MLA Conference Content Metrics
Each conference National Program Committee Contributed Content Working Group (CCWG) reviews and updates selection rubrics for papers, immersion sessions, lightning talks, and posters.
- Volunteer reviewers are trained to review submitted content and provide comments along with a final score.
- Immersion sessions are reviewed directly by the CCWG.
- The CCWG makes final selections on what content will be accepted for each year's conference.
- The number and percentages of accepted presentations will vary according to the number of submissions received.
- Comments from reviewers are provided to contributors; unsuccessful paper and immersion session contributors may resubmit their presentations for a poster or lightning talk.
The following table provides data on submissions and acceptance numbers and rates from MLA '21 and past conferences.
|
Year and description |
Immersion session* |
Papers: research |
Paper: program description |
Poster: research |
Poster: program description |
Lightning talk: research |
Lightning talk: program description |
New voices** (all) |
|
2021 TOTAL SUBMISSIONS: 310 |
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|
# submitted |
18 |
37 |
78 |
33 |
79 |
19 |
46 |
82 |
|
# accepted |
18 |
31 |
67 |
31 |
69 |
16 |
37 |
72 |
|
% accepted |
100% |
84% |
86% |
94% |
87% |
84% |
80% |
88% |
|
2020 TOTAL SUBMISSIONS: 442 |
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|
# submitted |
36 |
57 |
105 |
54 |
122 |
16 |
52 |
143 |
|
# accepted |
22 |
39 |
62 |
51 |
116 |
9 |
30 |
102 |
|
% accepted |
61% |
68% |
59% |
94% |
95% |
56% |
58% |
71% |
|
2019 TOTAL SUBMISSIONS: 451 |
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|
# submitted |
36 |
54 |
101 |
58 |
135 |
13 |
54 |
135 |
|
# accepted |
19 |
33 |
72 |
46 |
127 |
10 |
41 |
100 |
|
% accepted |
53% |
61% |
71% |
79% |
94% |
77% |
76% |
74% |
* Renamed to immersion sessions in 2019
** New voices are defined as presentations or sessions where at least one author has never presented.
NOTE: submissions withdrawn post-acceptance are not reflected in final counts.
Submissions were managed differently in conferences prior to 2019.
- MLA ’18 acceptance rates: https://www.mlanet.org/p/bl/ar/blogaid=1839
- MLA ’17 acceptance rates: https://www.mlanet.org/p/bl/ar/blogaid=1334