Submission Guidelines
International Doctoral Conference: New Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Ljubljana, 28–29 January 2027
We invite doctoral students and early-career researchers to submit their proposals for the International Doctoral Conference New Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences, which will take place at the University of Ljubljana on 28–29 January 2027.
The conference is organised into several thematic panels, each with its own Call for Papers. Before submitting a proposal, applicants are asked to consult the descriptions of the individual panels and select the panel that best corresponds to the topic, approach and disciplinary or interdisciplinary orientation of their contribution.
Submission procedure
Proposals must be submitted through the online submission form. In the form, applicants will be asked to select the thematic panel to which they are submitting their contribution and upload the required documents.
Each submission must include two separate documents:
1. an anonymised proposal for review,
2. a proposal with full author information.
The anonymised proposal will be used for the review process. The proposal with full author information will be used for administrative purposes, communication with authors and preparation of the conference programme.
Content of the proposal
Each proposal should include:
• title of the contribution,
• abstract,
• 3–5 keywords,
• selected thematic panel,
• a short explanation of how the contribution fits the selected panel,
• name and surname of the author,
• institutional affiliation,
• study level or research status,
• contact e-mail address.
The anonymised version must not contain any information that could reveal the identity of the author. This includes the author’s name, affiliation, e-mail address, acknowledgements, self-references written in the first person, or any other identifiable information.
Abstract length and language
The abstract should be approximately 250–300 words long.
Submissions may be made in English or Slovene. However, due to the international orientation of the conference, we strongly encourage submissions in English. If a proposal is submitted in Slovene, the title and, preferably, a short abstract should also be provided in English.
Thematic placement
Applicants should select one thematic panel when submitting their proposal. If the proposed contribution is relevant to more than one panel, applicants should select the panel that best fits the main focus of the contribution. In the additional comments field, they may also indicate a secondary panel or briefly explain the interdisciplinary nature of the proposal.
The Organising Committee reserves the right to suggest that a proposal be moved to another panel if it is considered a better fit for the overall structure of the conference programme.
Submission deadline
The submission deadline is October 1st, 2026.
After the deadline, all proposals will be reviewed within the relevant thematic panels. Authors will be notified of the decision and will receive further instructions by e-mail.
Review process
All submitted proposals will undergo a review process. The first stage of review will assess the relevance of the proposal to the selected panel, the clarity of the research question or conceptual focus, the methodological or theoretical framing, and the overall relevance of the contribution to the conference.
For this purpose, applicants must submit an anonymised version of their proposal. If necessary, the organisers may ask authors to provide minor revisions or additional clarifications.
Publication plans
Accepted abstracts are expected to be included in the conference book of abstracts. After the conference, the Organising Committee will also consider the possibility of a further publication of selected contributions, for example in the form of a peer-reviewed edited volume, a thematic section, or another appropriate academic publication.
Submission to the conference does not automatically guarantee publication of a full paper. Any post-conference publication process will be organised separately, and authors will receive further information in due course.
Technical instructions
Both documents should be submitted in .docx or .pdf format.
Suggested file names:
• Anonymised_Proposal_TitleOfContribution.docx
• Full_Proposal_Surname_TitleOfContribution.docx
The anonymised file must not contain any personal or institutional information identifying the author. The file with full author information should include all relevant contact and institutional details.