Submission guidelines
Papers and abstracts for podium and poster presentation
Deadline for submission: February 15th, 2022 (extended!)
Link for online submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcole2022
Notification of acceptance: May, 2022.
Contact for questions: Rie Asano (rie.asano[at]uni-koeln.de)
Submissions can be both for podium presentations (15 min talk + 5 min Q&A) and for poster presentations. They are limited to one first-authored podium presentation and one first-authored poster per person. There is no limit on second authored submissions. When submitting, please indicate whether your submission is to be considered for inclusion as a talk, as a poster, or as either of the two. Both podium and poster presentations can be held on site or online. Please indicate whether you are currently planning to present your work on site or online. (We are aware that this is your preliminary decision.)
For both podium and poster presentations, there are two possible types of submission:
(a) Full papers, which can have a length of between 6 and 8 pages; and
(b) Abstracts, which can be up to 2 pages long.
All accepted submissions will be published in an online proceedings volume to appear before the start of the conference.
Stylesheet
Submissions must be formatted according the following guidelines/stylesheets:
Submissions that do not conform to these guidelines will not appear in the conference proceedings. In particular, please do not change the margins, line spacing, font size, etc. Please note: For 2-page abstracts, please use the same template as for the long papers, but just make them 2 pages long. Additionally, there is no need to include the "abstract" section in 2-page abstracts. In 2-page abstracts, it is allowed to use an extra page for the reference list.
Normal standards of academic excellence apply. Submitted papers/abstracts should aim to make clear their own substantive claim, relating this to relevant scientific literature, and briefly setting out the method by which the claim is substantiated, the nature of the relevant data, and/or the core of the theoretical argument concerned. Submissions may be theory-based, but empirical studies should not rest on preliminary results. All submissions are refereed by at least two relevant referees, and acceptance is based on a scoring scheme pooling the reports of the referees.
Double-blind peer review
The review process is double-blind: authors will not be told who reviews their paper and reviewers will not be told who the authors of the papers are. To ensure this process goes smoothly, initial submissions should be anonymous. Please keep in mind the following guidelines for keeping your paper anonymous:
Do not include the names and affiliations of authors in the paper
Names and affiliations will be added after the paper has been reviewed and accepted. However, keep in mind that names and affiliations will take up space. We suggest that authors include anonymous placeholders for names and affiliations to avoid problems with page limits (e.g. “AUTHOR BBBBB & AUTHOR CCCCC”).
If the paper is accepted, the authors will be required to submit a camera-ready version with author names, affiliations, and acknowledgements included. At the submission stage, please make sure that the work will adhere to the space limitations once these changes are made.
Make sure not to reveal the identity of the authors indirectly
This can include the following steps:
Use third person to refer to previous work by the authors. e.g. instead of “As we have previously shown, language is a complex system (Jones, 2012)” use “As was previously shown, language is a complex system (Jones, 2012)”, or more simply “Language is a complex system (Jones, 2012)”.
Do not eliminate essential self-references or other references but limit self-references only to papers that are relevant for those reviewing the submitted paper.
Make sure figures do not contain any affiliation related identifier.
Given the small size of the field it may not be possible to completely prevent reviewers from guessing the identity of the authors, but please make every effort to keep submissions anonymous.
Supplementary materials
There will be some support for online supplementary materials. Reviewers will not evaluate the supplementary materials, so all information necessary to understand and evaluate the submission should be included in the main paper or abstract. However, authors are encouraged to make data or code available for the final publication. All supplementary materials should be submitted within a single zip file, which should also include a readme file describing the contents. Supplementary materials should be referenced in the main text (e.g. “see supplementary materials”).
Workshop proposals
Deadline for proposals: January 19th, 2022 (extended!)
Notification of acceptance: February, 2022
Contact for submission: Rie Asano (rie.asano[at]uni-koeln.de)
Joint Conference on Language Evolution will be able to host thematically focused workshops (2 hours for each workshop) to be held during the conference. The responsibility for the detailed scheduling of the workshops and for the quality of workshop contributions will rest with workshop organizers.
Workshop proposals should be submitted as editable <.docx> or <.odt> file, and include the following:
the workshop title
names and contact information of the convener(s)
a short description of the agenda of the workshop, the research questions it addresses, and its relevance to the research program of evolutionary linguistics (no more than 750 words).
a list of relevant references
a list of likely contributors
a tentative schedule
estimated audience size and technical needs
The submission is now closed.
Normal standards of academic excellence apply. Workshop proposals will be reviewed and selected by the local organizers and at least two relevant referees.
FAQs
Will the accepted papers and abstracts of cancelled Evolang XIII receive a special treatment?
No. We will consider all submissions as new submissions and treat them equally - Normal standards of academic excellence apply.
Is there any information about accessibility?
Yes, please visit our policy page.
Can I submit an update of my workshop proposal that I have already submitted?
Yes, please submit the updated proposal and type "Update" into the comment box of the submission form! Please note that the earlier submission will be then deleted.
Does the length of the full paper (6-8 pages) include the references?
Yes. The full paper should be 6-8 pages including the references.
Is the submission deadline for workshop proposal January 19th on Japanese time?
Because we forgot to speficy it, we will wait untill the end of January 19th all over the world. ;)
Should I submit 150-word summary for my abstract submission?
Yes. 150-word summary is required for all types of the submission.
Should the figures and tables be included within the 2 page-limit for the abstract submission?
Yes. The extra page(s) can be only used for the references.
Is the submission deadline for abstract / paper February 15th on Japanese time?
Because many people asked to wait a bit more, we will wait untill the end of February 15th all over the world. ;)
I would like to know how much the conference fee might be to decide whether submit or not.
The conference fee will be similar to the previous Evolang conferences, but we are not yet able to provide you with the final information. We will update this information as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your patience.