Submission procedure

Restrictions on number of contributions 

All presentations have to promote the major goals of the IGPME (refer to Section 4.1). In addition, please note that there are restrictions on the number of possible contributions:  

Restrictions on number of submissions  

You are allowed to submit up to one proposal of each type (but not combine the submission of Research Reports, Publication Reports and Oral Communications).  

Restrictions on presenting authorship  

You are allowed to be presenting author of only one of the three following options: a Research Report (including those bundled within a Colloquium), a Publication Report, or an Oral Communication. Further, you can be the presenting author of a Poster Presentation, a Research Forum, and a Working Group. Note that changing the presenting author after the review process is not allowed. 

Each conference participant may act as organizer of at most one Colloquium and as coordinator of at most one Seminar. Note, however, it may not be compatible to be a presenter in both a Research Forum and/or a Seminar and/or a Working Group due to scheduling issues.

Research Reports should state what is new in the research, how the study builds on past research, and/or how it has developed new directions and pathways. Some level of critique must exist in all papers.  

Contributions need not be limited to completed research. Ongoing studies may be submitted, provided that theoretical framework, preliminary results, and a discussion of these results appear in the text submitted. Proposals that are too similar to papers previously presented cannot be accepted. Proposals that represent new and significant contributions to research in the Psychology of Mathematics Education are especially encouraged.  

Two types of papers are suitable for Research Reports:  

Reports of empirical studies 

Reports of empirical studies should cover, as a minimum, the following:  

• a statement regarding the focus of the submitted paper;
• the study’s theoretical framework;
• references to the related literature;
• a description of the research methods used; and
• a sample of the data and the results (additional data can be presented at the conference but some data ought to accompany the proposal). 

Theoretical and philosophical essays 

These should cover, as a minimum, the following:  

• a statement regarding the focus of the submitted paper;
• a statement about the paper’s theoretical or philosophical framework;
• references to related literature;
• a clearly articulated statement regarding the author’s position on the paper’s focus or theme; and
• implications for existing research in the respective area.  

Submission procedure and restrictions  

Research Report Proposals papers are to be written in English, with an abstract in English (and one in another language, if desired by the author) of at most 10 lines. The document may be up to 8 pages long and must be in line with the formatting guidelines provided by the conference organizers. The PME 49 template for Research Report proposals and guidelines for proposals are available at PME49 website.  

For the peer review process, authors must submit a second, blinded version of their proposal. Papers that do not conform to the formatting guidelines, exceed the maximum number of pages, or which are not accompanied by a properly blinded version may be rejected without further consideration or peer review.  

For details, please refer also to the Submission Checklist provided by IGPME.  

Because of length restrictions, papers should be concise, but should nevertheless contain all information necessary to inform both reviewers and other researchers. Proposals merely stating that results will be presented at the conference cannot be accepted. Authors are requested to refer to related papers that have been presented at previous PME conferences.  

Please consider the following issues before you submit your proposal:  

Proposals for Research Reports must be submitted via ConfTool (see the Submission page at the PME 49 website) by the presenting author no later than January 15, 2026. Submissions to ConfTool are only possible if the presenting author is registered in the ConfTool system and has paid the non-refundable conference deposit.  

Two files must be submitted for each proposal:  

• for publication, a word file that strictly follows the formatting guidelines
• for review, a “blinded version” as a PDF file in which it is not possible for a reviewer to infer the authors’ identities from the text, including the references.  

Please note that no revisions are possible after submission. Each contribution is accepted or rejected in the form in which it was submitted. Every pre-registered person may submit up to one Research Report. The proposal should be submitted by the author who will deliver the presentation during the conference. Each conference participant may present at most one Oral Communication or one Publication Report or one Research Report, including the Research Reports that are part of Colloquia (please refer also to section 5.2.1 for Restrictions on number of contributions). 

Reviewing procedure and criteria  

The submitted proposals for the Research Reports are double-blind peer-reviewed by three PME members whose areas of expertise match the research categories chosen for the contribution. The International Program Committee (IPC) decides on the acceptance of proposals. Details of the review process are available at the IGPME webpage.  

Notification of the decision of the International Program Committee will be available after the second meeting of the International Program Committee in April. The proposal can be accepted or rejected, or the author is invited to resubmit the contribution as an Oral Communication or Poster Presentation.  

Publication and presentation

Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings only if the full conference registration fee has been paid in time. The deadline for this payment is May 17, 2026. Details will be published in the Second Announcement.  

Each Research Report presentation will be allotted a total time of 40 minutes: 20 minutes for the oral presentation and 20 minutes for questions and comments.  

A chairperson will be assigned to each Research Report session. They will introduce the presenters, make a comment regarding photographing, audio- and videotaping the session, monitor the timing of the session, and moderate the discussion. 

For more information, please see the Guidelines for Preparing and Presenting Publication Report Contributions and the Guidelines for Session Chairs (IGPM.org).   

The publication and presentation should follow the PME formatting guidelines and must be in accordance with the PME publication ethics (IGPM.org).   

