2026 Submission Process - Step by Step Guide
On this page, you will find instructions to help you navigate the submission process. We encourage you to follow this instruction page as a guide through the submission process.
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PREPARING SUBMISSIONS BEFORE STARTING THE SUBMISSION PROCESS
2026 SUBMISSIONS - STEP BY STEP
STEP 1. (Track) - You will submit according to the review category (indicated as "Track" in the submission system) that best fits your proposal. If you are submitting a workshop, choose the Workshop track.
STEP 2. (Format) - Once you have selected your submission track (review category), you will be asked to select your submission type (i.e., workshop, symposium, integrated symposium, moderated discussion, paper, poster, in-the-pipeline poster).
STEP 3. (Title) - On this page, please enter the title of your proposal (e.g., if you are submitting a symposium, the title should be your symposium session title, not an individual paper title).
STEP 4. (Authors) - The person marked as the corresponding author will receive all communication regarding the submission, including confirmation of your submission being received into the system and the decision notification. The same person in a given submission may be designated as the presenting and corresponding author.
PAPERS & GENERAL/IN-THE-PIPELINE POSTERS, please add your author(s). The presenting author will receive the presenting author designation in the online program. The person responsible for receiving communication regarding your submission should be marked as the corresponding author.
WORKSHOPS, please add your instructor(s). The person responsible for receiving communication regarding your submission should be marked as the corresponding author. Any instructor may be marked as the presenting author.
MODERATED DISCUSSIONS, please add your moderator and panelists (the moderator should receive both the "presenting author" and "corresponding author" designation).
SYMPOSIA & INTEGRATED SYMPOSIA, please add your organizer, discussant, and presenting authors for each individual paper (the organizer should receive the "presenting author" designation). The corresponding author is usually the session organizer. Later in the submission process, you will be asked to enter author details for each individual paper contained within the submission, including co-authors.
STEP 5. (Topics) - On this step, please select one (1) primary conference section. Failing to select one (1) section, either by skipping this question or selecting multiple sections, will prevent your submission from being assigned to reviewers. Please also choose 1-3 keywords to be used as part of the search feature in the online program.
WORKSHOPS, on this step, you will only have the option to indicate that your submission is a workshop.
STEP 6. (Additional Information) - You will encounter the following questions on this step:
Q1) Please select the second most applicable conference section for your submission.
WORKSHOPS, you will not see the Secondary Conference Section question.
Q2) Please indicate the Copyright Release for your submission. This decision will affect whether or not your abstract displays in the online program if your submission is accepted for presentation.
Q3) Please indicate your willingness to serve as a paper session chair at this year's conference.
Q4) Please let us know if you have a scheduling conflict for anyone with an active role (i.e., presenting author, organizer, discussant, moderator, panelist) in your submission and the date of that conflict.
WORKSHOPS, the timing of pre-conference workshops cannot be changed. They will be held on Wednesday, September 23rd.
Q5) You will be asked to answer a question on Engaging a Multiplicity of Perspectives.
WORKSHOPS, you will not see the Engaging a Multiplicity of Perspectives question.
Q6) Please acknowledge that you understand conference registration expectations and requirements.
Q7) PAPERS, POSTERS, IN-THE-PIPELINE POSTERS, SYMPOSIA & INTEGRATED SYMPOSIA will upload a masked abstract PDF that will be used for review. A masked abstract will have all identifiable information removed so that authors and session participants cannot be identified by reviewers. You will upload an unmasked version of your abstract that will be used for review on the last step of the submission process.
WORKSHOPS & MODERATED DISCUSSIONS, you will upload an unmasked abstract PDF file for review on Step 9 and Step 7, respectively.
STEP 7. (Only Moderated Discussions & Integrated Symposia) - Questions on this step are for Moderated Discussions and Integrated Symposia only. Submitters for all other proposal types will not see these questions.
MODERATED DISCUSSIONS, on this page, you will be asked to:
- upload your unmasked abstract PDF file for review (this file should include moderator and panelist names and affiliations);
- enter your outlined session plan; and
- answer a question on Ways of Integration.
INTEGRATED SYMPOSIA, on this page, you will be asked to answer a question on Ways of Integration.
STEP 8. (Only Papers & Posters/Pipeline Posters) - Questions on this step are for Papers and General/In-the-Pipeline Posters only. Submitters for all other proposal types will not see these questions.
PAPERS & GENERAL/IN-THE-PIPELINE POSTERS, on this page, you will be asked to:
- answer a question on Dimensions of Diversity;
- indicate your willingness to participate in a Lightning Round session for your submission type (paper or poster) if your proposal is accepted for presentation; and
- indicate whether or not the presenting author for your submission is a student.
PAPERS, on this page you will be asked your willingness to present your work as a poster if it is not accepted for presentation as a paper.
STEP 9. (Only Workshops) - Questions on this step are for Workshops only. Submitters for all other proposal types will not see these questions.
WORKSHOPS, on this page you will be asked to:
- upload an unmasked abstract PDF for review and
- indicate the proposed length of time for your workshop.
STEP 10. (Only Symposia & Integrated Symposia) - Questions on this step are for Symposia and Integrated Symposia only. Submitters for all other proposal types will not see these questions.
SYMPOSIA & INTEGRATED SYMPOSIA, on this page you will be asked to:
- enter key people details (organizer, discussant, and presenting author names, affiliations and email addresses);
- enter titles for each individual paper contained within your session, along with the full author list (first and last name, email address, affiliation) for each author on each paper (you will enter this information in separate text boxes);
- explain how the discussant for your session is independent;
- indicate whether or not one or more presenting authors in your submission is a student; and
- provide the name of any presenting authors who are students and the corresponding paper.
Text Box 1 - You will indicate the session organizer, discussant, and presenting author for each paper, identifying each paper with numerals (1-3 or 1-4) according to the order of presentation.
Text Box 2 - You will enter the first paper title.
Text Box 3 - You will enter all the authors (first and last name, email address, affiliation) of Paper 1 in the order they should appear in the online program.
Text Box 4 - You will enter the second paper title.
Text Box 5 - You will enter all the authors (first and last name, email address, affiliation) of Paper 2 in the order they should appear in the online program.
Text Box 6 - You will enter the third paper title.
Text Box 7 - You will enter all the authors (first and last name, email address, affiliation) of Paper 3 in the order they should appear in the online program.
Text Box 8 - You will enter the fourth paper title (if applicable). If you do not have a fourth paper, type "N/A".
Text Box 9 - You will enter all the authors (first and last name, email address, affiliation) of Paper 4 in the order they should appear in the online program (if applicable). If you do not have a fourth paper, type "N/A".
Text Box 10 - You will explain how the discussant is independent.
Dropdown Question - You will answer a yes/no question to indicate if any presenting authors are students.
Text Box 11 - You will type the name of any presenting authors who are students and the corresponding paper number. If no presenting authors are students, type "n/a".
STEP 11. (Abstract) - On this step, all submitters should upload an unmasked PDF abstract of their submission. This version of your abstract should include identifiable information. This version of your abstract will appear on the online program if your submission is accepted for presentation and the Copyright Release you chose allows us to share it.
NEED HELP?
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