hand in a pre-record of their paper presentation additionally to their live presentation during the virtual iConference. This recording will be available in the media library of the virtual conference platform for all participants 24/7. Pre-recorded paper presentations are due Feb. 09, 2025 following the guidelines. Deliver your pre-recorded presentation here:

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Conditions: At least one author of each accepted submission has to register during the Early Bird registration period to present their work at iConference 2025. The organizers reserve the right to withhold publication if these conditions are not met.

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First Submission

First submissions can be uploaded to the ConfTool submission site. The deadline for the first submissions is Sept. 15, 2024.

Format: PDF
Template: Information Research Journal Template
Keywords: All submissions must include at least three keywords.
Anonymization: Author-identifying elements must be excluded from first submissions to facilitate double-blind review. Authors are encouraged to cite their own work in the third person, e.g., avoid “As described in our previous work [10], …” and instead use “As described by [10], …”.
File Naming: Please use all or part of your paper title as the file name.

Final Submission

Note that the iConference 2025 Proceedings publisher has changed. The Information Research journal is going to publish accepted papers Open Access.

For your final submission, please use the Information Research Journal Template linked below.

Authors of accepted papers will submit a final version containing author-identifying information. Final versions of accepted papers should be uploaded to ConfTool by Jan. 08, 2025.

Format: doc, docx or LaTex
Template: Information Research Journal Template
Font: Lora - Download
Keywords: All submissions must include at least three keywords.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all substantive content, including numeric and bibliographic data. Manuscripts will not be copy edited by iConference organizers.

Acceptance of a submission is conditional on the completion of changes that were identified during review. In making these changes, authors must adhere to the word limit of 6,000 words in the interest of fairness. If necessary, we suggest having a professional editor help identify redundant words and thoughts.

Papers authors will also provide details of these changes with their final submission. These details will be entered into ConfTool using the open field titled Remarks on This Contribution Section.

Papers that do not comply with the final submission requirements will be removed from the proceedings and not be published.

Presentation

All accepted papers will be presented virtually on the SCOOCS platform with a 20-minutes presentation followed by a 10 minutes Q&A; presentation instructions can be found here.

Presenters can request to present their poster onsite in addition to the virtual presentation. If the author has requested an additional paper presentation slot on-site in Bloomington, at least one author of each accepted submission has to register for the onsite part of the iConference 2025 during the Early Bird registration period to present their work onsite in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. The organizers reserve the right to withhold the presentation slot if these conditions are not met.

Final Submission

First Submission