Abstract submission

Abstract submission guidelines

• Authors are required to submit their abstract online by 3.02.2025.
• Abstracts must be submitted in English, and presentations (both oral and poster) have to be conducted in English. Translation services will not be available.
• According to EASS policy each author can present only one paper as the lead author, and his/her/they name can appear on up to two additional papers as second or additional author, but not as the presenter.
• Abstracts should not exceed the 250 words.
• An abstract must include title, author(s) and affiliation(s).
• Authors should indicate a conference theme which that they feel most closely represents the topic covered and provide keywords.
• Abstracts will be reviewed by the members of the Conference Scientific Committee.
• Presenters are encouraged to prepare a PowerPoint presentation in English to enhance understanding and facilitates discussion.
• Abstract submission is free of charge.
• Notification of the acceptance of abstracts will be provided by 28.02.2025

Presentation formats
Session formats include oral presentations and poster sessions. For each format, please see the specifications below:

Oral presentations
The presentations will follow a 15/5 format, 15 minutes of presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions.

Abstracts should address:

Empirical papers

• Introduction or context and/or theoretical frame
• Aims/objectives
• Research method(s)
• Research findings
• Conclusions and/or contribution to the field/relevance

Theoretical papers

• Introduction
• Aims/Objectives,
• Theoretical reflections/experiences
• Implications
• Conclusions

Methodological papers:

• State of the Art
• Objectives
• Methodological reflections/experiences
• Implications
• Conclusions

Posters
Poster presentations will be shorter and held in a dedicated poster session. Presentations will last 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions.

Authors must also submit a proposal with a title, an abstract of up to 250 words, and 3 keywords.

Poster abstracts should address the following points: Objectives, Methods, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion.

Posters should use an A0 portrait format for the session.

If there is a limited number of posters and a dedicated session cannot be organized, authors may be invited to adapt their poster into an oral presentation.

For any questions related to abstract submission, please contact: info@eass2025.com

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• Sport and gender
• Sport and the body
• Sport and disability
• Sport and social class
• Sport, nation and identities
• Sport and colonialism
• Sport and human rights
• Sport, race and ethnicity
• Sport and migration

• Sport and social theory
• Methodology in sports sociology
• Other issues related to the sociology of sport

• Sport Organisations Research Network (SORN) specific session