Full Paper Submission Guidelines and Paper Template

The following are detailed instructions for authors regarding submission of full papers, due latest by December 1, 2010.

We have a tight schedule for reviews and printing. Once online submission closes, there will be no extensions. No requests to entertain late submissions will be acknowledged.

Please find the paper template for CAADRIA2011 available here.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

The CAADRIA2011 Paper Selection Committee

• Christiane M Herr
• Ning Gu
• Stanislav Roudavski
• Marc Aurel Schnabel

1. Submission:

Submit papers via the portal www.caadria-review.org using the same credentials you created for abstract submission. Do not email papers as message attachment.

If you encounter difficulties in uploading papers, contact the PSC psc@caadria-review.org.
Papers should be submitted in Adobe PDF format only.

2. Anonymize:

Papers should not contain any identifying information. Ensure that no names or references are included in paper that could potentially reveal identity of authors or their institutions.

3. Paper Template:

Papers should be prepared and formatted according to the paper template available here.
Papers should be submitted in Adobe PDF format only.

4. Paper Length:

Make sure the paper (including images, references, everything) is no longer than 10 pages. The length will be based on the template, *properly used*, i.e. Use only the CAADRIA styles, and only unmodified. If you need to create a new style, please contact the PSC psc@caadria-review.org

5. Review:

Any paper not received by the due date or that does not conform to paper template will not proceed to review stage. All submitted papers will undergo blind peer reviews. Due to a large number of submissions this year, final selection of papers is expected to be highly competitive.

6. Review Criteria:

Successful papers will rigorously and convincingly argue that the research work they describe is a) innovative and b) significant. These characteristics can be made apparent in many ways, CAADRIA conferences strive to maintain methodological pluralism. However, making explicit these characteristics is essential for every paper irrespective of its content, disciplinary leaning, ontological stance or methods of inquiry.

• a) Innovation
  Each paper will demonstrate clearly how it is innovative in reference to existing research work. Typically, the paper will address a gap or deficiency in existing knowledge or understanding.


• b) Significance
  Each paper will demonstrate clearly that it usefully contributes to an on-going academic conversation. To do this, the authors should identify their target audience and explain how its members can benefit from the paper's content.

To construct a rigorous argument, each paper will disclose the identity of researchers and state clearly the limitations of the study presented, the particulars of the chosen research methods, and the associated limits to the universality of conclusions. The authors will take a critical stance that engages with alternative viewpoints or interpretations. Each paper will demonstrate appropriate and consistent application of the chosen research methods and address scepticism emanating from such alternative viewpoints.

The suggested length of 4000 words and the need for a rigorous argument as discussed above, preclude certain forms of presentation that could be valuable and suitable elsewhere. For example, in this form it is impossible to have an exhaustive overview of the field or a deep introduction of a fundamental theoretical approach. Instead, typical papers will focus on the particulars of specific case-studies and use them to provide the rich detail necessary to convince readers of the validity of conclusions.

These publications on academic writing provide examples and discussion of good practice for those relatively new to academic research or paper writing:

• Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams (2008). The Craft of Research, 3rd ed. edn (Chicago: University of Chicago Press)
• BDenzin, Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln, eds (2005). Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd edn (Thousand Oaks; London: Sage)
• BHartley, James (2008). Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Guide (London: Routledge)
• BMurray, Rowena (2005). Writing for Academic Journals (Maidenhead: Open University Press)