Only completed papers, not abstracts or letters of intent, may be considered by session organizers. All paper submissions must comply with the following submission criteria.

Original Contribution. Papers must reflect original work or major developments in previously reported work. Papers are NOT eligible if they have been:

(1) read previously at ASA or other professional meetings,

(2) published prior to the meeting or accepted for publication before being submitted to organizers for consideration, or

(3) modified in only secondary respects after similar readings or publication

Length and Style.. Papers as submitted are limited to 20 double-spaced pages, including footnotes, tables, and bibliographies. Lengthier versions are more suitable for subsequent publication than for oral presentation at the Annual Meeting. Organizers have been instructed by the Program Committee not to accept abstracts, letters, email communications, or telephone calls in lieu of full papers when considering inclusions for their sessions.

Number of Submissions. Authors may submit one or more separate and distinct papers, provided they understand that ASA participation policies prohibit more than one sole-authored presentation and no more than two presentations on the final program. Authors who have two sole-authored papers accepted must decide which paper will be presented and inform the session organizers promptly. Authors who receive more than two acceptances must make decisions regarding which two co-authored presentations to confirm. If authors fail to make these decisions, the ASA Office will drop listings from the program.

Dual Submission. Regular Session Topics have been defined broadly by the Program Committee in order to discourage multiple submissions of the same paper to different organizers. The following submission policies have been set.

(1) Papers may be submitted to no more than two organizers.


(2) For any one paper, authors are limited to submitting the paper to one Regular Session topic only. For example, an author may submit the same paper to one Regular Session organizer and one Section organizer, or to two Section organizers, but not to two Regular Session organizers. The online submission system provides submission options reflecting this policy.


(3) Authors choosing to make dual submission of a paper must identify which topic/organizer has first preference. This gives the first priority organizer first right of acceptance during the initial review processes. The second priority organizer cannot make an acceptance decision on a dual submission until the first organizer releases the submission.

Forwarding. At the time of submission, an author may designate whether the submission may be forwarded by the second priority organizer to a roundtable session.