Submissions and registration

Submit your paper

You will be able to submit a conference proposal by following the following steps:

1. Log in to your personal EARLI account (https://www.earli-eapril.org/login).

(People who don’t have an EARLI account yet can easily create one, free of charge, via the following link: https://www.earli-eapril.org/create-account)

2. Navigate to the ‘my submissions’ section.

3. Select the green ’+ new submission’ button.

4. Select the correct conference from the list.

After clicking on “new submission” (or “new symposium”) you will be able to fill in your submission. There you may choose the more specific submission type, keywords, etc. Please consider that you have to copy the text of your submission into a text field during the submission process. You won’t be able to submit your paper as word or pdf. Beyond that, you will be able to upload up to three additional figures or tables. Nevertheless, please make sure that all relevant information for the review process can be found in the text you will submit.

Symposium Submission

If you are a submitting a symposium, you need to click the red “save and submit” button for each individual paper in the symposium before you can submit the symposium as a whole. A presenting author must be assigned for each paper for the submission to be completed. Please note, only people with an active EARLI account can be added as presenting authors.

All submissions should include

Name(s), affiliation, address, and email address of all the authors
Title of the presentation
Preference for submission format, including regular or JURE
Abstract of max. 300 words
Extended summary: Paper (1500 words), Poster (500-1500 words), Demo (500-1500 words), Symposium (3-4 papers x 1500 words + 500 words general abstract/introduction)

Submission Formats

Please submit your research following the submission formats:

Paper

Research submitted in this format will be presented in paper sessions that consist of 4 paper presentations and last 90 minutes. Each presenter will be given 15 minutes presentation time, followed by 5 minutes for questions. At the end of all presentations, there is a ten-minute open discussion. It is important that empirical papers indicate clear data and results, or they will not be accepted. Theoretical papers, of course, are also welcomed. Research that is at an earlier stage is very suitable for poster sessions. Papers in each session will be thematically grouped.

Poster

This format is a good fit for preliminary results, pilot studies or other research in progress. There will be different time-slots for the poster presentations to allow each poster enough time and space to be seen. The poster sessions offer presenters the opportunity for interaction and discussion with the audience. The presenters of the posters are expected to be at their poster for the whole poster session to get in contact with their interested audience.

Demonstration

Demonstrations allow presenters to display, explain and familiarise users with a potentially useful teaching or research tool or method. The presentation may include references to completed research, but the point of the session is to demonstrate the tool, not present the research for criticism. The audience may offer their viewpoints and share their experiences with similar tools or different tools for the same purpose. Demonstrations are scheduled for 90 minutes.

Symposia

Symposia provide an opportunity to present research on a selected topic or theme, often from multiple perspectives, compiling a coherent set of 3-4 papers for discussion. Symposia sessions are directed by a chair, involving four presenters and one discussant. A symposium is scheduled for 90 minutes, allowing 15 minutes presentation time per speaker, ten minutes for the discussant, and 20 minutes for open discussion.

JURE paper or poster

The JURE paper and poster presentations won't be different in their format from the other paper and poster presentations. As such our JURE members can just follow the information provided above. Nevertheless, there will be senior members of the community dedicated to attend the JURE presentations and find some time to provide feedback to the JURE presenters.

Review Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated on the following four criteria:

Scientific relevance and originality

Adequacy of methods

Clarity of results, discussion, and conclusions

Clarity of writing and formal adequacy

Reviewers are also required to indicate their confidence level and provide written comments to the authors.

ECR Paper Award

The Editorial Team of the EARLI Journal Learning in Context has established a Paper Award reserved for one accepted submission authored by an Early Career Researcher to the EARLI SIG26 conference 2026. Authors who identify as Early Career Researchers, including doctoral candidates, recent doctoral graduates, early-stage academics, and scholars returning after a family-related career break can choose to enter their submission for consideration for this Award. If the paper is accepted for the conference, the Editorial Team will evaluate it based on the overall quality, scientific significance, and alignment with the scope and aims of the journal. The recipient of the award will be invited to further develop the paper into a full manuscript for submission to the Learning in Context journal. To support this process, the Editorial Team will provide a round of pre-submission editorial feedback aimed at strengthening the manuscript prior to formal submission. The revised manuscript will then be subject to the journal's standard peer review process since the award does not constitute a guarantee of publication.

Poster presentation guidelines

The required poster size is A1, in portrait orientation. The author of the poster is responsible for both its formal and content aspects. Each presenter is expected to be present at their poster during the assigned session time and available to answer questions from other researchers.

Registration

Registration will open here on 1 April 2026.