The Call for Proposals is now open for the Researcher to Reader (R2R) Conference 2027, taking place in London on 23–24 February 2027.

R2R is a distinctive conference in the scholarly calendar. It places particular emphasis on practice rather than rhetoric, analysis rather than advocacy, and critical thinking rather than fashionable slogans. The conference invites honest feedback, constructive disagreement, and serious discussion across the full scholarly communications and research management ecosystems. This is what made R2R distinctive for around 200 participants each year from the UK, Continental Europe and N.America. Smaller participation comes from the Indian subcontinent and China.

The Advisory Board (https://r2rconf.com/r2r-conference-governance/)  welcomes proposals for a wide range of session types, including Keynotes, Presentations, Panels, Discussions, Interviews, Debates, Workshops and Lightning Talks, primarily on international scholarly communications and research management. The R2R intensive 3-hour collaborative workshops (spread across both conference days) and the lively debate designed to engage the entire audience are just two of the R2R’s distinctive features.

There are two deadlines for proposals:

• 31 July 2026 — early deadline, with review and suggestions for improvement
• 31 August 2026 — final deadline

Submitting by 31 July gives proposers the opportunity to receive feedback and revise their proposals before final review, increasing the likelihood that they will be clearly understood and appreciated by the review committee.

Full details, guidelines through examples, and the proposal submission form are available here: https://r2rconf.com/r2r-call-for-papers/ The R2R team invites you to submit a proposal and to share this call with colleagues who may have a strong practical, analytical, or critical contribution to make.