CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND FULL PAPERS

Abstracts are invited from faculty and students of both member institute and non-member institute on the theme of the conference.

The abstract be submitted by February 15th, 2021.

(a) Call for Abstracts

• Subthemes, questions and Keywords described above indicate possible lines of enquiry. You are not required to answer one of these specific questions, but may use them as inspiration to explore the general theme. Additionally, the committee may consider an abstract introducing an experimental thread outside the main theme, which tests new research directions.
• Authors are requested to indicate on the right side of the page header which subtheme the abstract addresses. It is also requested to include a title on top of the text.
• 3-5 keywords are to be indicated under title and abstracts should be max. 500 words long (For full details see General Requirements for Abstracts below).
• Only selected abstracts will be invited to send full papers.

(b) General Requirements for Abstracts

• Only Microsoft Word files will be accepted
• No name or author’s affiliation in the text
• Subtheme(s) and 3-5 keywords must be indicated
• 300 to 500 word count in English, not including subtheme(s) and keywords
• 12 point, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins all around

(c) General Requirements for Full Papers

• Only Microsoft Word files will be accepted. PDF submissions will not be accepted.
• 12 point, Times New Roman font, and 1 inch (25.4 mm) margins, A4 size.
• Papers should be 3,000-5,000 words in length in English. They should be written as continuous expository narrative in a chapter or article style – not as lists of points or a PowerPoint presentation. APA Guidelines should be used for citations, graphs, figures, etc.
• Please remember that the papers are to be published in a fully refereed Conference Proceedings. This means that the style and structure of your text should be relatively formal. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of citations, quotations, diagrams, tables and maps.
• Harvard referencing should be used in the text (author, date: page number).
• Papers should be thoroughly checked and proof-read before submission. Following submission you will be unable to make any changes to it during the refereeing process.

6. Proposal for Non-Paper Submission – Mapping Change: The Emergent, The Urgent and The Incumbent

This is a call for the conceptual & the documentary work which is a representation the theme of IFFTI 2021. The sub-themes and tracks above are intended as starting points or provocations. Authors are asked to indicate what sub-theme addressed through their submissions.

(a) Abstract for non-paper submissions can be submitted into one of the following categories:

• Static Installation
• Dynamic Installation
• Short film
• Poster
• Infographics
• Workshops
• Photo Essay

(b) Since the conference is mostly online, preference will be given to proposals that are dynamic, time-based, process-driven, involve live feeds or pre-recorded ones that unveil periodically for the entire duration of the conference.

(c) Guidelines for Non-Paper Submissions:

• Proposals for all non-paper submissions should be in the form of abstracts of upto 300 words illustrating the project.
• The abstract should be accompanied with Visual boards, Story boards, photos, links to films, drawings and other such supporting material that might be necessary.
• All non-paper submissions should include: Title, Sub-theme and 5 keywords relating to the sub-theme.
• After selection of abstracts, detailed documentation of the proposed work will be needed for the review of the conference committee.
• After selection of abstracts, extended proposals (max. 3000 words) with images and other supporting documentation would need to be submitted for double-blind peer review.
• Please include details of installation, IT requirements, dimensions, or any other requirements that the committee will need to be aware of before the conference.
• Full extended proposal papers with images will be copy edited and considered for publishing in the IFFTI 2021 Conference Book publication titled – Fashioning Resurgence: Our Time is Now along with images of the project.

Review Process

(a) Abstracts and papers will be assessed against the themes and subthemes of the conference according to the IFFTI double blind review criteria on:

• Concept (strength and originality of the main idea)
• Research (research quality and consistency)
• Exposition (critical analysis and communication quality)
• Demonstrates relevance to theme
• Is organized in a logical and coherent way
• Writing style succinct and appropriate to the work, grammatical and clear English
• The research committee will appoint reviewers for the process.
• The selection of abstracts is the first stage of a two-part selection process.
• Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit full papers, and reviewed by appointees of the research committee.

Authors who wish to be considered for an IFFTI Initiatives award should indicate the same in their submission.

8. Paper Submission Deadline

9. Non- Paper Submission Deadlines

*Kindly note if the non-paper is a dynamic installation which requires an extended timeline for display. Then the author should specify the duration and other requirements at the stage of abstract submission via an email to organizing committee at iffti2021@https://pearlacademy.com/

10. Criteria for the IFFTI awards

(a) Senior Faculty

• Academics at a higher education institution who have been contracted in a teaching/research role for more than five years or took their doctoral qualification for more than five years since the date of the initial call for conference submissions. *
• Have an established research profile within a higher education institution
• The author or at least one of the authors in a multi-authored submission must present their work at the conference
• The lead author must come from an IFFTI institution
• The lead author’s Institution has paid its fees to IFFTI (current and past years)
• The lead author has not received an award within the past two years
• 2 awards to be made

(b) Early Career Researchers

• Academics who achieved a doctoral qualification or were contracted to a higher education institution in a teaching/research role, within five years of the date of the initial call for conference submissions*
• The author or at least one of the authors in a multi-authored submission must present their work at the conference
• The lead author must come from an IFFTI institution
• The lead author’s Institution has paid its fees to IFFTI (current and past years)
• The lead author has not received an award within the past two years
• Up to five awards may be made