Indigenous Research Paper

Indigenous Research Papers

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The Indigenous Information track brings together scholarship and practice focused on Indigenous knowledge systems, data sovereignty, and information governance. It foregrounds Indigenous perspectives in rethinking archives, libraries, and digital environments, and encourages critical engagement with colonial legacies in information systems. Contributions that advance Indigenous self-determination and community-led approaches are particularly welcomed.

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Review Process

All research papers submitted to the iConference undergo a rigorous double-blind review process. Each paper is reviewed by at least two reviewers independently. The selection of papers is carefully made by the three track chairs based on the reviewers' evaluations. The confidentiality of the submitted papers is maintained during the entire review process. The papers are evaluated based on innovation, contribution, and quality of reasoning and writing. Submitted papers must be original works and must not have been published elsewhere.

Presentation

All accepted papers will be presented virtually during iConference on the SCOOCS platform in a 20-minutes presentation followed by 10 minutes Q&A; All authors who presented online will also have the opportunity to present additionally on-site.

Publication

Accepted papers will be published in Information Research (IR), an established international peer-reviewed open access journal indexed in Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, and DBLP.

Guidelines

Conditions: At least one author of each accepted submission must register during the Early Bird registration period to present their work at iConference. 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. For all academic submissions, the use of AI-generated content is strictly prohibited. AI tools may be used only for surface-level proofreading or language polishing; all intellectual content, analysis, and argumentation must be produced entirely by the author(s). Any submission found to contain AI-generated intellectual material will be rejected immediately or, if discovered after acceptance, formally retracted without exception.

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

Length: Up to 3,000 words (excluding captions and references)

Language: English

Please use one of the provided Templates:

Information Research Journal: Author Guidelines

Pre-Recorded Presentations (optional): Presenters can submit 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 on the virtual conference platform for all participants 24/7 after the live presentation. Pre-recorded paper presentations are due 09 February 2027 guidelines will follow soon here. Deliver your pre-recorded presentation here (available soon):

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First Submission

First submissions can be uploaded to the ConfTool submission site. The deadline for the first submissions is 20 October 2026.

Format: PDF
Font: Lora - Download
Keywords: When uploading to the submission system, select at least three keywords. These keywords do not need to appear in the submission document itself.
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], …”. This includes reference numbers that could identify the funding of a project described in a paper. Please replace such references with “XX”.
Appendix: When required, the appendix needs to be discussed (rather than merely referenced) in the paper itself. The paper must also be completely understandable without the appendices. This means that if an argument depends on an appendix, the relevant data must be incorporated into the paper concisely. Lengthy appendices should be formatted as a dataset, deposited in a relevant scientific repository (e.g., Zenodo), published without an embargo under a license at least as permissive as the journal’s (CC-BY-NC), and linked to in the paper rather than copied in full into the appendix section.
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 11 January 2027.

Format: doc, docx or LaTex
Please use one of the provided Templates:
- (DocX) Information Research Journal Template
- (Latex) Information Research Journal Template
Font: Lora - Download
Keywords: When uploading to the submission system, select at least three keywords. These keywords do not need to appear in the submission document itself.
Appendix: When required, the appendix needs to be discussed (rather than merely referenced) in the paper itself. The paper must also be completely understandable without the appendices. This means that if an argument depends on an appendix, the relevant data must be incorporated into the paper concisely. Lengthy appendices should be formatted as a dataset, deposited in a relevant scientific repository (e.g., Zenodo), published without an embargo under a license at least as permissive as the journal’s (CC-BY-NC), and linked to in the paper rather than copied in full into the appendix section.
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 3,000 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 must be presented virtually on the virtual iConference SCOOCS platform with a 20-minutes presentation followed by a 10 minutes Q&A; more detailed presentation instructions will be available soon.

Presenters may optionally request to present their paper onsite in addition to the virtual presentation. If an author requests an additional onsite presentation slot, at least one author of the accepted submission must register for the onsite portion of the iConference during the Early Bird registration period to present their work onsite. The organizers reserve the right to withhold the presentation slot if these conditions are not met.

The option to request an on-site presentation slot will be available here once registration opens in mid-November.

Presenting On-site