Paper categories

The conference welcomes paper submissions in three categories: RESEARCH, ONGOING RESEARCH, and SHORT. Each paper category is described in more detail below, including recommended sections and structure. Additionally, each paper category is linked to a set of conference Tracks (see table below). Note that the Programme Committee Chairs can downgrade a paper after the review process if it is found that the paper does not fit the category chosen by the author(s) during submission.

All accepted papers will be presented at designated Paper Sessions during the conference. Papers submitted to the Doctoral Colloquium by PhD students will be presented during a special, all-day long session one day before the conference itself. The presentation time varies depending on the paper category, but always including an additional 5 minutes for questions by the audience (Q&A).

  • Research: 15 minutes + Q&A
  • Ongoing Research: 15 minutes + Q&A
  • Short: 10 minutes + Q&A
  • Doctoral Colloquium: 20 minutes + Q&A

Additionally, all authors of short papers will be invited to create an A1-size poster presenting their work. Each poster will be printed by the organisers for free and will be in a permanent exhibition during the conference. The Poster Exhibition’s inauguration will occur at the same time as the Welcome Reception. Authors of short papers will be requested to be next to their poster for Q&A and further networking during this period.

CATEGORY PAGES
(MIN. / MAX.)		 THEMATIC TRACKS
(T1-T9)		 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR (T10) EARLY RESEARCH TRACK (T12) DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 
RESEARCH 8 – 12 ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
ONGOING RESEARCH 5 – 8 ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
SHORT 2 – 4 ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌

▢ Research papers

These are papers that document complete research in one or more aspects of Digital Government, with proven or potential capability to advance the state of research in the field. Research papers should be similar to journal submissions, albeit shorter, and feature completed analysis and documentation of achieved results. Research papers must address topics listed in Tracks 1-9 and should, indicatively, include the following sections (more as a reference than as exact titles):

  • Title
  • Abstract (up to 300 words)
  • Introduction
  • Background / Literature Review
  • Methodology / Research Framework / Design Approach
  • Results / Findings / Developments / Applications
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions / Further Work
  • References

▢ Ongoing research papers

These are papers that describe ongoing research work that is yet to be completed, in one or more aspects of Digital Government, with proven or potential capability to advance the state of research in the field. Ongoing research papers could take various forms: for example, they can be theoretical (presenting promising frameworks), empirical (with some preliminary results), or present a design of novel and useful concepts and/or artefacts (no testing required). Ongoing research papers must address topics listed in Tracks 1-9 and Track 12 (Doctoral Colloquium) and should, indicatively, include the following sections (more as a reference than as exact titles):

  • Title
  • Abstract (up to 300 words)
  • Introduction
  • Background / Literature Review / Methodology / Research Framework
  • Results / Findings / Developments / Applications
  • Discussion / Conclusions / Further Work
  • References

▢ Short papers

These are papers mostly composed of work in progress, recent developments or presentations of new ideas and initiatives with the potential to contribute to Digital Government research and practice by addressing topics listed in the Track 10 and Track 12. Short papers should, indicatively, include the following sections (more as reference than as exact titles):

  • Title
  • Abstract (up to 150 words)
  • Introduction / Background / Aims and Objectives of the study
  • Approach / Results
  • Conclusions / Further Work
  • References