Call for best papers - ISQOLS 2009

Any participant that had a presentation at our conference in Florence is free to submit his/her paper to one of the journals related to ISQOLS:
- Social Indicators Research
- Journal of Happiness Studies,
- Applied Research on Quality of Life
(please, refer to the Springer home page, www.springerlink.com)

whoever is interested to submit the paper, is invited to contact the track chair/s for a recommendation. At the same time, we invite track chairs to recommend the best papers in their session. The recommendations should take into account the key questions of the conference (see: conference programme)

only a limited number of papers (around 15-20), can be accommodated in the conference volume

only original papers that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere will be accepted

the papers must be arranged according to Springer styles.

deadline for submission is ~~January 8, 2010~~ January 31, 2010

papers must be submitted to isqols2009@istitutodeglinnocenti.it with track chair/s’ recommendation

each received paper will be peer-reviewed

deadline for acceptance communication is March 31, 2010

author/s may be asked by the editors to (substantially or not) revise the accepted paper based on the reviewers’ suggestions

the editors in consultation with the referees will make the final decision concerning acceptance or rejection.




	CALL FOR BEST PAPERS
	Any participant that had a presentation at our conference in Florence is free to submit his/her paper to one of the journals related to ISQOLS: - Social Indicators Research - Journal of Happiness Studies, - Applied Research on Quality of Life (please, refer to the Springer home page, www.springerlink.com) At the same time, we are going to select the best papers to be included in the conference volume. The volume will be published in the Springer Social Indicators Research Series. The editors will be the conference chair and co-chairs, Filomena Maggino (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy), Alex Michalos (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada), Giampaolo Nuvolati (Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy). PAPERS PRESENTED AT REGULAR SESSIONS: SUBMISSION GUIDANCE Papers should be of a high quality and specifically addressed to the conference topic, Quality of Life Studies: Measures and Goals for the Progress of Societies. Please, take into account that, whoever is interested to submit the paper, is invited to contact the track chair/s for a recommendation. At the same time, we invite track chairs to recommend the best papers in their session. The recommendations should take into account the key questions of the conference (see: conference programme) only a limited number of papers (around 15-20), can be accommodated in the conference volume only original papers that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere will be accepted the papers must be arranged according to Springer styles. deadline for submission is ~~January 8, 2010~~ January 31, 2010 papers must be submitted to isqols2009@istitutodeglinnocenti.it with track chair/s’ recommendation each received paper will be peer-reviewed deadline for acceptance communication is March 31, 2010














	author/s may be asked by the editors to (substantially or not) revise the accepted paper based on the reviewers’ suggestions the editors in consultation with the referees will make the final decision concerning acceptance or rejection. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SYMPOSIA: SUBMISSION GUIDANCE Symposia organizers and participants can propose special issues or parts of special issues of Social Indicators Research (three or more papers in some way related to each other). Occasionally, special issues of the journal that might attract the attention of scholars who do not regularly receive or read the journal may also be published in the Social Indicators Book Series. Also, special collections may be published in the Book Series that do not appear in the journal. If interested, people with ideas can contact directly Alex Michalos (michalos@BrandonU.ca). SEMINARS Organizers of seminars can arrange and propose positional papers, summarizing the major results of those meetings. PLENARY SESSIONS Organizers of and participants at plenary sessions can contact conference chairs if interested in arranging a publication related to the plenary topic. Looking forward to receive your proposals! With all the best wishes Filomena Maggino, Alex Michalos and Giampaolo Nuvolati (conference chair and co-chairs)