Academic Ethics Policy 

We expect submissions to contain results of the original research based on scientific methods that contribute to the global knowledge in the selected areas of inquiry. In this regard, we ask all potential participants to follow the TEDS Academic Ethics Policy and make sure the paper comply with the requirements mentioned below. The detection of the rules violation leads to the rejection at any stage.

Originality of Papers

The paper submitted to TEDS should contain original results and must not be published anywhere before. An exception can be made for papers published on the Internet as draft-versions or preprints, but the Program Committee in each case takes the final decision individually. The author should disclose if the paper has already been presented or is available on the Internet as a draft or preprint. This rule also applies to the papers published in languages, other than English.

Plagiarism

A paper must contain no plagiarism (including extensive self-plagiarism) and other incorrect borrowings. Plagiarism includes copying and pasting passages from the Internet and other sources, word-for-word borrowings from other texts as well as paraphrasing them without proper references. All direct borrowings should be accompanied with references, quotation marks and other means of academic language. All submissions undergo pre-review for originality and plagiarism.

Copyright

The author should have all proper rights for copyrighted materials used in the paper. Pictures, figures etc. must either have free license for commercial use or be created by the author. 

Technical Requirements

Scope

The paper should fit into the general scope of the conference and be attributed to one of the conference tracks. We welcome interdisciplinary papers that combine social sciences with information and computer sciences. Purely technical papers without implications to social sciences are not accepted.

Format & Length
The paper must be prepared according to the guidelines. The template can be found here: (download)

Full papers must be within 10-12-page limit.

DOI should be indicated whenever possible. It is more preferable to arrange the reference list in the alphabetical order.

LANGUAGE & WRITING

The paper must be written in English without major grammatical or stylistic errors. It is recommended to proofread the article before the final submission.

Peer Review Criteria

Each paper is reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee to be accepted. The review criteria are the following:

The paper should have clear contribution to the research field. Purely descriptive papers without any clear findings are not accepted. The following elements of the paper are required:

Research Question / Problem Statement: the authors should give a clear research question (for research papers) or problem statement (for experience papers) they are to address in the text. Both the research question and problem statement need to be justified by either theoretical or social topicality.

Literature / Background Review: the paper must contain a solid literature review encompassing the up-to-date academic articles and books (for research papers) or give a sufficient background (for experience papers). The review needs to be relevant to the research question.

Theoretical Grounding and Methodology: The paper should give a theoretical argument or use a theoretical framework, as well as to provide a methodology relevant to address the research problem.

Empirical Analysis / Case Selection: Qualitative or quantitative methods of empirical analysis should be used. Another option is to present a review, but in this case the literature selection method should be specified. In case of experience papers, the authors need to justify the case selection and prove its significance to the international audience.