Call for Papers

The call for papers for DSA2025 is now OPEN until 28 January 2025

All proposals MUST be made via the online system including those from Convenors, Discussants and Chairs.

• An individual cannot present more than one paper
• It is permitted to be a non-presenting co-author on multiple papers
• Every person can have each conference role once: you can be a convenor to one panel, be a discussant once, a chair once and a presenter once
• We do not encourage you to propose several papers as it delays the conference timelines, as all multiples will have to be withdrawn.

Paper panels

Proposals to these panels must consist of:

• a paper title
• the name(s), email address(es) and organisational affiliations of author(s)
• a short abstract of fewer than 300 characters
• a long abstract of fewer than 250 words

On submission of the proposal, the authors will receive an automated email confirming receipt. If you do not receive this email, please first check the conference system (‘Login’ button, see toolbar above right) to see if your proposal is there. If it is, it simply means your confirmation email got spammed/lost; if it is not, you will need to re-submit, as for some reason the process was not completed.

Co-authors cannot be added/removed nor can papers be withdrawn by the proposers themselves – for that, please email [email protected].

Experimental panels

These might fall outside regular academic paper panels or roundtables and the format should be clear in the panel abstracts. Some possible formats or ideas might be debates, speed-meeting, workshops, asynchronous panels, fire-site etc. To submit a proposal for a contribution to an experimental panel, fill out the online proposal form with:

• Title: a few words about the key message you would like to deliver)
• Contribution: what you would like to bring to the panel. Please keep it to a few clear bullet points.
• Mode of delivery: how would you wish to present your contribution? Please also get in touch with the convenor(s) to confirm your approach will work for their experimental panel.

Roundtables

Note some panels are called roundtables in the panels list. It is possible to submit a proposal for a contribution to a roundtable by filling out the online form with:

• Title: a few words about the key message you would like to deliver
• Contribution: what you would like to bring to the roundtable. Please keep it to a few clear bullet points
• Why: why would you like to speak in the roundtable. Please read carefully the format of the roundtable in their abstracts before submitting a proposal.

Please be aware that a proposal is only needed if you want to be an official named speaker. Registered conference participants can attend any panel/roundtable and participate in discussions and Q&A sessions.