Publications process

Abstract submission
Abstracts should not exceed 300 words. Your abstract will be reviewed by the conference editor and you will be notified whether it has been accepted or not accepted. If accepted, we will provide you with the details required to submit your draft paper. 

Draft paper submission
Your draft paper must be submitted using the ACG paper template and be submitted in Word docx format. Papers are not to exceed 14 pages. Please refer to the associated documents listed below.

Reviewer feedback
Your paper will undergo a single-blind peer review-process. Should your paper be accepted, you will receive a copy of your draft paper with all reviewer comments, tracked changes, and feedback incorporated into it, together with ACG desktop publishing changes. We will send you this reviewed version so you can address the comments in your paper. You are required to address and make the changes. If you do not make the changes, please provide an explanation. In some cases, your paper will be returned to the reviewer/s for confirmation changes have been appropriately made.

Final paper submission
Your final paper must be submitted together with your speaker registration, signed publication agreement, and speaker bio notes.

Speaker registration
It is mandatory your speaker registration be completed and paid for your paper to be published. There is one speaker per presentation.  Only one person per paper can register at the speaker rate. The ACG publications team will not undertake any desktop publishing or proofreading work on your final paper until you have registered as a speaker. If you register and subsequently withdraw your paper from the conference, the ACG will withhold an editorial fee of AUD 660 (GST inclusive). Please refer to the Speaker Terms & Conditions.

Publication agreement
To publish your paper, the ACG requires you sign and submit a publication agreement. This must be signed by an author of the paper. Your paper will be published on the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings. Please note that copies of your paper may not be distributed aside from the copy provided by the ACG after the event.

Publishing ethics and malpractice statement
Please familiarise yourself with the ACG’s publishing ethics and malpractice statement.

Finalising your paper for publication
Once your paper is ready to finalise, the ACG publications team will undertake a final full edit and proofread of your paper. Following this, we will provide you with a PDF version of your final paper to review.

PowerPoint submission
You will be required to forward your PowerPoint presentation to the ACG. If you have video or audio, please advise the ACG. Presentations must be submitted in PowerPoint format using widescreen (16:9) ratio. No other formats, including PDF, are accepted. If you would like to add the event logo to your presentation, please see the marketing webpage.