Session Types and Submission Guidelines
ERSA2017 has two submission regimes that depend on the type of session:Special Sessions (SS), Young Scientists Sessions (YSS) and Refereed Sessions (RS)
- Submission of an extended abstract (1200-2000 words) or a full (draft) paper (deadline Feb 28th 2017)
- After a review process, a decision is made regarding acceptance to the congress and session type (before March 31st 2017)
- Registration for the congress including a full (draft) paper (deadline June 9th 2017)
- After a registration check, a decision is made regarding final acceptance and programming of the paper in a SS, YSS or RS (before June 16th 2017)
- All presentations will be assigned a discussant (before June 30th 2017)
Ordinary Sessions
- Submission of an abstract (200-400 words) (deadline Feb 28th 2017)
- After a review process, a decision is made regarding acceptance to the congress (before March 31st 2017)
- Registration of presenting author(s) for the congress before July 31st 2017, in order to have their paper(s) scheduled in the programme
All submissions will be reviewed by the LOC and/or the Scientific Committee of the congress. The LOC has the right to reject submissions from the congress or move submissions to another theme or another type of session.
Young Scientists Session and Epainos Award
The Young Scientists Sessions provide young academics in Regional Science the opportunity to present their work for specialists in the field and to receive feedback and a review of the presentation and paper. There are two types of sessions: YSS and Epainos sessions. Both types offer sessions with 30 minutes per presentation. In addition, the Epainos sessions offer the opportunity to win the Epainos award.To present in the YSS, the presenter is:
- Younger than 33 years on September 1st, 2017 and must not have a senior position (as associate professor or higher).
- In case of multiple- authored papers these two criteria are not applicable for the co-author(s).
To be eligible for the Epainos Award and to present in the Epainos Session, all authors are:
- Younger than 33 years on September 1st, 2017 and must not have a senior position (as associate professor or higher).
See for the official rules http://ersa.org/awards-prizes/epainos-awards/.
Guidelines for Full Paper, Extended Abstract and Abstract
- A full paper is uploaded as a PDF-file, either in the submission process or – in case an extended abstract was uploaded first – before registration
- A full paper is between 5000 and 10,000 words
- An extended abstract is uploaded as a PDF-file in the submission process
- An extended abstract includes a discussion of the objective and contribution of the paper, as well as an explanation of the methods and data used and the (tentative) results and conclusions
- An extended abstract is between 1200 and 2000 words
Abstract (for O-sessions)
- An abstract can be included in the online submission form
- An abstract includes the objective and topic of the contribution as well as a short description of the proposed method and data
- An abstract is between 200 and 400 words
Technicalities and Registration
- All Congress sessions will be held in English, therefore all submissions must be in English
- A submitter must be (co-)author of the submission and (one of) the presenting author(s)
- All correspondence will be sent to the submitter
- There is a maximum of 2 submissions and 2 presentations per person
- All participants need to register and pay the due registration fee. Registration is effective after full receipt of payment. Only registered authors will be included in the programme.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Local Organizing Committee.
RePEc
ERSA Congress papers are included in the RePEc Database after the Congress if the author has given permission to include it.
