Roundtable and Workshop
Submission Information
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This track has two distinct session types: Roundtables and Workshops. Both types are intended to have a high degree of audience involvement.
Prioritized Topics: To encourage productive debate, stimulate robust discussion, and/or inspire new research directions, the chairs will prioritize roundtable and workshop submissions that tackle the following themes:
- Field-level concerns: Examinations of the state of the discipline, academic culture, or structural issues within the field.
- Philosophy of science: Explorations of epistemological foundations, theory construction, and scientific validity.
- Socially relevant issues: Discussions on how consumer research addresses or impacts broader societal challenges.
- Emerging methods: Tutorials or debates regarding novel analytical techniques, data collection methods, or technological advancements.
While these topics are prioritized, high-quality submissions on other relevant subjects remain welcome.
Structure of session types:
- Roundtables are primarily focused on exchanging ideas. They bring together scholars interested in a particular theoretical, substantive, or methodological topic to highlight recent advances, discuss current topics, and spark debate. To encourage thought provoking discussion about issues facing the field, roundtables should be designed to surface differing perspectives, including opposing views when relevant. Formats might include structured conversations or small group breakouts whose insights are later shared with the full group. Other audience engagement approaches are welcome.
- Workshops are primarily tutorials focused on the transfer and application of knowledge. They may be largely methodological (e.g., best practices for crowd-sourced participant platforms; text analysis) but may also include the application of a particular tradition or viewpoint (e.g., applying a Transformative Consumer Research lens) into one’s thinking and research. Workshops may also include explicit demonstrations, “how to” manuals, and potentially hands-on activities.
Evaluation
The proposals will be evaluated based on: a) Alignment with prioritized topics and/or the general appropriateness of the topic, b) Audience Engagement Plan: A specific and viable plan for active audience participation, c) Quality and rigor of the discussion proposed, d) Likelihood that the session will be relevant and useful to a wide ACR audience, and e) Demonstrated preparedness for a well-attended and intellectually stimulating session.
The proposals are evaluated by the Track Co-Chairs, and final decisions are made in consultation with Conference Co-Chairs. Consistent with past conferences, Track Co-Chairs may invite and curate some workshops and roundtables in addition to the regular proposals.
Presentation
The Roundtables and Workshops will be presented in person during the conference. They are expected to follow the presentation and discussion guidelines included in the original submission and include a high dose of audience participation.
Submission Requirements
- Session Title. This is the title that will be published in the conference program.
- Author(s) (aka. Organizers). Provide name, email, and affiliation for each of the primary organizers of the session. Please indicate whether each organizer(s) will serve as a corresponding author, presenter, or both.
- Category Type. Indicate whether the session is to be a roundtable or workshop.
- Short Abstract (50-word max). This abstract will be published in the conference program and should describe the theoretical, substantive, or methodological issue that is the focus of the session.
- Featured speakers. Provide the names and affiliations of featured speakers who have agreed to take part in the session if it is accepted.
- Roundtables may have up to 12 panelists (other than the roundtable organizers) but may involve a small set as well (4-6).
- Workshops often involve 1-3 session leaders who are considered experts on the subject matter and provide the session’s tutelage.
- Extended abstract (1000-words max). The extended abstract should explain the theoretical, substantive, or methodological issue to be discussed during the session, the objective of the session (e.g., proposing future research avenues on a topic; what different viewpoints are likely to emerge through discussion; providing instruction on a new data analysis method), and how the discussion will be facilitated during the session. If applicable, explicitly state how the proposal addresses the prioritized topics listed above.
- References, if applicable. References do not count toward the word limit. References should follow the JCR citation style.
- Figures and/or Tables. Tables and figures are encouraged and should be properly labeled and included after the references. Tables and figures do not count towards the word limit.
Other Important Formatting and Submission Information
- Submissions should follow the current style sheetof the Journal of Consumer Research, except that the entire text should be single-spaced. Subheadings should be bolded or italicized and capitalized (no hard return necessary).
- Please adhere to high standards of spelling and grammar and consider having a copyeditor or peer review the abstract prior to submission.
- Submissions that do not adhere to the word and page limits will be rejected on that basis.
Submission on the Portal
Specific step-by-step submission guidelines will become available when the submission portal is open.
Deadline for submissions is 23:59 PST March 17, 2025
Submission on the Portal
Specific step-by-step submission guidelines are available on the submission portal.
Publishing of Accepted Roundtables/Workshops:
Authors of accepted proposals agree to revise their presentation based on reviewers’ comments and upload their final 50-word Short Abstract (MS Word file) in July 2026. The most recent version submitted by the July due date will be published “as is” in the ACR Proceedings.
