Publications process

Abstract submission
Abstracts should not exceed 300 words. Your abstract will be reviewed by the conference editor/s 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. Please note that abstract acceptance does not guarantee paper acceptance.

Draft paper submission
Your draft paper must be submitted in Word .docx format and in the ACG paper template. Please refer to the author toolkit.

Reviewer feedback
Your paper will undergo a single-blind peer review process. All reviewer comments, tracked changes, and feedback will be incorporated into your draft paper, together with ACG desktop publishing and copyediting changes. Should your paper be accepted, 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 copyediting 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 one of the paper authors. Your paper will be published on the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.

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

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 (widescreen ratio 16:9). No other formats, including PDF, are accepted. Please submit your presentation early if it includes audio/video. Otherwise, please bring it with you to the event on a USB stick.

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 for major errors.