Author Guidelines

Submission, evaluation and selection procedures

Each paper submitted to the RUNES/AFIRSE International Congress, in partnership with UNESCO, may be considered for publication in the peer-reviewed journal La Recherche en Éducation, after revision of the full article.

Submitting a Proposal – Long Abstract

Authors wishing to submit a proposal must follow the guidelines below:

• A long abstract between 4,000 and 6,000 characters (including spaces), or approximately 1,000 words, including:
  • Title of the communication
  • Research problem
  • Theoretical framework
  • Methodology
  • Expected results or initial findings
  • Key bibliographic references (maximum of 5)
• Up to 3 keywords and the title must be provided in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
• The abstract must be entered directly into the online form (no file upload).
• A separate page in the same file must include:
  • Title of the article
  • Name(s) of the author(s) with contact author clearly indicated
  • Institution(s) and position(s)
  • Email address(es)

Formatting Standards

• Languages accepted: French, English, Spanish or Portuguese (if it is a national language of the authors' country)
• Word document format, Calibri 12, single spacing, 2.5 cm margins on all sides
• Maximum total length: 35,000 characters including spaces (including figures, tables, bibliography and abstracts)
• TITLE: Uppercase bold, Calibri 14, centered
• Level 1 headings: Lowercase bold, Calibri 12 (e.g., 1 Title)
• Level 2 headings: Lowercase bold italic, Calibri 12 (e.g., 2.1 Title)

Typographic Conventions

• Quotation marks in French: « … » ; in English and Portuguese: “…”
• Period placed inside quotation marks in French: « text. »
• Latin expressions should be italicized: et al.

Verbatim and Citations

• Interview excerpts: quoted between « … » with 2.5 cm indentation, no italics
• References within text: (Author et al., 2020) or (Author et al., 2020, p. xx)

Figures, Tables, Notes

• Figures and tables should be inserted directly into the text, titled and numbered
• Tables must be in Calibri 10
• Footnotes are limited to 3 and should not replace the bibliography

References

References must follow the style of the Revue Française de Sociologie, in Calibri 12.

• Book: Goffman E., 1974, Frame analysis: An essay on the organization of experience, London, Harper & Row.
• Article: Harris C., Brown W., 1989, “Teaching Business Ethics Using Fiction: A Case That Failed”, Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, 13(1), pp. 38–47.
• Book chapter: Perrenoud P. (1993), “Curriculum: le formel, le réel, le caché”, in Houssaye J. (ed.), La pédagogie: une encyclopédie pour aujourd’hui, ESF, pp. 61–76.

Evaluation

All submissions will be reviewed blindly by at least two members of the scientific committee based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference themes
• Clarity, structure, and readability
• Robustness of theoretical and methodological framework
• Originality and scientific contribution
• Interest for participants