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Guidelines for submission of Abstracts

Abstract Presentations

Abstract length 250 – 300 words.

The abstract submission form will require the submitting author’s contact details, the presenting author’s name, headshot, biography and affiliation, and the full names and affiliations of all co-authors. Submitting authors must also nominate their preferred presentation format (oral, workshop, symposia/panel or poster) and select the most relevant core stream and sub-theme for their abstract.

Please note that preferences indicated during submission are not guaranteed, and the final presentation format and stream allocation will be determined by the Scientific Program Committee.

Abstracts must adhere to the following format:

• Thematic relevance: Relevance of the submission to the chosen Core stream /sub themes of the conference
• Background and objectives: outline the central issue and objective sought to be achieved, elaborate on the research or policy or practice intervention or program initiative to be presented.
• Methods/components: if research or evaluation indicate design, data, analysis; if policy or program initiative provide details of elements, implementation, targeted service users.
• Results/outcomes: Summarise key findings of research; policy or programme outcomes.
• Implications: Way forward in terms of practice implications, lessons learned, future policy/program development, future research.

Workshops

Abstract length 350 – 400 words

• Thematic relevance: The workshop should be relevant to the chosen Core stream /sub themes of the conference.
• Background and objectives: outline the central focus, objectives sought to be achieved and target audience.
• Specify the content, mode of delivery and learning outcomes.

Symposia/Panel presentations

Abstract length 450 – 500 words

• Thematic relevance: The symposium/panel should be relevant to the chosen Core stream/sub themes of the conference.
• Proposals for symposia/panels may have up to 4 panellists in addition to the chair.
• Abstract should contain a brief overview of the session- central issue and objective sought to be achieved and a description of each participant’s involvement.
• Abstract should include brief bio of the additional participants (40 words each)

Submissions on all core streams and sub themes may focus on practice or policy or program development or research or a combination of any of these.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent via e-mail to the submitting author on 23 February 2027.

Accepted abstracts will be available within the Conference App. The Conference Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events.

The presenting author(s) will be required to register for the Conference in order to ensure their abstract(s) is included in the final program. Deadline for Presenting Author registration is 30 April 2027. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the program.

• An abstract must contain sufficient information so that if published it will be a complete report independent of presentation. The text should not contain statements alluding to results or conclusions not presented within the text.
• Submission acknowledges consent to publication of the abstract in the Conference App.
• The presenting author(s) will be required to register for the Conference in order to ensure their abstract(s) is included in the final programme. Deadline for presenting author registration is 30 April 2027.
• All submissions must be completed electronically via the online submission portal. If you are unable to submit in this manner, please contact the Conference Managers at acwaconference@arinexgroup.com 
• All abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines provided on the ‘Abstract Template’ tab above. Abstracts will be accepted and published only if submitted using the supplied template.
• There is no limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted by an individual.

• Abstracts must not exceed a 300 word limit for oral individual and poster presentations, 400 word limit for workshops and 500 word limit for symposia/panel presentations. The word limit relates only to the text of the abstract and does not include title, authors and institutions.
• Formatting is preserved (italics, bold, superscripting, subscripting, underlining) and symbol characters (ie ± , µ, ß) may be used.
• The abstract should include a brief statement of aims of the presentation, methods of research, results, implications (if focus is on research), or overview of practice or policy developments (if oriented toward practice/policy/program planning), outcomes, conclusions and recommendations.
• The title must reflect the content of the presentation.
• Authors and co-authors are requested to provide a short biography (up to 100 words) with their submission.
• Abstracts must be free of typographical and grammatical errors.
• Standard abbreviations may be used for common terms only. Any abbreviation should be given in brackets after the first full use of the word. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.
• Font type must be Tahoma Font 10pt.
• Use single line spacing.
• Travel funds will not be available to presenters. 

Authors must prepare their abstract in advance using the template located at the link below. All abstracts will be checked and if you fail to use the template your abstract may be declined. Authors can then upload the completed abstract via the online form.

Download abstract template here.