[community] Call for papers: 2017 Open Education Consortium Global Conference. Publication Opportunity in Open Praxis

[William McQueen]

 Call for papers: 2017 Open Education Consortium Global Conference.
Publication Opportunity in Open Praxis

http://conference.oeconsortium.org/2017/call-for-proposals/



The Open Education Consortium is pleased to announce that Open Praxis
<http://www.openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis> will publish a selection
of papers from the Open Education Global 2017 conference, that will take
place in Cape Town (South Africa) from 8-10 March 2017 organized by the
Open Education Consortium and University of Cape Town. The theme of the
Open Education Global 2017 Conference is *Open for Participation*.

*Open Praxis* is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on
research and innovation in open, distance and flexible education, published
by the International Council for Open and Distance Education – ICDE
<http://www.icde.org/>.

Articles selected for publication must meet the established publication
criteria of the journal, which can be found here
<http://www.openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/about/editorialPolicies>.

If you would like your paper considered for publication in the April-June
2017 edition of *Open Praxis*, please note that papers submitted for
publication will follow an additional review process. The Open Education
Global Program Committee will first review submissions for inclusion in the
conference. Those accepted for presentation will then be forwarded to *Open
Praxis* for peer review and possible inclusion in the April-June 2017
edition.

*Timeline*

   -

   -Proposal submission due date, stating an interest for publication in*
   Open Praxis*: 31 October 2016
   -

   -Review of proposals by program committee and communication to authors:
   12 December 2016
   -

   -Submission of full paper to *Open Praxis*: 9 January 2017
   -

   -Once the *Open Praxis* editorial process begins, additional revisions
   may be requested



Papers submitted for publication should follow the word count guidelines
for *Open Praxis:*

- Research articles (approx. 5000 words) may focus on concepts, analysis
and results of studies regarding open and distance education.

- Innovative practice articles (approx. 3000 words) may provide analysis of
concrete experiences.





More info: http://conference.oeconsortium.org/2017/