Academic Papers and Sessions
The conference committee welcomes paper proposals on all aspects of economic and/or social history covering a wide range of periods and countries, and particularly welcomes papers of an interdisciplinary nature and papers from women and other under-represented groups.
The committee also invites proposals for entire sessions of 1.5-2 hours duration; (no more than 4 papers will be accepted for any one session). The committee prefers sessions that reflect the diversity of the Society and include speakers from more than one university. Please note that the committee reserves the right to determine which papers will be presented in the session if it is accepted. Each paper will be reviewed by the committee according to the same standards as individual paper submissions. If the session is accepted but one or more of the proposed papers is not, then the committee may assign an appropriate replacement. If a session is not accepted, the committee may incorporate one, or more, of the proposed papers into other panels.
For full consideration, all paper proposals must be received by 16 September 2024.
Submission process:
For single paper submissions (submit below)
- Contact details (including any co-authors)
- A brief academic CV (including any co-authors)
- The title of the paper proposed
- A short abstract of the paper proposed (300-500 words)*
- Up to four keywords, which can be used to help the conference coordinating committee allocate papers between sessions
* The abstract should explain the background to the paper; the questions addressed; the sources and methods employed; and likely conclusions.
For session submissions
Session proposals should be submitted before individual papers are submitted.
- First, the session organiser should complete the session proposal form online, providing:
- Contact details of the session organiser
- A brief academic CV
- The proposed title of the session
- The proposed session authors (including contact details and proposed paper titles)
- A short 100-word justification for the session
- A proposed chair for the session
- Second, each individual presenter should submit their paper using the single paper submission procedure as above. There will be an option for individual paper presenters to select the session of which their paper is a part of via a dropdown menu. It is the session organiser’s responsibility to ensure that authors submit their paper proposals and that they meet the same expectations as for individual paper submissions.
Authorship:
There is a strong expectation that scholars will only present one paper at any conference. Scholars may appear as co-authors in one or more papers, as long as they do not act as presenter more than once. The conference committee does reserve the right to restrict the number of appearances by any one scholar to ensure a wide range of participation.
The committee will give preference to those who did not present in an academic session at the previous year’s conference.
Those currently studying for, or who have recently completed, a PhD should submit a proposal to the New Researcher session, unless they have previously presented in these sessions.
Communication to proposers:
Notices of acceptance will be sent to individual paper-givers and session organisers by late November 2024 when they will be asked to provide the following:
- A short piece for the Society’s blog, The Long Run
- An electronic copy of the full paper, or a web address where the paper is available for consultation if available (by 3 March 2025). These will be posted to the conference website.
Funding:
It is the normal expectation that speakers who submit a proposal for a paper to the conference committee should be able to obtain independent financial support for their travel and conference attendance. However, a very limited support fund exists to assist overseas speakers who are unable to obtain funding from their own institution or from another source. Details of this fund and an application form can be obtained from the Society’s administrators. It is important that a completed application form is submitted by the September deadline. Only in exceptional circumstances will later applications for support be considered.
Please note that you must be logged in to your EHS account or registered as a free user to submit a proposal.
