Registration – Guidelines for Presenters
Those interested in presenting at the conference can submit an abstract via Google Forms. The abstract (250–500 words) must be written in English and either Croatian or Slovenian and should include the topic, objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions of the research. Five keywords should be provided alongside the abstract.
After receiving confirmation of abstract acceptance, conference participants may submit full papers. Only scientific papers written in English and not under consideration for publication elsewhere will be eligible for publication. Guidelines for writing scientific papers will be available on the official conference website. Participants will receive further instructions on the paper submission process at a later stage.
All submitted abstracts and scientific papers will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference book of abstracts, while accepted scientific papers will be included in a scientific monograph.
Registration – Guidelines for Workshop Presenters
Those interested in conducting a 45-minute workshop for conference participants should submit a workshop abstract (250–500 words) via a Google Forms as part of their conference application.
Registration – Guidelines for Art Exhibition Presenters
Artists interested in presenting their work at the exhibition, which will be accompanied by a catalog, should submit their applications via email to rethinkingchildhood.IV@gmail.com. Applications must be written in English and either Croatian or Slovenian and should include basic information about the submitted artwork, high-quality visual documentation of the artwork, and the artist’s biography (100–150 words).
The submission deadline is 1 February 2026, and completed artworks accepted for the exhibition must be sent by 15 April 2026, to the following address: Odjel za izobrazbu učitelja i odgojitelja Sveučilišta u Zadru, Ulica dr. Franje Tuđmana 24 i, 23000 Zadar, Croatia (note: for the exhibition).
Important Dates
| Abstract submission deadline (paper presentations, workshops) | 15 June 2025 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance (paper presentations, workshops) | 15 July 2025 |
| Full paper submission deadline | 15 September 2025 |
| Notification of full paper acceptance | 1 November 2025 |
| Registration fee payment deadline | 1 December 2025 |
| Conference dates | 28 – 30 May 2026 |
Conference Fees
| Type of Participation | Fee
(each conference participant is required to pay their registration fee) |
| Participation with a presentation or workshop | €200 |
| Participation with a presentation or workshop – PhD students | €125 |
| Participation with a presentation or workshop – University of Zadar employees | €100 |
| Participation with a presentation or workshop – Students | €50 |
| Excursion to Nin | €50 |
Each participant may submit a maximum of two contributions (either two presentations or one presentation and one workshop).
The registration fees should be paid to the following account:
| Sveučilište u Zadru |
| OTPBANKA D.D.
Domovinskog rata 61, 21000 Split |
| ID NUMBER (OIB): 10839679016
IBAN: HR1124070001100609482 CURRENCY: EUR SWIFT ADDRESS (BIC): OTPVHR2X MODEL: HR00 REFERENCE NUMBER 65000 |