bstracts must be submitted to one out of a range of topic tracks that are offered. Submitting authors are requested to check the entire list of tracks carefully so as to ensure they submit to the most appropriate track.

Workshop proposals should be submitted through the ‘Pre-conference Workshops’ submission link (will be available soon). The workshop proposals will be submitted separately from the main conference.

Each track will be chaired by two track chairs appointed by the Scientific Committee. The track chairs will assess the submissions within their tracks. The Scientific Committee has the final decision on the inclusion of abstracts and on the final presentation format.

How are abstracts assessed for inclusion in the scientific programme?

• The abstract content should be explicitly linked to at least one aspect of health psychology.

• The abstract content must be received on time and presented in the appropriate format, e.g., it must not exceed the word limit (details below).

• The abstract should not report research that has been published at the time of submission or research presented at previous EHPS Psychology conferences.

• The study must have followed the standards of ethics in research with human beings and/or animals that apply and have obtained appropriate ethical approval (if an empirical study).

• Submissions of primary and secondary empirical research must include analyses and a summary of findings. It is not sufficient to state “the data will be analysed” or “findings will be presented/discussed”.

• The abstract is written using British spelling. Spelling, grammar and English should be satisfactory.

Submissions of good quality meeting these criteria will be accepted for inclusion in the scientific programme.

The most common reasons for rejecting abstracts are:

• Incomplete or insufficient empirical evidence reported in the abstract.

• Did not include theories or applications directly relevant to the discipline of health psychology.

• The guidelines on abstract submission were not adhered to.

• The abstract arrived after the deadline for submission.

• The number of presentations allowed for the presenting author was exceeded.