SAS 2026 Call for Abstracts

New this year: All accepted abstracts will be published in the Journal Affective Science as is. 

Please ensure your abstract has been well proofread and contains no errors as all accepted abstracts will be posted and published AS IS. 

SAS uses an electronic process for abstract submissions. Carefully follow the instructions below during abstract preparation:  

1. All submissions must report work that is unpublished or in press at the time of submission. 
2. Each presenting author can submit a maximum of TWO abstracts in total, across all tracks – Poster: New Idea, Poster: New Results, Flash Talk, or Symposium (i.e., presenting authors are allotted only two speaking roles during the conference). Note: Innovation Forums do not count toward the presentation limit. There is no limitation for non-presenting authors.
3. All submissions must be written in English (US spelling). 
4. Select up to EIGHT keywords: FOUR relating to theme and FOUR relating to methods associated with the submission. Select keywords carefully, as they will be used to match your submission with reviewers. Keywords are not required for Innovation Forum submissions. 
5. Proofread your submissions! All accepted abstracts will be posted on the SAS website and published in Affective Science AS IS. SAS is not responsible for author errors.  
6. All correspondence about submissions will be sent to the presenting author ONLY. Please provide the e-mail address where the presenting author can be contacted post-submission and for the duration of the conference. If the contact details entered at submission change, please contact SAS at sas@podiumconferences.com 
7. Please consider submitting your abstract well in advance of the deadline!  There will be no extension of the submission deadline.  
8. Please note that having your abstract published in a supplement of Affective Science will not prevent you from publishing your work as part of a journal article in Affective Science or other journals. The abstract is a concise summary of your research presented at SAS 2026 and is not intended as a complete presentation of your work, unlike full journal articles.
   

Poster: New Idea submissions MUST include:  

• Title 
• Author names and affiliations (redacted for review)  
• Summary: 400-character summary for the conference program (not submitted for review)  
• Abstract for review & inclusion in & the Journal Affective Science: (1600 characters, including spaces, containing the following information)  
• Background  
• Aims framing the research question or problem  
• Methods planned (including target sample size)*  
• Analyses planned*  
• Predicted findings*  
• Conclusions including how the work will make a novel theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution to affective science  

*Not required for abstracts presenting theoretical contributions or reflecting disciplines that diverge from these reporting standards.

Symposium

Symposia are a set of talks providing an in-depth perspective on individual research areas/topics within affective science. Symposia sessions may be comprised of 3 talks with a discussant or 4 talks (no discussant). All symposia must be chaired by the submitting author. Note: up to 9000 characters are permitted for the entire symposium submission (5 abstracts x 1600 characters each).

Symposium submissions MUST include:

• • Information for the symposium as a whole
    • Title
    • Chair (need not be a presenting author, but must complete abstract submission)
    • Discussant (only relevant for symposia with 3 talks)
    • Summary: 400-character summary for the conference program & the Journal Affective Science (not submitted for review) 
    • Abstract overview for review & inclusion in the Journal Affective Science: (1600 characters, including spaces): Describe how the symposium makes a novel theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contribution to affective science.  
  • Information for each talk (3 talks with a discussant, or 4 talks without a discussant)  
    • Title
    • Author names and affiliations (not entered in the abstract; only on the author page in the form)
    • Abstract: (1600 characters, including spaces, containing the following information)
      • Background
      • Aims framing the research question or problem
      • Methods (including sample size)*
      • Results (including at least one statistic)*
      • Conclusions including how the work makes a novel theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contribution to affective science
    • Please note: upon acceptance, a 400-character summary from each individual symposium talk will be required along with the full author information for the conference program.  

*Not required for abstracts presenting theoretical contributions or reflecting disciplines that diverge from these reporting standards.

Innovation Forum

Innovation Forum submissions MUST include:

1. • Title
   • Chair name and affiliation (will moderate and participate in the discussion)
   • Panelists’ names and affiliations (2-3 in addition to the chair)
   • Summary: 400-character summary for the conference program & the Journal Affective Science (not submitted for review) 
   • Overview (1600 characters, including spaces):
     • Description of the intended topic for discussion
     • Key questions that are going to be addressed during the discussion
     • Description of the discussion’s relevance to the SAS community
     • Panelists’ (including the chair’s) qualifications to speak on this topic
     • How the combination of panelists will result in an engaging conversation (e.g., do they come from different methodological or theoretical perspectives?).