Australian School Library Association > Professional Development > ASLA XX Biennial Conference 2007

	Learning, Literature and Literacies 2nd to 5th October 2007 Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Paper Submission Guidelines for Presenters

[Note: This section is relevant to presenters whose abstracts have been received and accepted by the Conference Program Committee.]

Format

Papers should be written in clear, simple and readable style. Spelling and grammar are to Australian standard. The paper should be A4 size, double-spaced throughout using 12-point font size and using standard margins. Use bold for subtitles, bullets and italics for emphasis, not quotation marks.

Cover page

The cover page should include the title of the paper, the author/s full name/s, institution affiliation and a brief biography (50 to 100 words). Please include a quality photograph of yourself.

Title page

The title page should include the title of the paper, the author/s full name/s, disclaimers (if any), and an abstract of approximately 100 words.

Word length

The paper should be a maximum of between 2,500 to 3,000 words in length for the main text.

Figures, tables and illustrations

Each table or figure should be numbered consecutively. Original drawings, cartoon and photos must be high resolution and include a brief, meaningful caption.

Copyright permissions

If including any copyrighted material, copyright clearance must be sought by the author/s and it must be identified that such clearance has been given in the disclaimer. 

Referencing (Please refer to the ASLA Referencing Guide for examples)

In-text references – Author-date system; page number where direct quotes.
Primary references – only those references cited in text and in alphabetical order.
Secondary references – listed after ‘References’ as ‘Bibliography’

References should follow the author-date format (Harvard system). Details required, in order, are:

• Name/s of author/s, editor/s, compiler/s (Surname, Initials) or institution responsible.
• Year of publication,
• Title of publication and subtitle, if any (all titles must be italicized),
• Series title and individual volume, if any,
• Edition, if other than first,
• Publisher,
• Place of publication,
• Page number/s, if applicable.

Check all statements, names and references for accuracy.

Proofreading

Paper should be proofread carefully before sending the final copy. The editor reserves the right to make minor editorial and formatting changes to ensure a consistent standard.

Submission

All papers should be submitted electronically to the ASLA Conference Secretariat, preferably as an email attachment in Microsoft Word, on or before 23 July 2007 to be eligible for speaker registration.

ASLA XX Conference Secretariat
Conference Action Pty Ltd

Last updated 11 July 2007 (KSB)