Submission Guidelines

The 2027 IAVS annual meeting will showcase research related to veganism, animal rights, and sociological theories of multispecies relevance. We welcome submissions for individual presentations (15 minutes and an additional 5 for questions) or panels (45 minutes with 15 for questions) to be delivered in an online format.

Please note that all submissions should fall within the guidelines of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists. We are only accepting sociological submissions; submissions that lack a clear sociological focus will not be included. To that end, all submissions must include a one or two sentence rationale clarifying how the submission aligns with sociological theory or practice.

Decisions are not usually completed until end of August. However, authors of papers that are unlikely to move forward will usually be notified in late May or early June.

This online conference, organised by the International Association of Vegan Sociologists will be held online and strives to accommodate a wide range of time zones, however please note that due to the complexities of international scheduling many presentations occur outside of regular business hours (before 9am or after 5pm). Please get in touch if this may be an issue for you. As we are an all volunteer organization, we regret that we are no longer able to record the conference. However, presenters are invited to self-record and edit their talk and submit it to IAVS for inclusion on the YouTube page. Following the conference, edited recordings of presentations are accepted on a rolling basis. 

Proposals and queries should be sent to info@vegansociology.com by 31st May 2027. It is expected that all potential presenters have familiarised themselves with the principles of IAVS and plan their presentations with these in mind.

Proposal Checklist:

• Name
• Preferred pronouns
• Affiliation (if any)
• Time zone (using GMT -/+)
• Preferred email
• Title of talk
• Abstract (50-300 words)
• Sociological relevance (1-2 sentences)
• Consent to be (or not to be) recorded for YouTube