The most convenient option for these purposes is to
enable topic groups.
Let's take the language and topic selection as an example. You will use two topic groups: One which pertains to the language of the submission and another to give the authors the possibility to choose the most appropriate conference topics for their contribution (see image 1).
Please proceed as follows:
1. First,
activate the function for topic groups. Please go to:
Overview => Settings => Main Settings for Paper and Abstract Submission... and activate the "Expert Settings" on the bottom of the page (Cogwheel Icon).
The page will reload. For the option "Activate Topic Groups", which now appears, change the setting to "Yes" and save your settings (see image 2).
2. Now go to:
Overview => Settings => Manage Topics GroupsPlease
create two topic groups and call them for instance "Languages" and "Topics".
Use the option "Selection Mode" to define limitations for the number of topics that can be chosen by authors within this topic group.
3. Then please go to:
Overview => Settings => Manage TopicsCreate topics and, while doing so,
assign them to the corresponding topic group.
4. Please note that you also have to
enable topic groups for each submission type:
Overview => Settings => Manage Submission Types / Conference TracksScroll down to "Topics" and select "Topic Groups" in the select box (see image 3).
5. Don’t forget to
enable the phase in which reviewers can select their priority topics:
"Select Priority Topics" is not shown to reviewersPlease
test your new settings!
Kindly also be referred to this entry if you should encounter problems during the set-up and testing:
No topic offered when trying to submit a paperHints:
- You could also think about submission formats to create two different kinds of selections for the authors. However, only topics can be used for both authors and reviewers.
- You could also think about using topics together with a list of predefined keywords.
- Reviewers can neither choose submission formats nor keywords.
- In case your conference has a large number of topics, we can create a modified input form for authors and reviewers in which topics will be displayed in two or three columns.