Guidelines

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Submission Requirements

All submissions must contain a cover page that includes the following information:

16th ICCRTS

“Collective C2 in Multinational Civil-Military Operations”

Title of Paper
(15 word max)

Topic(s)
(Please choose one primary topic and two alternates from the 16th ICCRTS topic list.)

Name of Author(s)
(Affiliations and complete addresses of all authors should be placed directly below the authors’ name
**For student papers, please be sure the student is clearly identified [with STUDENT].)


Point of Contact
(Please identify one Point of Contact who will be responsible for all correspondence with the ICCRTS team.)

Name of Organization
Complete Address and/or Telephone
E-mail Address

In addition to the abstract, we encourage authors to submit an outline for the full paper. This will enable us to provide more useful feedback early in the review process.

Please Comply with the Following:

  • Cover Sheet (as outlined above)
  • Title of Paper: 15 word max.
  • Suggested Topic: Please provide up to 3
  • Body of Abstract: 200 word max. Classification: All work must be Unclassified
  • Body of Paper: 20 pages max. (not including appendices and references)

Multiple Authors

For papers with multiple authors, identify one point of contact. Our Coordinator will communicate with this person regarding the Symposium. This point of contact will be responsible for passing on any information to the other authors of the paper. If the point of contact changes it is important for authors to notify the ICCRTS team.

Eligibility for Student Paper

All students who are currently enrolled as graduate students and have 6 credit hours or more or are undergraduates and have 12 credit hours or more (or the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) equivalent) of courses are eligible to submit ICCRTS abstracts/papers as a student. The level and current stage of study must be included (undergraduate: e.g., sophomore, or graduate: Master’s or Research Doctoral degrees, number of years in program). Abstract submissions must provide proof of student status with either a written statement from the department chair or a copy of the college or university course schedule for the current or immediate past quarter or semester. When more than one author is listed on the paper, it may be designated as a student paper if and only if the student applicant is the primary author (listed first and identified as student). If the other authors are faculty members, the faculty adviser must provide a written statement affirming that the student contributed to over 50 percent of the content.

Reporting Results of Analyses & Experiments

When reporting experimental results, you must provide sufficient information so that the experiment could be repeated, as per accepted scientific studies. This means providing an overview of the experimental design (within-subject, between-subject, Latin square, etc.), describing statistical processing methods used (ANOVA, Regression Analysis, etc.), providing the measure of statistical validity for any conclusions you draw (in the body of the paper), and explaining the implications of your conclusions.

Paper Acceptance Criteria

The following criteria will be used by track chairs and symposium staff in their review process:

  1. The paper is appropriate for the theme and topics of Symposium.
  2. The paper is intellectually stimulating.
  3. The literature review is adequate/appropriate.
  4. The research design is adequate/appropriate.
  5. The data analysis is adequate/appropriate.
  6. The conclusions are reasonable.
  7. The paper advances the state of knowledge.
  8. The paper is logical and consistent.
  9. The paper’s argument is persuasive.
  10. The writing is clear and readable.

Papers will not be accepted if:

  1. Topics stray from the conceptual focus of the Symposium.
  2. Attempts are made to promote or sell specific goods and/or services.
  3. Claims are unsubstantiated or facts are inaccurate.
  4. Scientific merit is lacking.
  5. Writing/explanations are poor.

Paper Submission Point of Contact

Please email all submissions to: iccrts@dodccrp.org

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