An approach to conference selection and evaluation: advice to avoid “predatory” conferences

Lang, Raynell; Mintz, Marcy; Krentz, Hartmut B.; Gill, M John

doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2981-6

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“…A particular problem with the listing of events is the existence of predatory or sham conferences (Lang et al 2019 ; Sonne et al 2020 ). These kinds of conferences are not included in the analysis.…”

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confidence: 99%

When international academic conferences go virtual

Falk

Hagsten

2020

Scientometrics

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This study investigates the extent to which international academic conferences changes format to virtual when faced by sudden Covid-19 related immobility. Data on 587 conferences in the fields of business, economics, information technology, management and other social sciences that were planned to be held between March and August 2020 are retrieved from authorised conference listings. Approximately 28% of the conferences changed to virtual format during the period of time studied. Probit estimations reveal that the probability of changing format to virtual increases with the country of location (United States), planning horizon and the available quality of broadband infrastructure in the scheduled conference country. However, the role of planning horizon differs across fields and location of the conference. The probability of virtual conferences is highest in the United States and for academic conferences in the field of information technology.

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Section: Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

When international academic conferences go virtual

Falk

Hagsten

2020

Scientometrics

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“…This may be a conference which the author has previously attended, one that is promoted by a colleague, or one that is advertised in a journal or mailing list. Lang et al (2019) identified five factors that students and practitioners should consider when selecting a conference to attend. These factors are: The conference is targeted towards specific areas of interest There are opportunities for networking There are well-known and respected plenary speakers There is an opportunity to present The conference has been recommended by others or has been attended by the author previously.…”

Section: Conference Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Creating conference posters: Structure, form and content

Barker

Phillips

2021

Journal of Perioperative Practice

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This article aims to provide an overview of the form, structure and content of conference posters for researchers who intend to submit an academic poster to a conference. It focuses in particular on the design and layout of academic conference posters, making some suggestions for possible poster layouts. It also provides information about factors influencing conference selection. Finally, it summarises some top tips to be considered when creating a conference poster such as font selection and use of images.

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“…This suggests that online conferences need to include accessible content through recordings and slide decks and that discussion should be moderated with a clear code of conduct (Table 1, items 1-4). This active engagement with speakers is both a form of professional development and networking important to many faculty and researchers in selecting conferences to attend (Lang et al, 2019), and there is interest in conference-based online social networking provided wisdom and privacy are promoted -i.e. imagine if the conference website was more like a blog and less like a list of static timetables (Levy et al, 2016).…”

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Online conferences for better learning

Lortie¹

2020

Preprint

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Conferences provide an invaluable set of opportunities for professional development. Online, virtual, and distributed conferences do not necessarily mean less opportunity for growth and innovation in science but varied and novel options for communicating the scientific process. Open science and many existing tools and structures are in place in the practice of contemporary ecology and evolution to provide latitude for a much broader scope of sharing and thus learning from conferences. A brief overview of the science supporting online conferences and a highlight of some of the open science concepts in ecology and evolution are provided here to enable better learning through online conferences.

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An approach to conference selection and evaluation: advice to avoid “predatory” conferences

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

When international academic conferences go virtual

When international academic conferences go virtual

Creating conference posters: Structure, form and content

Online conferences for better learning

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