The Organizing Committee of the special track on Gender Equality in Academic and Research Institutions invites scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit papers for our upcoming contribution to the 14th ArtsIT international conference. This special track is an opportunity to advance the discourse and share innovative strategies for fostering gender equality in academia and research.

This conference track draws inspiration from the pioneering efforts of the GENIE (Gender Initiative for Excellence) program at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, which has implemented groundbreaking measures to improve gender balance and create an inclusive academic environment. The GENIE Action Toolbox and related initiatives serve as a foundation for the themes and goals of this event.

More details:

GENIE: https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/organisation-and-governance/equality/genie-gender-initiative-for-excellence/

GENIE LAB: https://research.chalmers.se/en/project/11835

GENIE ACTION TOOLBOX (AI-based GAT): https://genie-action-toolbox.chalmers.se/

Test GAT here: https://genie-action-toolbox.chalmers.se/chat

We welcome submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Innovative Strategies for Gender Equality
   • Practical tools and methodologies for advancing gender balance, inspired by the GENIE Action Toolbox.
   • Evaluations of programs aimed at improving recruitment, retention, and career progression of underrepresented genders.
2. Systematic Change in Research Institutions
   • Case studies on successful implementation of gender equality programs in academic or research settings.
   • Strategies for integrating equality objectives into organizational policies and governance.
3. Intersectionality and Inclusion
   • Approaches to addressing intersectional challenges in gender equality initiatives.
   • Analysis of the interplay between gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other dimensions of diversity in academia.
4. Metrics and Measurement of Equality
   • Development of indicators and evaluation frameworks for assessing gender equality initiatives.
   • Use of data-driven approaches to inform policy and practice.
5. Cultural Transformation in Academia
   • Strategies to combat unconscious bias and promote inclusive cultures.
   • Engaging leadership and stakeholders in gender equality efforts.

 Jasmina Maric
Senior Lecturer at the Interaction Design and Software Engineering, CSE, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden

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All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer – LNICST series and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library: ArtsIT Conference Proceedings.

Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.

Available Journals

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on AI and Robotics

By paying an additional $150, authors can publish their articles in the EAI Endorsed Transactions journal selected by the conference (Scopus and Ei-indexed):

• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things (Scopus)

The article’s publication is subject to the following requirements:  

• It must be an extended version of the conference paper with a different title and abstract. In general, 30% of new content must be added.
• The article will be processed once the conference proceedings have been published.
• The article will be processed using the fast-track option.

Once the conference proceedings are published, the corresponding author should contact us at [email protected] with the details of their article to begin processing.

Additional publication opportunities:
– EAI Transactions series (Open Access)
– EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).

– Regular papers should be up to 12-20 pages in length.
– Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length.

All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. You can learn more about Community Review here.

Paper submission

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section below).

How do I submit a paper in Confy?

1. Go to Confy+ website
2. Login or sign up as new user
3. Select your desired Track
4. Click the ‘Submit Paper’ link within the track and follow the instructions

Alternatively, go to home page of Confy+ and click on “Open conferences”.

Submission guidelines

– Papers should be in English.
– Double-Blind Review. Papers have to be submitted anonymously.
– Previously published work may not be submitted, nor may the work be concurrently submitted to any other conference or journal.
   Such papers will be rejected without review.
– The paper submissions must follow the Springer formatting guidelines (see Author’s kit section below).
– Authors are required to adhere to the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

Papers must be formatted using the Springer LNICST Authors’ Kit.

Instructions and templates are available from Springer’s LNICST homepage:

• LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates (zip)
• Microsoft Word Proceedings Templates (zip)

Please make sure that your paper adheres to the format as specified in the instructions and templates.

When uploading the camera-ready copy of your paper, please be sure to upload both:

• a PDF copy of your paper formatted according to the above templates, and
• an archive file (e.g. zip, tar.gz) containing the both a PDF copy of your paper and LaTeX or Word source material prepared according to the above guidelines.

*As per new EU accessibility requirements, going forward, all figures, illustrations, tables, and images ought to have descriptive text accompanying them. Please refer to the document below, which will assist you in crafting Alternative Text (Alt Text). 

Download HERE.