IADR/AADOCR offers an English Language Assistance Program (ELAP) to assist non-native English speaking abstracts submitters during the abstracts submission process. This program is made possible through the generous support of our IADR/AADOCR colleagues who have agreed to volunteer. IADR/AADOCR hopes that this program will encourage individuals to submit abstracts for meetings by facilitating the improvement of English language skills within the research community. ELAP participants are required to submit their abstracts twice – once to the program for editing and matching with a volunteer, and again to the meeting abstract submission site after English language editing has been completed.
Individuals interested in applying for the ELAP and intend to submit an abstract for the General Session must complete the form below by the listed deadlines:
- 2025 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting (deadline is September 27, 2024)
- 2025 IADR/PER General Session (deadline is December 16, 2024)
IADR/AADOCR Global Headquarters staff will match individuals with volunteers based on their expertise, geographic location and availability. Once the match has been conducted, both the individual and the volunteer will be notified. It is the abstract submitter’s responsibility to contact the volunteer and submit his/her abstract for the language review. Please note that this program is by no means a review of the scientific content of the abstract or a guarantee of acceptance for presentation. Volunteers will only review the abstract for the language content and will propose necessary suggestions for the corrections to ensure that the submission has used proper English language.
Once program volunteers have communicated with the submitter about the document and the suggested corrections have been made, it is the submitter’s responsibility to submit the revised abstracts for the appropriate meeting by the proposed deadline for consideration for presentation. Abstract submission deadlines are:
- 2025 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting (Abstract Submission in ScholarOne Abstracts deadline is October 22, 2024)
- 2025 IADR/PER General Session (Abstract Submission in ScholarOne Abstracts deadline is January 24, 2025)
To ensure that the submitter and volunteer communicate in a timely manner, IADR/AADOCR staff will follow up with both individuals. Any problems with a volunteer match can be communicated to ELAP@iadr.org.
If you have any questions regarding the ELAP, or would like to volunteer as a reviewer, please contact ELAP@iadr.org.
