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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.
  • Abstracts must be submitted in English.
  • Papers can be written in English, Italian or Spanish.
  • Papers may not be longer than 20.000 characters including spaces and endnotes. Abstract and references not included.
  • Detailed editorial guidelines can be found in the two downloadable templates (Text, Images).
  • The authors will ensure that the content and images published are not subject to copyright.
  • Accepted papers will be published in the idea25 volume (open access publication).

Important dates

  • Full Paper Submission Deadline: February 1, 2025
  • Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: March 1, 2025
  • Conference Registration: April 20 – May 20, 2025
  • Conference Proceedings Publication: May 23, 2025
  • Conference Date: Genova (Italy), Dept. of Architecture and Design, University of Genoa. May 23, 2025

Specifications for the preparation of contributions

  • A text file in English or Italian or Spanish with Title, Abstract in English (max 1.500 characters), Keywords (max 5), Contribution (max 20.000 characters), Images, Acknowledgments/Credits/Notes (optional), References in .doc or .docx format.
  • A text file with images captions, in .doc or .docx format.
  • One file in .jpg format for each image (min 150 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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