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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts for ICOM7, the International Conference on Memory (26–30 July 2027, Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow) is now open through the abstract submission system until 11 January 2027. Please click on the button below to access the submission portal.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

How to submit

All abstracts must be submitted online. Log in to the abstract submission system and complete four steps: 

  1. Abstract body – choose your preferred presentation type and themes, enter the title and abstract text, and add references if you wish. 
  2. Authors – enter the presenting author and add all co-authors using Add contributor. 
  3. Affirmation – confirm the four declarations (see below). 
  4. Submit – preview your abstract, check it carefully, and submit it. 

You can save your abstract as a draft at any step and return to it later from My submissions. Drafts can be previewed, edited, submitted or deleted. A draft is not received by the Programme Committee until you press Submit; only fully completed abstracts can be submitted. 

Please note: once an abstract has been submitted, it can no longer be edited. Please preview it carefully beforehand. 

Abstract Requirements

Field 

Requirement 

Presentation type 

Required. Choose Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation, or Either format. This is your preference; the final format is decided by the Programme Committee [to be verified]. 

Primary theme 

Required. Select one of the 13 themes listed below. 

Secondary theme 

Optional. Select a second theme if relevant. 

Title 

Required. Maximum 25 words. 

Abstract text 

Required. Maximum 300 words. 

References 

Optional. Maximum 200 words. 

 

The text editor supports bold, italic, underline, subscript, superscript, special characters and links. The system shows a live word count for the abstract text and the references. 

Conference Themes

  1. Episodic, Associative & Event Memory
  2. Semantic Memory: Concepts, Knowledge & Language
  3. Memory consolidation, transformation & forgetting
  4. Working, Short-Term & Sensory Memory
  5. Metacognition, Prospection & Strategy
  6. Autobiographical Memory, Abilities & Individual Differences
  7. Engrams, Plasticity & Memory Circuits
  8. Affect, Arousal, Reward & Novelty
  9. Spatial Memory, Orientation & Navigation
  10. Development of Memory across the Lifespan
  11. Social Transmission & Collective Memory
  12. Distributed, Transactive & AI-Mediated Memory
  13. New Directions in Memory Research

Authors and Presenters

Each abstract must name one presenting author, whose contact details are used for all correspondence. The presenting author is responsible for informing all co-authors about the status of the abstract. Add co-authors in step 2 of the submission process. 

Rule of Two

Each presenting author may present a maximum of two abstracts at the conference. By submitting, you confirm that your submissions comply with this rule. Authors listed as presenting author on more than two submissions will be asked to designate alternative presenters or to withdraw the excess abstracts. 

The rule applies to the presenting author only. Being a co-author on further abstracts is not affected. 

Contact

For questions about abstract submission, please contact icom-programme@kit-group.org For technical problems with the system, please include your abstract number (format AS-ICOM-2027-xxxxx) in your message.