Paper Upload FAQs

Please visit our Initial Submission Instructions page for step-by-step guidance.

The Frontiers in Education accepts two major categories of submissions:

• Main Track Papers (Full & WIP)

• Alternative Session Proposals (Workshops, Panels, Special Sessions, and Student Panels)

Each submission group has its own requirements. Please familiarize yourself with the relevant guideline pages.

• Full & WIP Guidelines

• Alternative Session Proposal Guidelines

The Frontiers in Education accepts two major categories of submissions:

• Main Track Papers (Full & WIP)

• Alternative Session Proposals (Workshops, Panels, Special Sessions, and Student Panels)

For Main Track Papers, authors must submit an Extended Structured Abstract as the first stage in the submission process. Abstracts are screened for relevancy to the conference topic and either accepted or rejected.

Authors of Accepted Abstracts are expected to submit a Preliminary Paper for peer review. The Technical Program Committee consider all reviews before deciding if a paper is accepted, rejected, or requires revisions. The full Main Track submission process is outlined below:

1. Extended Structured Abstract

2. Preliminary Paper

3. Revised Paper (only if notified revisions are necessary)

4. Final Camera Ready Manuscript
   

For Alternative Session Proposals, organizers must submit a Proposal as the first stage in the submission process. Proposals are reviewed by the Technical Program Committee and selected for inclusion in the program. Proposals are either accepted or rejected.

Organizers with Accepted Proposals are expected to submit a Proposal Paper for TPC review. The TPC Jr Members review all proposal papers and decide if a paper is accepted or requires revisions. The full Alternative Session Proposal submission process is outlined below:

1. Proposal

2. Proposal Paper

3. Revised Proposal Paper (only if notified revisions are necessary)

4. Final Camera Ready Manuscript

Papers without submitted manuscripts at the time of the next deadline will be withdrawn. Duplicated submissions will also be withdrawn. Before contacting the Conference Management regarding your submission, please verify whether or not you have multiple submissions by navigating to My… > My Papers in EDAS.

To resolve this and successfully upload to EDAS, please follow one of the methods below to ensure all fonts are embedded in your PDF:

• Option 1: Microsoft Word

  • Go to File > Save As

  • Choose PDF as the file type

  • Click "More options" or “Tools > Save Options”

  • Check the box that says “Embed fonts in the file”

  • Click OK, then Save

• Option 2: LaTeX

  • Use the pdflatex compiler to generate your PDF

  • Run the command: pdffonts yourfile.pdf to check embedding

  • If needed, convert using Ghostscript:
    gs -dEmbedAllFonts=true -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf

• Option 3: Adobe Acrobat Pro

  • Open your PDF in Acrobat

  • Go to File > Properties > Fonts

  • Make sure all fonts are marked "Embedded" or “Embedded Subset”

  • If not:
    Go to File > Print, select Adobe PDF
    In Printer Properties, check “Always embed fonts”

  • Save the new file

Once fonts are embedded, try re-uploading to EDAS. If you still receive an error or need help, please contact the FIE 2026 Conference Manager.

For all review manuscripts, including Revised Manuscripts, FIE 2025 requires a double-anonymous review process. All author identifying information must be removed from the manuscript and PDF File. Here's some suggestions for removing author information from hard-to-find places:

• Option 1: Adobe Acrobat Pro

  • Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat

  • Go to File > Properties > Description

  • Clear the fields for Author, Title, Subject, and Keywords

  • Click OK and save the filea

• Option 2: PDF-XChange Editor (Free)

  • Open the PDF

  • Go to File > Document Properties

  • Delete any personal information fields

  • Save the file

• Option 3: Online Tools

  • Use a free tool like sejda.com/metadata or pdfescape.com

  • Upload your PDF and remove metadata as needed

  • Download and re-check the file before uploading to EDAS

Before re-uploading, open your PDF and go to File > Properties > Description to confirm all personal information is removed.

Registration will open on or before the Preliminary Paper Decision Notifications are sent out. Please continue to check back for updates.

The Author registration deadline is July 28, 2026.

All registrations are paid for online however if this is not possible, please contact the FIE 2026 Conference Manager.

All payments must be made in USD to ensure that the full amount is received.

Receipts will be issued electronically via email and this will be the only form of receipt.

A link to download your invitation letter will be provided in your Registration Confirmation email. An invitation letter will only be issued after you have registered and payment has been received. Registration is required to receive an invitation letter. Please reach out to the FIE 2026 Conference Manager if you require any edits to your issued invitation letter.