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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iConference Full Research Papers undergo a rigorous double-blind review process, managed by the Full Research Papers 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 2026 on the SCOOCS platform 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 additionally on-site.

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.

Guidelines

Conditions: At least one author of each accepted submission must register during the Early Bird registration period to present their work at iConference 2026. The organizers reserve the right to withhold publication if these conditions are not met.

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

Information Research Journal: Author Guidelines

Pre-Recorded Presentations (optional): Presenters can submit a pre-recording of their paper presentation additionally to their mandatory 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 after the live presentation. Pre-recorded paper presentations are due 09 February 2026 following the guidelines. Deliver your pre-recorded presentation here:

Submit Pre-Recording

First Submission

First submissions can be uploaded to the ConfTool submission site. The deadline for the first submissions is 15 September 2025.

Format: PDF
Template: Information Research Journal Template
Font: Lora - Download
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

Authors of accepted papers will submit a final version containing author-identifying information. Final versions of accepted papers should be uploaded to ConfTool by 08 January 2026.

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 the final 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 need to 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 mandatory virtually on the virtual iConference SCOOCS platform with a 20-minutes presentation followed by a 10 minutes Q&A; presentation instructions can be found here.

Presenters can optionally request to present their paper onsite in addition to their virtual presentation. If the author has requested an additional paper presentation slot on-site in Edinburgh, at least one author of the accepted submission must register for the on-site part of iConference 2026 during the Early Bird registration period to present their work onsite in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The organizers reserve the right to withhold the presentation slot if these conditions are not met.

Presenting On-site