Authors

Authors | Speakers | Reviewers

29th International Conference on Paste, Thickened and Filtered Tailings
31 May–2 June 2027 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Important dates

The following dates will help you take your accepted abstract through to final paper stage. We recommend you add these dates (AWST) to your calendar.

Task Due date
Abstract acceptance (for submissions made by 11 August 2026)
PASSED
Extended abstract submission
PASSED
Draft paper submission
20 October 2026
Reviewer feedback
26 January 2027
Final paper submission, speaker registration, bio notes, and publication agreement
9 March 2027
PowerPoint presentation (for audiovisual check, if audio/video is included)
10 May 2027

Author toolkit

Author guidelines and style manual
Please follow this guide to ensure your paper meets our writing and formatting requirements.

Paper template
Please write and submit your paper in this template.

Publishing ethics and malpractice statement
Ethics policies for authors, reviewers and editors of ACG publications.

AI policy
Our policy for AI use in ACG publications.

Publication agreement
This agreement must be signed and submitted to the ACG for any accepted papers.

Speaker bio notes template
A brief bio for any ACG event speakers must be submitted.

ProMPT: ACG online conference proceedings portal

ProMPT is the ACG’s online conference proceedings portal where all submissions and communications regarding your publication will occur. In order to submit an abstract for this conference, you will need to create an account on ProMPT.

Publications process

Abstract submission

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words. Your abstract will be reviewed by the conference editors and you will be notified whether it has been accepted or not accepted. If accepted, we will provide you with the details required to submit your paper. Please note that abstract acceptance does not guarantee paper acceptance.

Draft paper submission
Your draft paper must be submitted in Word .docx format and in the ACG paper template. Please refer to the author toolkit.

Reviewer feedback
Your paper will undergo a single-blind peer review process. All reviewer comments, tracked changes, and feedback will be incorporated into your draft paper, together with ACG desktop publishing changes. Should your paper be accepted, we will send you this reviewed version so you can address the comments in your paper. You are required to address and make the changes. If you do not make the changes, please provide an explanation. In some cases, your paper will be returned to the reviewer/s for confirmation changes have been appropriately made.

Final paper submission
Your final paper must be submitted together with your speaker registration, signed publication agreement, and speaker bio notes.

Speaker registration
It is mandatory your speaker registration be completed and paid for your paper to be published. There is one speaker per presentation. Only one person per paper can register at the speaker rate. The ACG publications team will not undertake any desktop publishing or proofreading work on your final paper until you have registered as a speaker. If you register and subsequently withdraw your paper from the conference, the ACG will withhold an editorial fee of AUD 660 (local taxes included where applicable). Please refer to the Speaker Terms & Conditions.

Publication agreement
To publish your paper, the ACG requires you sign and submit a publication agreement. This must be signed by one of the paper authors. Your paper will be published on the ACG Online Repository of Conference Proceedings.

PowerPoint submission
You will be required to forward your PowerPoint presentation to the ACG. If you have video or audio, please advise the ACG. Presentations must be submitted in PowerPoint format (widescreen ratio 16:9). No other formats, including PDF, are accepted.

Finalising your paper for publication
Once your paper is ready to finalise, the ACG publications team will undertake a final full edit and proofread of your paper. Following this, we will provide you with a PDF version of your final paper to review.

Reviewer opportunities

If you are interested in being a paper reviewer for the Paste series, please click here.

Professional accreditation

Participation in this event may contribute towards your professional development accreditation in the following ways:

  • attending the event
  • presenting at the event
  • publishing a paper in the event proceedings
  • technically peer-reviewing an event paper/s.

The ACG makes no guarantee of this and recommends you contact your respective professional organisation/s. If you require a certificate of attendance, the ACG can provide you with one. Please contact info-acg@uwa.edu.au for details.

Paste 2027 proceedings editors

Professor Andy Fourie
Professor of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering; and Program Director – Future Tails
The University of Western Australia

Sue Longo
Senior Technical Director
WSP, Canada

Mark Rizzuto
Process Discipline Engineer
WSP, Peru

Dr Ryan Veenstra
Principal Specialist Backfill
Gold Fields Australia