ASA2021: RESPONSIBILITY
Online, 29 March - 1 April 2021
ASA2021. Online, 29 March - 1 April 2021
Call for Papers
#ASAResponsibilityThe Call for Papers and Labs is now open and will close on 28 December. To propose a lab please visit the Call for Labs page
.Postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic, the existing selection of panels and papers gathered in the spring of 2020 remains. However, this is now the second round of CFP, to bring papers to the brand new panels, but also to facilitate applying to the earlier panels.
Before you propose your paper, please read the theme of the conference, the rules below and then view the accepted panels to proceed. Note that older panels will have the list of accepted papers already visible on the panel page, but that does not mean you cannot propose further contributions. The panels closed to new papers will not have a “Propose paper” link on the panel page.
The Call for Papers Process
You can propose a paper by clicking the "Propose paper" button beside the panel title. You can view the panel abstracts (and in some cases, the accepted paper abstracts) here before proposing your paper.
Paper proposals must consist of:
- a paper title
- the name/s and email address/es of the author and co-authors
- a short abstract of fewer than 300 characters
- a long abstract of fewer than 250 words
Rules
All proposals must be made via the online form, not by email.
Please also note that an individual cannot present more than one paper at the ASA conference. One can of course make several proposals, but we would urge authors not to do that, as so much time gets lost in the subsequent chasing for withdrawals.
On submission of the proposal, all authors will receive an automated email confirming receipt. Co-authors cannot be added/removed nor can papers be withdrawn by the proposers themselves - for that, please email conference(at)theasa.org.
Proposals are marked as ‘Pending’ until panel convenors make their decisions. On that date proposals will be marked as accepted/rejected and the Convenors or Selection Committee will inform you of the decision.
Panel convenors and paper presenters need not be members of the association. However, the ASA welcomes new members (see membership page). Members of the association and of WCAA sister-associations can register for the conference at a discounted fee.
Useful information for later in this process
Transfer process
Papers which are neither accepted nor rejected but marked for 'transfer' will be given the opportunity to be re-housed into other panels. The conference organisers will contact the authors of proposals set to transfer on 12 January, 2021, sending them a list of possible target panels which still have space and might be willing to include additional papers. The authors will then inform the conference organisers of two panels they would like to apply to (in order of preference). The title, short and long abstracts will be forwarded to the convenors with the request to consider the proposals. Transfers which get rejected by both panels will then be set to 'rejected'. We aim to resolve all transfers by 25 January, 2021.
Timing of presentations
Panels will have a maximum of three 90-minute panel sessions (though we strongly recommend, where possible, to limit panels to two sessions to avoid online fatigue), each of which may hold up to four papers. So at most a panel will have 12 papers, 3 sessions. The panel timetable will be established just before registration opens on 1 February. Convenors are free to allocate the time in their sessions as they like. The ASA norm is to allocate each presenter a maximum of 20 minutes (for presentation and questions/discussion), but convenors should let you know about this nearer the time of the conference.
Contact
For any questions about the conference please contact conference(at)theasa.org.
