The 2025 APS Annual Convention Call for Submissions is now open.

Important Dates

Presentation Formats 

With all presentation formats, presenters must present on-site at the Convention in Washington D.C. 

Symposium

A symposium is an 80-minute focused session in which individual speakers present their research on a common issue. Symposia should have the dual goals of providing diversity of perspective and integrating those perspectives into a meaningful whole. A symposium includes a chair, three to four presenters, and a discussant (optional). Symposia are scheduled in 80-minute time slots and should allow for discussion among presenters and the audience. 

Submitted Talk 

New for 2025!

A Submitted Talk is a 15-minute individual presentation delivered by a primary researcher in a particular area of psychological science. Submitted Talks should present empirical research only, with all data collection and analysis completed by the time the submission is finalized. This 15-minute talk offers the opportunity for authors to present their research at the Annual Convention in 10–12 minutes, accompanied by slides, and followed by a 3-minute Q&A session with the audience. 

The Program Committee will accept 5 outstanding Submitted Talks in each subject area for presentation at the Convention. Accepted Submitted Talks are grouped by subject area into 80-minute sessions scheduled on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 4:00 pm – 5:50 pm. Since so few Submitted Talks can be accepted for presentation, we encourage you to also submit your research as a poster if you are interested. Submitted Talks will not automatically be considered for presentation as a poster.   

Note: Please submit your presentation as either a Flash Talk or a Submitted Talk. The same presentation should not be submitted as both a Flash Talk and Submitted Talk.  

Flash Talk

A flash talk is a 5-minute talk individual presentation delivered by a primary researcher in a particular area of psychological science. Flash Talks offer the opportunity for authors to present their research at the Convention in a 5-minute talk, accompanied by slides. These submissions can discuss empirical results, methods and tools, or applications of psychological science. Flash Talk submissions should include the following information: the research question, originality, methodology, results, and the significance/impact of the research.    

The Program Committee will accept 5-7 outstanding Flash Talks in each subject area for presentation at the Convention. Accepted Flash Talks are grouped by subject area into Flash Talk and Networking sessions scheduled on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm. These sessions include Flash Talk presentations and a brief Q&A for all Flash Talk presenters, followed by networking within the subject area. Since so few Flash Talks can be accepted for presentations, we encourage you to also submit your research as a poster if you are interested. Flash Talks will not automatically be considered for presentation as a poster. 

Note: Please submit your presentation as either a Flash Talk or a Submitted Talk. The same presentation should not be submitted as both a Flash Talk and Submitted Talk.  

Poster

Poster presenters will have the opportunity to highlight aspects of their research at the APS Annual Convention. Poster Presenters will be assigned to a 1-hour poster session where they will have the opportunity to discuss their research with interested attendees. Poster sessions are scheduled on all days of the Convention, Thursday-Sunday. There are 4 types of poster submissions for the APS Annual Convention: 

• Standard Poster: Standard Poster submissions must only report data collection and analysis that has been completed by the time the submission is finalized. Submissions that do not report collected data and analyses, or that do not have enough collected data or analysis to make an empirical claim, will not be accepted. Non-empirical research should not be submitted as a poster. Standard Posters are eligible to apply for poster awards.
  • Please learn more about poster awards here.
• Research Proposal Poster: Research Proposal Posters should represent plans for a future empirical study. Data collection should not be complete. This is a chance to receive early feedback on your research study plan. Your submission should describe an empirical research study plan in detail including hypotheses, experimental design, plan for participant recruitment, procedure, plan for statistical analysis, and expected results. Research Proposal Posters are not eligible to apply for poster awards. 
• Teaching Poster: Teaching posters should pertain to the teaching of psychological science. This includes, but is not limited to, teaching techniques, innovations, evaluation, and philosophy. Posters should focus on methods for teaching psychology, such as particularly effective or innovative courses or course organizations, strategies (including demonstrations) for promoting active learning, ways of integrating course material, helpful use of technology, and the like. These posters are presented as part of the pre-conference Teaching Institute, which takes place on Thursday. The Teaching Institute requires an additional fee. 
• Cross-Cutting Theme Poster: The Convention features two cross-cutting theme programs in which leading researchers from across psychological science’s sub-disciplines come together to discuss current topics, bringing insight from their particular fields. 

For more detailed information, please review the full submission rules and guidelines: 

• Symposium
• Submitted Talk
• Flash talk
• Poster

Please learn more about the Poster Awards offered at the 2025 APS Annual Convention, and consider applying if you meet the requisite qualifications.