Publication Reports are intended to present already submitted, accepted, or recently published empirical or theoretical research results on a topic that relates to the major goals of PME: 

• to promote international contacts and exchange of scientific information in the field of mathematical education;
• to promote and stimulate interdisciplinary research in the aforesaid area; and
• to further a deeper and more correct understanding of the psychological and other aspects of teaching and learning mathematics and the implications thereof. 

Publication Reports should state what is new in the research, how it builds on past research, and/or how it has developed new directions and pathways. Some level of critique must exist in all submissions and authors are encouraged to also go beyond what is already published wherever possible – so that the presentation is also of interest to those that are already aware of the published work. 

Contributions need not be limited to completed research. They are similar in nature to Research Reports (RRs), however i) relate only to research that was submitted, accepted, or published in scientific journals, books, or conferences with published proceedings after January 15th of the previous conference year (i.e. for a submission as PR to a PME conference in 2026 only after January 15th 2025), and ii) will only be published as an abstract within the proceedings of PME to avoid self-plagiarism. 

Proposals which are too similar to papers previously presented cannot be accepted. Proposals that represent new and significant contributions to research in the Psychology of Mathematics Education are especially encouraged. 

PME Publication Reports are reviewed in a double-blind peer-review process involving three reviewers. 

Two types of submissions are suitable for Publication Reports: 

1. Reports of empirical studies 

Reports of empirical studies should cover, at minimum, the following: 

• a statement regarding the focus of the submitted paper;
• the study’s theoretical framework;
• references to the related literature;
• a description of the research methods used; and
• a sample of the data and the results (additional data can be presented at the conference but some data ought to accompany the proposal).
   

2. Theoretical and philosophical essays 

These should cover, at a minimum, the following: 

• a statement regarding the focus of the submitted paper;
• a statement about the paper’s theoretical or philosophical framework;
• references to related literature;
• a clearly articulated statement regarding the author’s position on the paper’s focus or theme; and
• implications for existing research in the respective area. 

Submission Procedure 

Publication Reports proposals are to be written in English. They consist of an abstract in English (and one in another language, if desired by the author) of at most 10 lines, which will be used for publication. They further consist of a paper as the basis for the peer review. Together, abstract and paper may be up to 8 pages long and must be in line with the formatting guidelines provided by the conference organizers. More information is available in the PME 49 template file for Publication Report proposals. Guidelines for proposals are available at PME49 website. For the peer review process, authors must submit a second, blinded version of their proposal. Papers that do not conform with the formatting guidelines, exceed the maximum number of pages or which are not accompanied by a properly blinded version may be rejected without further consideration or peer review. 

Because of length restrictions, papers should be concise, but should nevertheless contain all information necessary to inform both reviewers and other researchers. Proposals merely stating that results will be presented at the conference cannot be accepted. 

Authors are requested to refer to related papers that have been presented at previous PME conferences. 

For the unblinded version, authors are requested to explicitly refer to the submitted, accepted, or published paper the Publication Report corresponds to and report it as a reference. 

Please consider the following issues before you submit you proposal: Submission Checklist for Publication Reports (IGPME.org).  

Proposals for Publication Reports must be submitted via ConfTool (see the Submission page at the PME 49 website) no later than January 15, 2026. 

Submissions to ConfTool are only possible if the presenting author is registered in the ConfTool system and has paid the non-refundable conference deposit. 

Two files must be submitted for each proposal: 

• for publication, the word file that strictly follows the formatting guidelines
• for review, a “blinded version” as PDF file in which it is not possible for a reviewer to infer the authors’ identities from the text. 

Please note that no revisions are possible after submission. Each contribution is accepted or rejected in the form in which it was submitted. 

Restrictions 

Every pre-registered person may submit up to one Publication Report. The proposal should be submitted by the author who will deliver the presentation during the conference. 

Each conference participant may present at most one Oral Communication, one Publication Report, or one Research Report, including the Research Reports that are part of Colloquia. 

Additionally, each conference participant may act as organizer of at most one Colloquium. 

Reviewing 

Before submitting and when reviewing Publication Report, please consider the Information on the review process and on review criteria.  

PME reviewers are selected from authors who have had Research Reports accepted in previous years. Participation in the PME is part of building a community. So if you have successfully presented at PME before, please expect to be invited to be a PME reviewer for future conferences. We value your ongoing contribution to building and supporting our PME community of excellent research. 

Publication and presentation 

The abstracts of accepted Publication Reports will be included in the proceedings only if the full conference registration fee has been paid in time. The deadline for this payment is May 17, 2026. Details will be published in the Second Announcement. 

Each Publication Report presentation will be allotted a total time of 40 minutes: 20 minutes for the oral presentation and 20 minutes for questions and comments. 

A chairperson will be assigned to each Publication Report session. He/she will introduce the presenter, make a comment regarding photographing, audio- and videotaping the session, monitor timing of the session, and moderate the discussion. 

For more information, please see the Guidelines for Preparing and Presenting Publication Report Contributions and the Guidelines for Session Chairs.  

The publication and presentation should follow the PME formatting guidelines and must be in accordance with the PME publication ethics.