IASL2006

The 2006 IASL Conference

Lisbon, Portugal, 3-7 July

Research Forum and Professional Papers

Paper Submission Guidelines for Authors

The theme of the 35th IASL Conference is: The Multiple Faces of Literacy: Reading. Knowing. Doing.

Items marked * may be amended by the editors for publication.
See sample paper (in Word format) for an example of the layout.
See paper template (in Word format) for the template.

A statement of originality needs to be submitted with your paper.

For research papers - include the following statement:
This statement certifies that the following paper is based upon original research undertaken by the author and that the paper was conceived and written by the author alone. All information and ideas from others is referenced.
Author signature:
Name

For professional papers and workshops - include the following statement:
This statement certifies that the following paper was conceived and written by the author/s alone. All information and ideas from others are referenced.
Author/s signature/s:
Name/s

Paper style guide

* Title and author information
Title -- publish in Arial 16, Bold on left hand side
Subtitle -- publish in Arial 16, Bold on left hand side
Name -- publish in Arial 12 on right hand side
Position -- publish in Arial 10 on right hand side
Institutional Affiliation -- publish in Arial 10 on right hand side
Country -- publish in Arial 10 on right hand side

Abstract -- 100 words maximum in centered, Arial 10, Italics

Text:
Writing style -- formal English
Margins -- 1 inch on all sides
Font -- Times New Roman 12
Spacing -- single-spaced with additional line between paragraphs
Paragraphs -- Standard indent with an additional line between paragraphs
Length -- 6000 word maximum, including documentation of professional literature
Documentation -- Parenthetical documentation

Headings -- Level 1: Centered, Arial 12, Bold
Headings -- Level 2: Left, Arial 12, Italics on separate line -- Text continues after an additional line with an indent
Headings -- Level 3: Left, Arial 12, Italics, (period) beginning a new paragraph -- Text continues after the period within the paragraph

* Reference list in APA/School Libraries Worldwide (SLW) format: titles in Times New Roman 10
See SLW Editorial Style
See SLW Referencing

* Biographical note (50 words): text in Arial 10

Last Updated 17 March 2006 (KSB)