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The URL to use for submissions is https://precisionconference.com/~cogsci/
 


The deadline for full paper submissions has passed. The site is now open for Members Abstract Poster submissions. They are due April 16. We will attempt to give acceptance notifications on the full papers by April 30. If your paper was not accepted as a full 6-page paper, consider submitting your presentation as a 1 page abstract for a poster presentation (i.e., members abstract poster). If you are not a member, you may simply join the CS society when you submit your abstract.

NOTE: Guidelines for poster presentations can be found here. Guidelines for oral presentations can be found here.
 


 
Submissions deadline
   Feb. 1
Acceptance notifications sent   Mar. 30
Submission deadline for member poster abstracts   Apr. 16
Acceptance notifications sent for poster abstracts   Apr. 30
Final camera-ready copies due for papers   Apr. 30
Final camera-ready copies due for poster abstracts   May 14
Note: You need not be a member of the Cognitive Science Society to submit a 6-page Proceedings Paper. You must be a member, or join, to submit a Member's Abstract Poster.
 

  
 
PAPERS:[SAMPLE]
Refereed papers for publication in the Proceedings, up to six pages. If accepted to be published as proceedings papers, the papers will be presented at the conference either as talks or as posters. The program committee makes the determination of which are accepted as talks versus posters to provide a high quality and balanced program. The Marr Prize for the best student paper, and the four computational modeling prizes, will be selected from these submissions. Due Feb. 1

SYMPOSIA:[SAMPLE]
Proposals for a complete 90-minute symposium on current research topics. Proposals should list speakers and moderator and present detailed justifications, including the qualifications of the moderator and the speakers, presented as a two-page summary of the topic (to be included in the Proceedings if accepted). The best symposia are typically ones that have a wide range of disciplines from differing perspectives that deal with a common issue. Four-five speakers from similar backgrounds/theoretical perspectives/disciplines are not usually accepted. Due Feb. 1

PUBLICATION BASED PRESENTATIONS:
Current research talks by researchers with a track record of publishing on the topics of their proposed talks. Six or more publications (mixed journal and reviewed conference publications) is usually enough to show expertise in an area. Examples of the number and quality of expertise for pub-based talks are available online here. Pub-based presentations should be late-breaking news from a senior researcher’s lab rather than a summary of that researcher’s previous work. Requires a one-page abstract, including an extensive list of the author's relevant publications. The abstract will be included in the Proceedings if accepted. Due Feb. 1

MEMBER POSTER ABSTRACTS:[SAMPLE]
Member poster abstracts. Members may submit a one-page abstract for a poster. Only one such poster can be submitted per member. Accepted posters will be presented at the conference. The abstract will be included in the Proceedings if accepted. Due April 16
 
 
 
 

All submissions must be PDF files. The details of the required format are described in the sample documents below. For your convenience, there are files for Microsoft Word and LaTeX that you can use as templates. With a few exceptions (especially length) the formatting details are the same for all types of submissions. Please do not edit the margins or font settings of these files.

  • Zip file for 6 page papers:
    • Microsoft Word Zip (includes a .doc sample, a .dot template, and a pdf of the sample file)
    • LaTeX Zip (includes sample .bst, .sty, .bib files as well as a sample .tex file and a .pdf of the sample file)
  • Zip file for 2 page symposium papers:
    • Microsoft Word Zip (includes a .doc sample, a .dot template, and a pdf of the sample file)
    • LaTeX Zip (includes sample .bst, .sty, .bib files as well as a sample .tex file and a .pdf of the sample file)
  • Zip file for 1 page poster abstract papers:
    • Microsoft Word Zip (includes a .doc sample, a .dot template, and a pdf of the sample file)
    • LaTeX Zip (includes sample .bst, .sty, .bib files as well as a sample .tex file and a .pdf of the sample file)
  • If you need instructions on converting files to PDF, please look here.

Note that: All submissions must be sized 8.5x11 inches, with NO headers/footers and NO page numbers. Please name the submission file in this format: "authorname_submissiondate.pdf" (ex. smith_1_28.pdf). If there are any special fonts required (Korean, Japanese, etc) these must be included with the submission. All submissions must be made electronically, via PDF files.
 

The URL to use for submissions is https://precisionconference.com/~cogsci/

The deadline for full paper submissions has passed. The site will reopen for Members Abstract Poster submissions in late March. They are due April 16. We will attempt to give acceptance notifications on the full papers by March 30. If your paper is not accepted a full 6-page paper, you may consider submitting the presentation as a 1 page abstract for a poster presentation (i.e., members abstract poster). If you are not a member, you may simply join the CS society when you submit your abstract.


NOTE: Guidelines for poster presentations can be found here. Guidelines for oral presentations can be found here.

 
 
 
 
 

Q: Does appearing in the Cognitive Science Conference preclude the same work from appearing in a journal later on?
A: This conference is not considered an archival publication, so the same work can indeed be submitted to a journal later on. That said, the conference format does tend to force many details to be left out that would be expected in a journal article, and generally a conference paper that is expanded into a successful journal article includes at least 30% additional material.

Q: Can't I just email you my submission?
A: We are unable to accept submissions via email The web based submission system enables a distributed review system to be used, and lets you provide information that is valuable in helping to ensure that your paper gets the most accurate reviewing available.

Q: Do I have to be a member of the Society to submit a paper?
A: No, you do not have to be a member of the Society to submit a paper, regular poster, symposium, or publication-based presentation. Please note that the Society exists to foster the kind of research that appears in the conference, so if that is the sort of work you do you will very likely find membership in the Society very beneficial.
Yes, you must be a member of the Society to submit a Member Poster. Member posters are published with minimal review, so that members can keep each other apprised of research progress. Membership in the Society has a number of other advantages.

Note that: Non-members of the society who do intend to apply to become a member in order to submit a member's abstract can apply for membership through the electronic system. Obviously, the acceptance of the abstract will be conditional on the acceptance of the application to become a member of the society.

Q: I am a member of another cognitive science society - Does my organization have an official relationship with the Cognitive Science Society that will allow me to submit a member abstract, even though I am not a member of the Cognitive Science Society itself?
A: Only members of the Cognitive Science Society itself may submit member abstracts. So you would need to join the Society in order to submit an abstract. As per the previous answer, if this conference is interesting to you, you may want to seriously consider joining the Society. Other categories of submission are open to all.

Q: I tried to sign up on the submission/reviewing web site with my Cognitive Science Society ID (or my ID from submitting/reviewing last year) and it didn't recognize me. What is going on?
A: For security reasons, we use a separate login system on the conference web site than on the Society web site. This means you'll have to set up an account at the conference web site. It is a quick and relatively painless process.

Q: I don't see a list of possible topics or areas on the web site.
A: We have not included such a list because they can have a somewhat restrictive effect on what people believe they can submit. If you are not sure what kinds of topics are suitable for this conference, it may be useful to look at the proceedings of past conferences (or issues of the Society's journal, Cognitive Science). On-line proceedings from several prior conferences are available here.

Q: When will decisions be announced?
A: Ensuring that each submission received solid reviews takes considerable time, but we hope to have results announced by March 30th.