Submission Guidelines
Before submitting your abstract, please review the following guidelines to ensure your submission meets the symposium requirements.
We welcome submissions from researchers, students, clinicians, educators, policy stakeholders, and knowledge users whose work contributes to traditional, complementary, and integrative healthcare (TCIH) research.
Eligible Submission Types
Completed quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or translational research.
Preliminary findings, pilot studies, or ongoing research projects.
Systematic, scoping, or other evidence synthesis projects.
Educational innovations, curriculum development, or teaching scholarship.
Projects that improve the dissemination or implementation of research evidence.
Clinical, community-based, interdisciplinary, or health policy research relevant to TCIH.
Symposium Theme
From Evidence to Impact: Mobilizing the Integrative Health Community
This year's theme explores how research can move beyond publication to create meaningful improvements in clinical practice, education, health policy, and community health.
We particularly encourage submissions that explore knowledge mobilization, implementation science, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative approaches that strengthen healthcare delivery and improve health outcomes.
Authors are invited to consider questions such as:
How can integrative health research be more effectively translated into practice, education, and policy?
What role can the integrative health community play in improving health promotion, healthcare delivery, and health system transformation?
Submissions are not required to align directly with the symposium theme. We welcome research across the full spectrum of traditional, complementary, and integrative healthcare (TCIH).
Submission Requirements & Policies
Select a section below to view detailed submission requirements, formatting instructions, review criteria, publication information, and important dates.
Please prepare your abstract using the following format:
Title
Author name(s)
Author affiliation(s)
Background
Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Formatting Requirements
Leave one blank line between the title and author names.
Indicate each author's affiliation using numbered superscripts or bracketed numbers.
List affiliations below the author names, including institution (and department or faculty, if applicable), city, province/state, and country.
Leave one blank line between the affiliations and the abstract body.
The abstract body must not exceed 300 words.
Workshop proposals should include:
Workshop title
Workshop facilitator(s)
Facilitator biography (maximum 100 words each)
Workshop objectives
Intended audience
Workshop description (maximum 250 words)
Anticipated outcomes (maximum 100 words)
Workshop setup requirements
Requested materials
All submissions will undergo peer review by the Symposium Scientific Committee or designated reviewers.
Submissions will be evaluated based on:
Relevance to the symposium
Scientific or scholarly quality
Originality
Clarity
Contribution to the field of traditional, complementary, and integrative healthcare (TCIH)
Authors will be notified of the review outcome by September 15, 2026.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM) as the official abstract collection for the INCAM Research Symposium 2026.
By submitting an abstract, authors confirm that:
All listed authors have reviewed and approved the submission.
All authors consent to publication if the abstract is accepted.
Call for Abstracts Opens - Now Open
Abstract Submission Deadline - August 15, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - September 15, 2026
Presenter Registration Deadline - To Be Announced
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about abstract submissions and the review process.
Researchers, students, clinicians, educators, policy stakeholders, and knowledge users are welcome to submit abstracts relevant to traditional, complementary, and integrative healthcare (TCIH). We encourage submissions from individuals and interdisciplinary teams at all career stages.
No. While submissions related to this year's theme, From Evidence to Impact: Mobilizing the Integrative Health Community, are encouraged, we welcome research across the full spectrum of traditional, complementary, and integrative healthcare (TCIH).
Yes. Students are encouraged to submit their research and are welcome to present oral or poster presentations if their abstracts are accepted. The symposium provides an excellent opportunity to receive feedback, build professional networks, and share research with an interdisciplinary audience.
Yes. All submissions are reviewed by the Symposium Scientific Committee or designated reviewers using established evaluation criteria.
Accepted authors will receive notification by the published notification date and will be invited to present their work at the symposium. Accepted abstracts will also be considered for publication in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM) as the symposium's official abstract collection.
Yes. Authors will be informed of their presentation format in their acceptance notification. Presentation formats are determined through the peer review process and program planning.
Yes. At least one presenting author must register for the symposium by the presenter registration deadline. Additional registration information will be available on the Registration page.
If you need to make changes after submitting your abstract, please contact the symposium organizers as soon as possible. Requests will be accommodated whenever possible before the review process begins.
If you have questions about abstract submissions or the review process, please contact the symposium organizers using the information provided on the Contact page.
