Submission guidelines

All contributions must be original and may not be submitted simultaneously to another journal or conference. Submission takes place through EasyChair.

Stage 1 — Abstract submission

Prepare the following. Items 1–3 must be combined into a single anonymous PDF; the preferred presentation format and short CV are submitted separately through EasyChair.

1 · Abstract (3,000 characters)

• title
• research topic and context
• concepts and methods
• expected outcomes
• relevance and originality

Please indicate whether you are a doctoral researcher, postdoctoral researcher or researcher in academic or professional practice.

2 · Reflection (3,000 characters)

A reflection on the role and meaning of matter within your research, in relation to the theme MATTERS.

3 · Image catalogue (minimum 3 images)

• minimum 3 images
• captions
• image credits and copyright information
• publication permissions

The author(s) of the contribution are responsible for the authorisation to publish the images and need to provide the necessary details.

4 · Preferred presentation format

Applicants must specify their preferred presentation format: whether they intend to develop their contribution as an essay, a visual essay or an artefact, together with a brief indication of the intended mode of presentation (for example a performance, installation, prototype, screening or spatial intervention). See Stage 2 for the requirements of each format.

5 · Short CV (800 characters)

Submitted separately through EasyChair.

Combined PDF requirements

• A4 format
• maximum 6 pages
• maximum 5 MB
• named after the title of the contribution
• no author names in the main file

Stage 2 — Essay / visual essay / artefact

Accepted applicants enter the CA²RE peer-review process and receive feedback while preparing their conference contribution. Prior to the conference, contributors must submit one of the following:

Essay

• 10,000–15,000 characters
• abstract (1,000 characters)
• bibliography
• maximum 6 images

Visual essay

• maximum 12 images
• 8,000–10,000 characters of accompanying text
• abstract (1,000 characters)
• bibliography
• optional multimedia elements

Artefact documentation

Documentation of a physical or digital object, prototype, installation, performance, model or spatial intervention, comprising:

• project text of 6,000–8,000 characters
• abstract (1,000 characters)
• bibliography
• visual catalogue (maximum 8 images)

All artefact-based contributions are included in the MATTERS exhibition. A selection of this work is additionally put forward to the ADRO committee for review.

Publication

Abstracts of admitted contributions will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts. Essays of selected participants will be published in the conference proceedings (open access with DOI and ISBN).

Presentations

Each accepted contribution is allocated 20 minutes of presentation and 40 minutes of discussion and peer review. The discussion is conducted with a board of respondents and peers as part of the CA²RE review methodology. Physical attendance is expected and strongly encouraged, except in exceptional circumstances.