KEY DATES
Abstract submissions open: 9:00am, 1 November 2024
Abtract submissions close: 5:00pm, 16 December 2024
Authors notified: 5:00pm, 3 February 2025
Authors must accept invite by: 5:00pm 2 March 2025
IMPORTANT NOTE: all accepted presenters must register for the symposium and pay registration fee.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions are invited for papers reporting original proposed research related to fatherhood, original research findings related to fatherhood, applied programs that target father figures, and innovative initiatives from organisations that work with father figures. Other types of papers welcome include reporting work-in-progress, methodological papers, policy analysis, professional practice issues or evaluations of family and community service programs.
Submissions may be for either a 10 minute oral presentation or a 3 minute one slide short oral presentation.
Submitters must provide all of the information outlined below to be considered for inclusion in the final program. All submissions will be scored against the key selection criteria.
Abstract titles: Should be appropriate description of the study or program. No more that 12 words.
Presentation type: Please advise if you are submitting an oral (10 minutes) or a one slide short (3 minute) presentation.
For researchers (academic), please structure your abstract under the following headings: Background & Aims, Method, Results, Conclusion & Implications.
For service providers/practitioners/other (non-academic), please structure your abstracts under the following headings: Background/Aims, Description, Impact.
Abstract: Provide details of your abstract, limiting your text to 300 words. Please note that each of the headings are required; excluded sections will not be scored and therefore the abstract is unlikely to be accepted. Abstracts should not include tables, figures, photos or references. Must be written in English language.
Ensure approval for all presenters: The submitting presenter must ensure that all co-presenters have read and approved the title, summary, presenter names and affiliations.
SELECTION
To be accepted for review, your abstract must meet these minimum requirements:
Original - The submitter must be an author of the paper/presentation.
New - The abstract provides insights that are innovative or cast new light on a topic.
Academic submission - The abstract demonstrates rigour across methodology, data analysis and reporting of results.
Non-academic submission - The abstract demonstrates understanding of current evidence-base and moves beyond a description of the service, program or initiative, to provide data or evaluative insights that can be applied in other contexts.
Value - The abstract addresses implications for policy, program design, practitioners and/or research.
REVIEW CRITERIA
Please find the review criteria here:
Non-academic abstract submission
To receive an excellent or very good score, the abstract should:
be an engaging abstract that demonstrates a capacity to deliver an interesting presentation
be relevant to family-related research/policy/practice
include appropriate research methodology (if the submission is academic)
include reference to relevant research (if the submission is non-academic)
show the presentation will provide new information or represent a new approach (e.g. new lens/new analytic approach)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Accepted submissions will be allocated a 10-minute presentation timeslot in the program, and will be supported to display a slideshow of up to 10 slides (landscape format).
Please note that the Symposium Committee reserves the right to offer a one slide 3 minute presentation timeslot to an oral submission, due to scheduling.
ONE SLIDE SHORT ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Accepted submissions will be allocated a 3-minute presentation timeslot in the program, and will be supported to display a single slide (landscape format).
For further information please contact -
David Hawkins
david.hawkins@deakin.edu.au