FAQ
FAQ for User, Authors and Reviewers
Many of the answers to the questions on this page relate to Oxford Abstracts, the paper management system used for the Conference. Detailed explanations and guides can be found in the Oxford Abstracts’ Knowledge Base. The information provided here covers essential topics such as registering for an account with Oxford Abstracts, submitting an article or abstract, and reviewing the submissions. The FAQ is divided into three sections to help authors, reviewers, and committee members. There are also YouTube help videos related to Oxford Abstracts.
Users and Authors
Whether you are an author, a reviewer, or a committee member, the first step is registering for an account with Oxford Abstracts. It is a simple two-step process. Access Oxford Abstracts. Complete and submit the registration form. Confirm registration by logging into your email account, opening the email from Oxford Abstracts, and clicking the link to confirm the registration and email address.
The Support Page in Oxford Abstracts Knowledge Base has several articles providing guidance to authors and committee members. Help for reviewers is given on a separate Guidance for Reviewers page.
Click on the following links:
Access the Author Guidelines page on this website for guidance. A video and the steps to submit an abstract or a paper are also provided on this website. A YouTube video entitled Making a Submission provides more information on submitting a paper or an abstract.
Click on the link below to access the Oxford Abstracts Knowledge Base.
All authors from South Asian countries whose papers or abstracts are accepted for presentation at the Conference can apply for a fee waiver. Instructions related to the fee waiver will be available on the Registration page of this website.
Reviewers
Before accessing the paper for review, you must first register with Oxford Abstracts. An invitation to be a reviewer is only sent after a paper or abstract is assigned to the reviewer. Once a review is assigned, the reviewer can access the papers to review by clicking on this reviewer link.
The Subject Chair or the Managing Editor will send you an invitation to become a reviewer for the Conference. Click on the link to be enrolled as a reviewer. A follow-up email will be sent to confirm the acceptance. Click on the link in the email to complete the registration process to become a reviewer.
The Subject Chair or the Managing Editor will generally assign the reviewers to their subject areas.
You must first register with Oxford Abstracts to access the paper management system. You can then access the reviewer’s web link to access the abstracts or papers assigned to you for review. The papers will appear only if they are assigned to you for review.
Yes, it is possible to do the review offline by downloading the abstract or paper. However, this approach is not recommended.
Committee Members
The Conference Chair or Program Coordinator will invite you to become a committee member. Each committee member will be assigned to a subject area. The primary function of the committee member is to accept or deny submissions based on the reviewers’ reports. They can also assign papers to reviewers in their subject area. However, they are not supposed to assign abstracts or papers to reviewers in other areas.
The Program Coordinator or the Program Chair will assign a subject area to each committee member.
The committee members who are also subject chairs can invite reviewers and assign them to papers for review. It is done through the committee members’ console in Oxford Abstracts. The YouTube video entitled Assigning Submissions to Reviewers as a Committee Member provides further details.
The subject chairs serve as committee members. They will use the committee members’ console to assign papers to different reviewers. Committee members are required to attend an initial orientation session conducted by the Associate Conference Chair. Please check your email for the date or dates of the orientations.
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