Restrictions on number of contributions
All presentations have to promote the major goals of the IGPME. 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:
Theoretical and philosophical essays
These should cover, as a minimum, the following:
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:
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).
The goal of a Colloquium is to provide the opportunity to present a set of three Research Reports that are interrelated in a particular way (e.g. they are connected through related or contrasting theoretical stances, use identical instruments or methods, or focus on closely related research questions), and to initiate a discussion with the audience on the interrelated set.
A Colloquium proposal:
The three Research Reports should be formatted and submitted via ConfTool using the guidelines provided for that presentation format (see above, 5.2.2 Research Report (RR)). Here, further information is provided only for the one-page summary which accompanies the three Research Reports.
The additional one-page summary is created using the same template or formatting guidelines as for Poster Presentations and Oral Communications, and is submitted by the Colloquium organizer via ConfTool. It provides the Colloquium title and the name of the organizer (preceded by “Organizer:”) and discussant (preceded by: “Discussant:”) in the author fields. Then, the text containing the focus and/or rationale for the Colloquium is provided. Note that no abstract is necessary for the Colloquium summary. Proposals that do not follow the formatting guidelines will not be included in the peer review process.
In the comments field in ConfTool, the authors and titles of the three research reports that comprise the Colloquium must be indicated.
Submissions to ConfTool are only allowed if the presenting author is registered in the ConfTool system and has paid the non-refundable conference deposit. Every pre-registered person may submit up to one Colloquium as organizer.
A Research Report in a Colloquium is counted identically to an individual Research Report for the existing restrictions on the number of contributions for a participant. Therefore, 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 see also section 5.2.1 for Restrictions on number of contributions). Note that acting as a discussant of a Colloquium will not count as a contribution for the existing restrictions on conference contributions. Nevertheless, each participant can take the role of organizer or discussant in a Colloquium no more than once during one conference. Also, the organizer cannot be involved as (co-)author in more than one of the research reports in the Colloquium.
Submission and review process
Proposals for Colloquium presentations must be submitted no later than January 15, 2026 (also the deadline for Research Report proposals). The Research Reports that comprise a Colloquium proposal are reviewed in the usual way, using the same criteria. The IPC may, however, assign the set of three research reports to the same reviewers, who are then informed that the Research Reports are part of a Colloquium proposal. If all three Research Reports are considered acceptable during the review process, the International Program Committee reviews the Colloquium proposal during the second meeting of the International Program Committee and decides upon its acceptance. If not all the three Research Reports are accepted or if the framing proposal to group them in a Colloquium is rejected by the IPC, those Research Reports that were accepted in the usual review process will enter the conference program as usual Research Reports. In case of rejection, encouragement for resubmission in a different format is possible for the single Research Reports.
Details of the review process are available at the IGPME webpage.
Presentation
A 90-minute timeslot will be devoted to each Colloquium. The organizer takes care of the chairing. The organizer first briefly introduces the Colloquium topic and then each Research Report is presented in turn. The presentation time for each report can be agreed with the organizer beforehand but will be between 15 and 20 minutes (depending on how much the papers have in common; some presentations can be shorter). Afterwards, the discussant initiates the discussion for approximately 10 minutes, which is followed by discussion with the audience.
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:
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:
Reports of empirical studies should cover, at minimum, the following:
These should cover, at a minimum, the following:
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:
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.
An Oral Communication proposal should describe which past research the study is built on; give a concise overview of the new results attained, and what the main implications of these results are.
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 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.
Submission procedure and restrictions
Proposals for Oral Communications are to be written in English without an abstract. The document may be up to one page long and must be in line with the formatting guidelines provided by the conference organizers. The PME 49 template for Oral Communications Proposals and guidelines for proposals are available at PM49 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 to the Submission Checklist provided by IGPME.
The preparation of a proposal for an Oral Communication is a challenging enterprise since the length is limited to one page only. Note that no abstract is necessary for an Oral Communication paper.
Please consider the following issues before you submit your proposal:
Proposals for Oral Communication must be submitted via ConfTool (see the Submission page at the PME 49 website) no later than March 1, 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:
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 Oral Communication (please refer also to section 5.2.1 for Restrictions on number of contributions). The proposal should be submitted by the author who will deliver the presentation during the conference.
Reviewing procedure and criteria
Proposals for Oral Communications will be double-blind peer-reviewed by at least one member of the IPC (International Program committee). Notification of the decision of the International Program committee to accept or reject the Oral Communication proposal will be available after the second meeting of the International Program Committee in April 2026.
Details of the review process are available at the IGPME webpage.
Advice for authors on how to prepare an Oral Communication paper can be found on the IGPME website.
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.
The IPC will group three Oral Communications according to the distinctive themes in order to provide the opportunity for a common discussion period at the end of each OC session.
For OC sessions, the IC recommends one of two timing options. Some sessions may contain presentations that are closely related, while for other sessions, this may be less the case. Based on the chair’s reading of the OC summaries, and after consultation of the three presenters before the start of the session, he/she can select the appropriate option.
Option 1: Joint discussion at the end for presentations with related themes. After each presentation, there is the opportunity to clarify immediate questions for at most 5 minutes. 15 additional minutes of discussion are at the end of the session.
Option 2: Separate discussions for presentations with separate themes. The chairperson starts 10 minutes of questions and discussion directly after each 10-minute presentation.
A chairperson will be assigned to each Oral Communication session. They will introduce the presenters, make a comment regarding photographing, audio- and videotaping the session, monitor timing of the session, and moderate the discussion according to one of the previously mentioned options.
The publication and presentation should follow the PME formatting guidelines and must be in accordance with the PME publication ethics.
Poster Presentations are intended for research that is best communicated in a visual form rather than an oral presentation. There is no formal oral presentation associated with Poster Presentations, although there is time allotted during which presenters will be available by their posters for discussion with conference participants.
Reports should describe the research context of the study presented, the study itself, and its implications, with a particular focus on the visual aspects of the presentation.
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 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.
Submission procedure and restrictions
Proposals for Poster Presentations are to be written in English. The document may be up to one page long and must be in line with the formatting guidelines provided by the conference organizers. The PME 49 template for Poster Presentation 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.
For details, please refer also to the Submission Checklist provided by IGPME.
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.
The preparation of a proposal for a Poster Presentation is a challenging enterprise since the space is limited to one page only. Note that no abstract is necessary for a Poster Presentation. Advice on how to prepare a Poster paper can be found on the IGPME website.
Please consider the following issues before you submit your proposal:
Proposals for Poster Presentations must be submitted via ConfTool (see the Submission page at the PME 49 website) no later than March 1, 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:
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 Poster Presentation (please refer also to section 5.2.1 for Restrictions on number of contributions). The proposal should be submitted by the author who will deliver the presentation during the conference.
Reviewing procedure and criteria
Proposals for Poster Presentations will be reviewed by at least one member of the IPC (International Program Committee). Notification of the decision of the International Program Committee to accept or reject the Poster Presentation proposal will be available after the second meeting of the International Program Committee in April 2026.
Details of the review process are available at the IGPME webpage.
Publication and presentation
Accepted proposals 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 are published in the Second Announcement.
60 minutes will be allocated to Poster Presentation sessions during the conference. Authors should be available at their poster in this session for discussion with conference participants. The authors should bring their posters printed in the format prescribed by the conference organizers in the Second Announcement.
Posters will be fully onsite. Nevertheless, all posters will be included as one-page pdf in the platform and an asynchronous chat will be available during the whole conference to communicate and discuss ideas with authors.