LibGuides: Scholarly Research, Writing and Publishing for Design: Conferences

Getting Help

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Finding Conferences

Conferences are an important part of staying current with intellectual and academic developments and discussion. There are diverse websites that will alert you to upcoming conferences. Papers are sometimes available via conference websites or accessible via library databases. The following sites will help you to identify forthcoming conferences in your subject area. Also, be sure to check with your professional societies.

Ask colleagues and peers for recommendations - where are they presenting?
Which conferences are the experts in your field attending? Check their websites or academic platforms like academia.edu
Browse current journals and magazines for advertised events. (See the page in this guide for Journals available in AUS Library)
Browse organizations' websites including professional societies, associations and universities
Sign up for alerts from conference directories (see below for list)

AllConferences.com
A global conference directory where you can find conferences, conventions, trade shows, exhibits and events. Sign up to receive Conference Notifications of your preferences in the future. The description details whether papers will be peer reviewed, how (if) they will be published and where they will be indexed.
Conal Conference Alerts
Academic conferences worldwide. Subscribe to receive e-mail updates of conferences matching your interests, available dates and preferred destinations. Very brief information, but provides link to conference website.
H-Net Commons : Humanities and Social Sciences Online
H-Announce is a moderated one-way distribution network for events, conferences, calls for papers, calls for publication, programs, workshops, sources of short-term funding, fellowships, and news from H-Net and our affiliates.
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To receive individual or daily digests of all H-Announce postings, log into the Commons, and click "subscribe to this network" at H-Announce. For additional guidance, please refer to H-Announce: A User's Guide, located at the Help Desk, or watch the How to Post an Announcement Tutorial Video.
RIBA : Royal Institute of British Architects
What's On - Filter results by Type (Conference), Date and Location
IEEE Conferences & Events
IEEE sponsors more than 1,800 annual conferences and events worldwide, curating cutting-edge content for all of the technical fields of interest within IEEE.

Evaluating Conferences

Ask the following questions to help in choosing and evaluating a conference:

Is the conference is of national or international importance?
Is the conference sponsored by a university or a respected discipline association?
Will the conference papers be published?
Will the conference papers be peer-reviewed?
Will the conference be indexed (eg in Scopus or Web of Science)?

Scopus - Conference papers selection criteria is available here.

Web of Science - Conference Proceedings Selection Process is available here.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
[Abstract-only] Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Scholarly Research, Writing and Publishing for Design

Getting Help

Finding Conferences

Recurring Conferences - a selection

Evaluating Conferences

Writing for Conferences