Abstract submission

NOTE: All deadlines have expired

All abstracts of papers and posters to be presented at PLM2019 must be submitted using the EasyChair system (see below). They must comply with the present guidelines.

Proposals of papers are invited for general oral and poster sessions, four thematic sessions, and an additional poster session for PhD candidates. The presentations related to the leitmotif as well as to other topics within modern linguistics are welcome. Each paper in the oral sessions should be delivered within 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion. Both poster sessions will form an integral part of the conference programme.

The special poster session will be organised for aspiring researchers, who will have a chance to present their PhD projects to a larger scientific community and, thus, to receive valuable feedback on their work at the early stage of development. PhD candidates should submit their abstracts via EasyChair following the same criteria as for regular oral and poster presentations, selecting “PhD poster session” where appropriate. To add value to this experience, we would like to encourage PhD candidates to provide the names of three experts (together with their affiliations) who might potentially make a significant contribution to their PhD projects.

IMPORTANT: Papers submitted to the thematic sessions may use their individual descriptions and guidelines, including deadlines different from the general session deadline, but they still have to be submitted through the EasyChair system. 

  1. Identification: The abstract must remain fully anonymous. You will submit your contact data on the EasyChair submission page but these will be invisible to the reviewers. Please make sure that your PDF file does not include your name in the metadata (document properties).
  2. The number of submissions: You can submit one single-authored paper and one co-authored paper, or two co-authored ones. PhD candidates can additionally present their PhD projects in the form of a poster. 
  3. Length: Between 300 and 500 words (excluding the title, keywords, linguistic examples, and references, if any). Please state the word count of your abstract at the end. If your abstract does not comply with this requirement, you will be requested to modify it. If you require extra space for e.g. figures or syntactic trees, limit those to one extra page. Otherwise, try to keep your abstract within one page. The EasyChair "Abstract" field size limit is set to 500 words. Please include up to five keywords at the top of the abstract to help streamline the reviewing effort.
  4. Formatting: Please limit the formatting to an absolute minimum. If needed, use the Doulos SIL font (not SIL Doulos!) for IPA characters and any other special characters. The font can be downloaded free of charge from here. On modern systems, most IPA characters can be produced using Times New Roman and/or other standard fonts.
  5. Abstract templates: We recommend using our downloadable templates:
    – MS Word  [download]
    – LibreOffice [download]
    The templates take care of all the basic layout requirements. Download the template of your choice, enter your text, and save to your hard disk.
  6. Layout: If you prefer not to use the templates above, set the page size to A4, with 2cm margins on all sides, and use Times New Roman 14 pts bold for the title and 12 pts regular for the abstract body.
  7. Accepted file formats: To make the abstracts maximally accessible to our reviewers, please generate a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. If your word-editing software cannot save to PDF, then a free, open-source PDF generator is available from here. Make sure your details are not included in the metadata. However, if your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to supply an editable file (e.g. plain text, MS Word or LibreOffice) for us to be able to include it in the Book of Abstracts. Thus, you should keep your original file as specified above. However, please also enter the plain text of the abstract in the "Abstract" field of the submission form for quick reference.
  8. Content/Assessment: Abstracts will be assessed on the following criteria: Is the content original and new? Does the paper build on new data? Are critical concepts and theoretical background described adequately? Is the bibliography relevant and up-to-date? Is the structure and language of presentation appropriate? These will each be scored on a scale from 1 to 5. Additionally, there will be an overall score, and the reviewers will be asked to provide a verbal descriptive review.
  9. Submitting: Please submit your abstract through the EasyChair system here [new tab]. You will be asked to create an account first if you do not already have one. Before submitting a paper for the individual thematic sessions, consult their descriptions. If you prefer to submit to the general sessions, select one of the topics provided. In addition to the PDF file, please also enter/paste the abstract in the "Abstract" field. The file upload interface is towards the end of the submission form. Please remember to include up to five keywords in the abstract.
  10. Changes/Resubmission: You can make changes to your abstract before the deadline. This is known as "Resubmission" within the EasyChair system and is achieved by clicking on your paper number in the top bar, and then selecting "Submit a new version" in the top right-hand corner.  From there, attach a new PDF using the "Submission" field (not the "Attachment" field). If you wish to also change the abstract entered in the "Abstract" field, as described in (9) above, this can be achieved, somewhat confusingly, by using the "Update information" link on your paper's page. This is the wording used by the EasyChair system, and we cannot change it.