Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)

Two types of submission

Participants are invited to submit:

• abstracts of oral paper presentations, if they would just like to present papers without having them published; or
• full papers to be reviewed for publication in Volume 23 of BCES Conference Books 2025.

Clarification

• In the case of abstract submission, no full-text submission is required. Participants submit abstracts only.
• In the case of full paper submission, no preliminary abstract submission is required. Participants directly submit full papers.

• Participants may attend the Conference as listeners, without submitting and presenting anything.

BCES Publication Ethics Statement

At the BCES, we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics. Authors of submissions are expected to act with integrity, transparency, and fairness, ensuring accountability and respect to adhere to the following principles:

1. High Levels: BCES is committed to maintaining high intellectual and scientific levels.
2. Agreement: By submitting an abstract or a full paper to the BCES Conference, authors accept this Publication Ethics Statement.
3. Plagiarism and Misconduct: Any instance of plagiarism, data fabrication, or other academic misconduct will result in the rejection of the submission.
4. Originality: Authors should submit abstracts or full papers which are their original work.
5. Authors’ Integrity and Compliance: Authors should respond promptly to reviewer comments and submit revised manuscripts within the specified deadlines. Authors of full papers are expected to adhere to the standards listed in the BCES Conference Books Editorial Policies.
6. Open Access: The BCES conference supports open access to scholarly research to promote the dissemination of knowledge.

The abstract should

• be sent as a Word file
• be written as one paragraph
• be written in excellent English
• not contain citations, references, endnotes, footnotes, figures, pictures, mathematical equations or tabular material
• briefly describe the work to be discussed in the paper and also give a concise summary of the findings

The abstract should contain

• author name
• abstract title
• abstract text (200 to 300 words)
• keywords (max 8)

Abstract acceptance notification: Two weeks after submission.

Publication of abstracts: All accepted abstracts and all abstracts of accepted full papers will be included in the XXIII BCES Conference Program 2025.

Full paper requirements

The full paper should

• be sent as a Word file
• be written in excellent English
• have up to 3500 words, including references
• avoid formulae and pictures
• avoid typing double space after full stop (period)
• avoid footnotes and endnotes

The full paper should contain

• author name
• paper title
• abstract (200 to 300 words)
• keywords (max 8)
• main text (divided into introduction, other headings, and conclusion)
• references (max 20) written according to BCES Conference Books citations and references style
• author details (academic title, degree, name, institution, country)

Tables, graphs, or figures (if any) should be professionally created, clear, and readable. Graphs or figures should be grayscale. Authors may be required to rewrite or even remove them.