Author guidelines

Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2025 

Author Guidelines and Instructions

Contributors may submit an abstract or a full paper for presentation at the conference. Both will be subjected to the blind refereeing process. Please ensure the abstract or paper is submitted to the appropriate conference subject area for consideration. If the theme of a paper does not match the subject area focus, it may be rejected even though the paper would otherwise be accepted under another subject area. The Oxford Abstracts platform is used to manage paper submissions. Please view the YouTube tutorial on this page or read the knowledge base before submitting the paper or abstract. 

Abstract Formatting Guidelines

Title

  1. The title must be centered with at least a one-and-one-half-inch margin on the left and right.
  2. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, boldfaced, 14 point.
  3. Include Author and Affiliation.
  4. Footers: Please don’t include any in your abstract.

Body of the Abstract (beginning under title information)

  1. Format: The document will be in a one-column format with left justification.
  2. There must be a 1-inch margin on the left, right, and bottom.
  3. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 12 points, skipping one line between paragraphs.

Length 

  1. Abstracts should generally be between 250 and 500 words, two pages maximum. Include Key Words at the bottom. 

Submission Limit

  1. Authors may submit up to two abstracts.  

Note: Incorrectly formatted abstracts will not be included in the proceedings.  

 

Submission Help

  1. For detailed help on submitting the abstract, go to the Quick Steps to Abstract or Paper Submission section further down on this page.  
  2. Otherwise, click the button below to submit the abstract directly to the Oxford Abstracts conference platform.
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Full Paper Formatting Guidelines

Title Page (top part of the first page only)

  1. Title of Paper: The title must be centered with at least a one-and-one-half-inch margin on the left and right.
  2. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, boldfaced, 14 point.
  3. Include Author and Affiliation
  4. Footers: Please leave them blank.

Body of the Paper (beginning under the title information on the first page and continuing with all subsequent pages)

  1. First Page: The paper will be in a one-column format with left justification.
  2. There must be a 1-inch margin on the left, right, and bottom.
  3. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 12 points, skipping one line between paragraphs.
  4. Second and All Subsequent Pages: There must be a 1-inch margin all around (top, bottom, right, left) in one column format, left justification, skipping one line between paragraphs.
  5. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 12 points, using only standard symbols and abbreviations in text and illustrations.
  6. Abstracts: Include between the title and the body of the paper, but not on a separate page.
  7. Headings: Headings are not required but can be included. If used, headings must be left justified, lowercase, and of the same font and size as the body of the paper. There must be only one space between the heading and the paragraph.
  8. Page Numbering: Do not number the pages.
  9. Length: No set limit for the number of pages in a paper.
  10. Pages can be landscape to accommodate graphics if necessary. All other requirements above still apply

Bibliographic Information (following body of paper)

1. Format: The bibliography must begin 4 spaces below the body of the paper using the same margins as the body.

2. Font: Times New Roman typeface is required, 10 points.

3. Referencing: Each reference must be listed and numbered. Type the corresponding reference number in superscript form when referring to them in the text.

Submission Limit

  1. Authors may submit up to two papers.  

Note: Incorrectly formatted papers will not be included in the proceedings.  

 

Submission Help

  1. For detailed help on submitting the abstract, go to the Quick Steps to Abstract or Paper Submission section further down on this page.  
  2. Otherwise, click the button below to submit the abstract directly to the Oxford Abstracts conference platform.
Submit

Quick Steps to Abstract or Paper Submission

Title

  1. Be ready with a properly formatted abstract or paper. 
  2. You should have already created an account on Oxford Abstracts.
  3. Log into Oxford Abstracts. Select the 29th Annual TASME Conference if you have multiple conferences listed on your dashboard. Click the New Submission button to submit the paper or abstract. 
  4. Follow the procedure in the tutorial video below to submit the paper or abstract under the appropriate subject area. 

Note: Online help guides are available for submitting a paper or an abstract through Oxford Abstracts. For detailed help on submissions, click the button below to access the Support – Oxford Abstracts Knowledge Base.

 

Submissions Help

Please Watch the video on the left for more information on submitting an abstract or a paper. It is a generic video. The questions on the TASME 2025 submission form will be somewhat different from those shown in the video.

Review Process

Acknowledgment 

  1. Once an abstract or a paper is submitted, an acknowledgment will be emailed to the author, and the submission information will appear on the Author Console screen on Oxford Abstracts. 

Review Outcome

  1. The reviews will take at least two to three weeks to complete.
  2. Authors will be informed whether their papers are accepted, accepted with modifications, or rejected. 
  3. The notification window is from May 2nd, 2025, to May 31st, 2025.
  4. Authors of accepted abstracts or papers will be requested to submit a camera-ready copy for publication in the conference proceedings. 
  5. The accepted papers will appear in the draft proceedings until the final official proceedings is published. 
  6. Those who received an acceptance with a modification decision should submit the revised papers with modifications for further review. 

Communications with the Subject Chair 

  1. Three weeks after submitting the paper, authors may email the Subject Chair to request the status of their abstract or paper if a decision has not already been emailed to them.
  2. However, the authors are requested to check the draft proceedings first to know whether their abstracts or papers are accepted.
  3. If an author did not receive any email from the Subject Chair, they may email the suport@tasmconference.org for an update.
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Conference Presentation Instructions

The conference presentation instructions for in-person and online presenters are outlined on another page entitled Presenters. It can be accessed by clicking on the Presenters navigation link under Support at the top of this page. Clicking on the button below will also lead to the presentation instruction page. 

Presentation instructions

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