The Symposium focuses on discussion of pre-circulated papers, which one of the authors summarises in a 10-minutes presentation. The presentations are followed by a discussant’s comments and time for general audience participation (comments, questions) and the author’s response.
Researchers are now invited to submit informative abstracts. Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts is 11 February 2022.
Empirical research, theoretical papers and reviews of the literature on alcohol use are welcome. Social and epidemiological studies will be interpreted in a broad context, as they include research from a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, criminology, economics, history and other sciences. Papers on other forms of substance use such as tobacco and drugs also are accepted, when they consider the relation to alcohol use.
The word limit for an abstract is 250 words. We recommend empirical abstracts be structured into sections: introduction, methods, results and conclusions. We also require 2-3 keywords and a statement of whether any personal, work or financial relationship exists that could be perceived as presenting a potential conflict of interest (if so, a full disclosure must be given). This declaration of interest is mandatory and accompanies all abstracts, submitted papers and presentations.
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Changes are difficult to accommodate so please only withdraw or make changes if this is unavoidable, and give the organizers as much notice as possible if you have to change your plans or the title or content of your presentation.
Please note that if we have not received your registration fee by 30 April 2022, we will withdraw your abstract.
Please note that the deadline for submitting abstract is 11 February 2022. Decisions on abstracts will be sent out on 7 March 2022, and if you are invited to submit a full paper, the deadline for submissions will be 30 April 2022. Please show others courtesy by respecting the submission deadline to allow your discussant adequate time to prepare their comments in advance.
You will be asked to submit your full paper through this website, where it can be downloaded by all participants. Please indicate by watermarking or stating in the header and footer if you do not want participants to cite or share the paper without your permission. You will also need to email a copy of your full paper to your discussant, who will be identified in the draft program when it becomes available.
We assume that the person submitting the abstract will take responsibility for presentation of the paper. To ensure that the programme is accurate, please let the organisers know if someone other than the person submitting the abstract will present the paper.
All papers should be submitted before the deadline to allow time for discussants to produce useful and interesting comments and for others to read the conference papers in advance of the presentation.
Papers are presented in 10-minute slots, and session chairs will be strict about timing. Each block of two papers is followed by a discussant's comments and general audience participation (including time for the author to respond), so it is expected that presentations will conform to the time limit.
