Guidelines for submitting
a paper or panel for the AAA meetings for review by SOLGA
SOLGA members (and other AAA members) who wish to present their work
at the AAA meetings are encouraged to submit appropriate papers or
panels to SOLGA for review.
In evaluating
submitted papers and panels for inclusion in AAA’s
scientific program, the SOLGA program co-editors
consider a range of issues in deciding whether to reject or accept
papers and panels, and how to grade and rank them. The primary criterion
is the overall quality of the paper/panel as evident in the abstract(s).
Obviously,
a relevance to SOLGA’s mission statement is of great
importance, and we encourage submissions of
all panels and papers that deal with LGBTQ, sexuality, gender, and/or
other related and intersecting topics. Moreover, submissions that
relate to the annual conference theme are particularly welcome.
The
program committee will strive to include as much diversity in SOLGA’s program as possible, both in terms of participants, areas,
sub-fields, and topics. Moreover, in line with SOLGA’s goal of
promoting scholarly exchanges and the work
of junior scholars, panels put together through open calls for papers,
and papers and panels organized by junior scholars, are particularly
encouraged. Timeliness and completeness of application materials are
also favorably looked upon.
Please note that submitting panels or papers for review does not guarantee
inclusion on the program. You do not have to be a member of SOLGA to
submit a paper or panel for review by SOLGA.
Please
see the AAA’s webpage for more general information about
the submission of materials for review. All
papers and panels must be submitted via the AAA website.
In addition, the SOLGA program committee also has the opportunity
to nominate panels (up to 3.75 hours of conference time) for invited
status, which guarantees the panel a place on the program. In addition
to the above guidelines, please note the following points if you intend
to submit a panel for consideration for invited status:
1.
We have a preference for single (1.75 hour) over double (3.75 hour)
sessions for invited status sessions. Since SOLGA only has 3.75 hours
of invited session time, we prefer to sponsor two separate, shorter
sessions, thereby increasing SOLGA’s visibility on the program.
2. Panel organizers are strongly encouraged to seek co-sponsorship
with other sections.
3. Invited status will be determined only after panels are submitted
in full (with all presenters, abstracts, etc.) to the SOLGA program
committee.
4. Decisions to confer SOLGA invited status are made by consensus
of the SOLGA program committee membership. No single member of the
program committee has the power to grant invited status.
5. The SOLGA Co-Chairs and Section Program Editors are no longer
prohibited from organizing or giving papers on sessions being considered
for invited status. To avoid conflicts of interest, committee members,
including the Program Editors, will recuse themselves from all decision-making
relating to their own sessions.
