Participation
We invite all interested researchers to submit their contributions and look forward to a stimulating exchange in Rostock. The forum is aimed particularly at young researchers and offers them the opportunity to gain initial experience in publishing scientific papers at a conference. For this reason, we would like to point out that authorship is restricted to researchers without a doctoral degree.
The authors confirm that this manuscript is original, has not been previously published, is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and is not a translation.
Registration
Registration via the ConfTool system. If you have not yet registered an account for submitting contributions, please first create an account in the ConfTool system and then register for the conference.
Submission of abstracts
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting your abstract:
- Abstracts must not exceed 200 up to 300 words.
- Abstracts must be submitted exclusively via our online submission system, ConfTool.
- The text, authorship, and title of your contribution must be entered in the corresponding fields in ConfTool.
- When submitting, you may specify three topics and five keywords that best describe your contribution.
After the abstracts have been reviewed, authors will be notified of their abstract's acceptance or rejection.
Submission of full paper
Full papers may be submitted by the date specified in the schedule. Please read the following information carefully:
- The forum is aimed particularly at young researchers and offers them the opportunity to gain initial experience in publishing scientific papers at a conference. For this reason, we would like to point out that authors must be researchers without a doctoral degree.
- Contributions may be submitted in both German and English.
- Contributions must be submitted exclusively via our online submission system, ConfTool.
- We provide templates for LaTeX and Microsoft Word for preparing papers. These templates contain all the formal elements and are already formatted.
- Papers may not exceed 8 printed pages (including references). You will find more detailed information on formatting in the templates.
All submitted papers will undergo a double-blind peer review.
- Please do not include any information about authorship or universities/institutes in the paper or in the file names when submitting for the first time (before review).
- Anonymisation of information is required only during the submission of the whole paper to avoid influencing the peer review process. Anonymisation is not required when submitting the final paper.
- The peer review process is carried out according to the motto ‘by young researchers for young researchers’. This means that all first authors who have submitted a paper will be assigned two documents for review.
- You will receive all the necessary information about the peer review process at a later date.
Tips for writing a review!
| Requirements for the paper | ||
| 1 | Check first impression | Is the topic relevant? Is it particularly suitable for the conference? |
| 2 | Structure of the paper | Has a meaningful structure been adhered to? For example: abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion |
| 3 | Asses originality | Is there a novel, significant contribution to the field of research? |
| 4 | Methodological quality | Is the methodology used valid? Important factors here include: study design, data collection, evaluation, reproducibility |
| 5 | Logical reasoning | Have conclusions been derived clearly and validly? |
| 6 | Presentation of results | Have the results been presented in a comprehensible, precise and complete manner? |
| 7 | State of the art | Have relevant works been cited? Has the context been presented correctly? |
| 8 | Check visualisations | Are the visualisations error-free? Have they been interpreted correctly? |
| Requirements for the review | ||
| 9 | Asses paper anonymously and objectivly | Do not reveal your own identity |
| 10 | Strengths and weaknesses of the paper | Formulate the strengths and weaknesses of the paper in a constructive and clear manner |
| 11 | Provide specific suggestions for improvement | Provide comprehensible suggestions for improvement that are helpful to the authors and friendly in tone |
| 12 | Make a recommendation | Accept (paper is accepted without changes), Minor Revision (paper is accepted with minor changes), Major Revision (fundamental improvements are required for acceptance), Reject (paper is rejected) |
| 13 | Report conflicts | Report any potential conflicts of interest or lack of expertise |
| 14 | Meet deadlines |
Submission of final paper
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting your final paper:
- As usual, the final paper should be submitted via our online submission system, ConfTool.
- We kindly ask authors to note the formatting information in the style guide and the instructions for preparing the full paper, and to comply with them when submitting their final paper.
- When submitting your final paper, please upload the original files (the LaTeX project folder as a ZIP file or a Word document) and a PDF version of your paper.
Presentation
Duration: 10-minute presentation, followed by approximately 5 minutes for questions and answers.
Slides: Please create your slides in 16:9 format as a PDF or PowerPoint file. You may use your own template. If you make your slides in Google Slides, Keynote, or another application, please convert them to PowerPoint or PDF format and test them before submission.
When preparing your slides, please ensure that all non-standard fonts are embedded in the PowerPoint file to avoid formatting issues on other computers.
Presentations may be given in either German or English, regardless of the language used in the paper. If you are unexpectedly unable to attend, please inform us as soon as possible. If possible, please arrange for a substitute. Please note that papers will only be published if they are presented at the conference by at least one author. Exceptions are only possible upon presentation of a medical certificate.
The submission deadline can be found under Dates. Please upload your slides via the ConfTool system. If you need to make last-minute changes, please email us your new version at the start of the conference.