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Proposals must be sent to:

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Instructions for authors

  • We accept individual contributions or presentations with multiple authors.
  • Authors can present more than one paper.
  • Authors may present a current research or reviews of previous researches.
  • Authors can choose one of the topics (1,2 or 3) and a maximum of 5 keywords from those suggested or proposed by the author.
  • Papers must be submitted in English.
  • Papers may not be longer than 20.000 characters including spaces and endnotes. Abstract and references not included.
  • Contributions are required to follow the APA style.
  • The authors will ensure that the content and images published are not subject to copyright.
  • Accepted papers will be published in the idea26 volume (open access publication).

Important dates

  • Full Paper Submission Deadline: April 15, 2026
  • Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: May 15, 2026
  • Conference Registration: May 15 – June 30, 2026
  • Conference Proceedings Publication: October 2, 2026
  • Conference Date: Matosinhos, ESAD – Escola Superior de Artes e Design / College of Art and Design, Portugual. October 2-3, 2026

Specifications for the preparation of contributions

  • A text file (doc or .docx format) in English with Title, Abstract (max 1.500 characters), Keywords (max 5), Contribution (max 20.000 characters), Images, Acknowledgments/Credits/Notes (optional), References .
  • A text file with images captions, in .doc or .docx format.
  • One file in .jpg format for each image (300 dpi).

In-text bibliographical references

In-text bibliographical references are placed inside brackets and include: (Author’s last name, year of publication, page number(s) preceded by “p.” or “pp.”). All sources cited in the text must necessarily be included in the list of references.

(Mallgrave, 2021, p.36)
(Rush & Sabers, 1981)
(Kosslyn et al., 2001)

Short passage quotations should be enclosed in single low quotation marks 
(« ») 

All sources cited in the text must necessarily be included in the list of references.

References

A list of “bibliographical references” (APA style) will be included at the end of the contribution.

BOOK
Kosslyn, S. M. (1999). Le immagini nella mente: Creare e utilizzare immagini nel cervello. Firenze: Giunti Editore.

CHAPTER IN BOOK
Benjamin, W. (2019). The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. In H. Arendt (Ed.), Illuminations: Essays and reflections (pp. 166–195). Boston; New York: Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

ARTICLE IN JOURNAL
Kosslyn, S. M., Ganis, G., & Thompson, W. L. (2001). Neural foundations of imagery. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2(9). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/35090055 (open access).

WEBSITE
Deecke, L. (2014). Experiments Into Readiness for Action: 50th Anniversary of the Bereitschaftspotential. Retrieved 1 February 2022, from <https://worldneurologyonline.com/article/experiments-readinessaction-50th-anniversary-bereitschaftspotential/&gt;

Footnotes

Footnotes notes must be numbered sequentially and may contain a brief comment or other references. If a reference is cited: author’s last name year of publication, p./pp.

This is an example of a footnote citation1.
1 Walter Benjamin’s groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly. Benjamin, 2019, p. 167.

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