The conference committee invites the submission of abstracts of original work. Abstracts can be submitted for consideration for an oral presentation (40 minutes including question time). You will be asked to indicate all co-authors but the presenting author should submit the abstract. Presenting authors must be paid registrants at the conference. All abstracts must be submitted online via this website using the submission form.
Key Dates
Abstract Submission: CLOSED
Author Notification: 14 MARCH 2017
Author Registration Deadline: 12 May 2017
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstracts must be written and presented in English, and not exceed 300 words (text only).
Abstracts are evaluated according to the following criteria:
relevance to the conference theme
interest to an international audience
professional merit
contribution to knowledge, practice and policies
clarity of abstract
All authors whose abstracts are selected to be presented at conference are required to register for the conference and pay the discounted registration fee of AUD$800.00, to confirm their attendance at the conference.
Travel and accommodation costs are also at the author’s expense.
It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure the abstract is submitted correctly. The conference managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the online submission process, or for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events.
Acknowledgment of receipt of your abstract is not deemed as an acceptance.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the 2017 International Women & Law Enforcement Conference Committee for acceptance.
Style Guide for attachments
Font type and size for the abstract text: Arial, 11pt left justified.
Abstract must not exceed 300 words and must include a title.
No references, graphics, tables, footnotes or images should be included with your abstract text.
Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract, when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and follow with the abbreviation thereafter. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract
Author’s biographies (100 word maximum) are to be submitted with the abstract and all biographies to be written in third person.
