Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and available for publication on the conference Web site.
Papers should be submitted by email to the mailadress nodem06-papersubmission@media.uio.no

Download the following guidelines as a word document (.doc) here

Language: Papers must be written in English.

References, format, and style: Use author-year style for referencing. For guidance on references, format, and style, NODEM recommends the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition (2001), or Concise Rules of APA Style (2004).

Useful short guide: APA Style Guide in pdf format

Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who is responsible for correspondence at all stages of refereeing, registration, and publication, including post-publication. Provide telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) in addition to the e-mail address and complete postal address. Give full postal addresses for all co-authors.

Original material: NODEM requires material original to the listed authors. All listed authors must approve publication.

Length: We encourage the submission of either short papers (2500 words max) or poster presentations.

Refereeing: NODEM is committed to a constructive, value-added review process.All papers are submitted subject to double-blind review. Referees may advise the organizers to accept papers without changes, they may advise to accept papers subject to amendment, or they may require a new review. Referees may advise to reject papers on grounds of relevance, content, or quality. Detailed instructions on preparing manuscripts and artwork appear below. The organizers reserve the right to return manuscripts that do not meet basic, content, format, or quality standards.

Manuscript Requirements:

Structure: Structure manuscripts in this order: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions, and Tables. Do not import figures into the text. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article. Do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.

Text Layout: Use double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Do not justify type, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Indicate each new paragraph clearly with a line break separating it from the previous paragraph. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Number all pages consecutively. Use 12 Point Times or Times Roman fonts.

Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who is responsible for correspondence at all stages of refereeing including post-publication. Provide telephone and fax numbers with country and area code in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors.

Abstract: Begin the paper with a self-contained abstract of up to 200 words in a single paragraph. The abstract should outline the aims, scope, and conclusions of the paper.

Units: Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI. Maths: Number consecutively any equations that must be displayed separately from the text if the text refers explicitly to these equations.

References: Use the author-year style, where author’s name appears in the text, “As Thomas and Carroll (1979) suggest...”, or all in parentheses where author’s names are not cited specifically in text, e.g. “As some authors suggest (Cross, 1984)...”

List all references at the end of the text, in alphabetical order by author. Ensure that all references are complete, including author’s name, date, paper title, journal title, volume and page numbers, or book title, publisher and place of publication, in the following format:
Please follows the standards set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition (2001), or Concise Rules of APA Style (2004), or use the Chicago Manual of Style, Fifteenth Edition (2003).
Use no footnotes.

Tables: Number tables consecutively. Give each table a suitable caption. Each table should begin on a new page. Use no vertical rules. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (for example, in graphs). Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters.

Notification: The coordinators for paper submissions will notify authors on the acceptance of their paper.

Copyright: All authors must sign a copyright permission agreement before papers can be published. This permission agreement enables the NODEM to protect copyrighted material for the authors. Authors retain proprietary rights. The copyright permission covers the right to reproduce and distribute papers in connection to NODEM, including proceedings, reprints, web distribution, photographic reproductions, DVD, CD, microfilm, and other media.

Please DO NOT call your paper "NODEM 06" or "OSLO2006". This guarantees it will get confused with another paper.

 

This form was developed for the Design Research Society by Ken Friedman and Charles Burnette. NODEM is grateful for their generous and sharing attitude.