The Precarity and Instability in Academia Symposium, or PIAS, is an annual non-profit event that takes place at the end of December. The symposium is organized by a group of volunteers, both PhD students and senior researchers, in response to the difficult conditions faced by many researchers in academia, especially in Spanish public institutions. As stated in the message from the organizing committee of our first edition, the goal of PIAS is to offer a collaborative space where participants can openly discuss the current challenges in research, identify underlying causes, and explore practical solutions for meaningful progress.
We are not backed by any major publishers, as the nature of the symposium aligns with our decision to remain independent of their funding. Instead, the annual proceedings are self-published.
Editions
We archive all content from previous PIAS editions. This includes proceedings, programs, and presentation slides, making them freely available for anyone to read and reference.
Aims & Scope
PIAS focuses on the challenges of instability in academic careers. It invites research on topics such as job insecurity, mental health, and systemic issues affecting scholars.
To the best of our knowledge, PIAS is the first and only venue to delve into these issues.
Editorial Board
The organizers of the symposium are volunteers from the community who tend to change from year to year. When it comes to overseeing and compiling the proceedings, the PIAS publishing team consists of the following permanent members:
- Editor-in-Chief: José Miguel Moreno (since 2024)
- Associate Editor: Alejandro Guerrero-López (since 2024)
Instructions for Authors
If you are interested in publishing in PIAS, please pay attention to the annual Call for Papers that we announce on this website. You can always find the latest call on the permalink https://pias.cc/call-for-papers/.
We invite short research articles to be published at https://pias.cc/proceedings/ under a truly open access policy, meaning no publication fees for authors and no reading fees for anyone. Accepted papers are be distributed under a Creative Commons license, and authors retain copyright and full publication rights.