Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting 

Call for Papers

Society for the Scientific Study of Reading

14 - 17 July, 2027

Welcome Reception and Preconference: July 14, 2027

Santiago, Chile

All deadlines end at 11:59 PM Pacific Time, North America.

Conference Chair: Jan Frijters

Local Organizing Committee: Elvira Jeldrez, Macarena Silva, Katherine Strasser Salinas

Conference Program Committee: Jan Frijters, Lindsay Harris, Hilde Van Keer, Lesya Ganushchak, Macarena Silva, and Elvira Jeldrez

Venue: Le Meridien Santiago, Santiago, Chile

The 2027 annual conference will be an in-person conference held at Le Meridien Santiago in Santiago, Chile. Details about registration, schedule, and other information will be added to the conference website over the next few weeks and months.

Important: Please note that all deadlines listed in this document end at Pacific Time, North America.

Following last year's practice, a single deadline has been set for all proposal submissions: symposia, spoken papers, and interactive papers (posters).

• Proposal Submission deadline (for all formats) is November 3, 2026. We will not be accepting late submissions under any circumstances.

• Decisions will be notified no later than January 20, 2027.

Symposia

A symposium provides an opportunity to examine one topic in depth or from different perspectives.

• Each symposium consists of 4 or 5 presentation slots that are 20 minutes in length for a total of 100 minutes.

• Symposium sessions are directed by one chair, with 5 spoken papers or 4 spoken papers and 1 discussant.

• The organizer of the symposium is expected to be the chair.

• Presenters should represent different laboratories and an international mix of contributors is encouraged.

Spoken Papers

• The paper sessions comprise 15-minute oral presentations of 5 papers, each followed by 5 minutes for audience discussion.

• These papers should be submitted individually, and the program committee will organize them into topically coherent sessions, depending on the number of symposia and available space.

Interactive Papers (Posters)

An interactive paper (poster) includes text + graphic display of research findings.

• Designed to encourage in-depth, informal discussion

• Excellent opportunity for both senior and early-career researchers

• The first author on a paper or poster is the presenting author (and should also be the corresponding author in the online submission system).

• Attendees can be the first/presenting author on one spoken or interactive paper only. 

• The exception to this policy is the case of discussants in symposia; a discussant may submit an abstract for a spoken or interactive paper in addition to appearing as symposium discussant.

• Failure of the first author of any submission or the chair of a symposium to register for the conference by April 16, 2027, will result in the automatic removal of their submission from the program.

• ExOrdo bandwidth can only consider the attendance of the first/presenting author of each submission. ExOrdo features do no allow for co-presenters. 

• Full conference attendance is expected of all presenting delegates. Presenters acknowledge this commitment upon registration; individual scheduling requests will not be granted. Exceptions are limited to documented health or religious obligations.

When the first/presenting author of a submission accepted for the conference cannot attend the meeting, they have three options:

(1) Transfer Authorship

a. Allow a coauthor to present and be moved to first author position on the program. In this case, the original first author will not have to register for the conference.

(2) Retain Authorship; Delegate Presentation

a. The first author may remain listed in the program while assigning presentation duties to a coauthor or knowledgeable colleague.

b. Under this arrangement, both the first author and the presenter must register.

c. The program listing will remain unchanged.

(3) Withdraw the submission.

a. The submission may be withdrawn entirely if presentation arrangements cannot be made.

The rule that attendees can be the first/presenting author on one spoken or interactive paper only still applies.

All proposals undergo peer review for consideration in the program. Preference will be given to high-quality proposals by SSSR members. If space is available, similar quality proposals from non-members may also be accepted. We encourage those who submit spoken papers and symposium papers to agree to present in a different format if necessary.

We will be using the submission system run by Ex Ordo. The site will go live by September 28, 2026, and can be accessed at: https://sssr2027.exordo.com

Details on the author submission process will be uploaded to the www.triplesr.org website in the next few days. Submissions that fail to follow guidelines may not be reviewed.

You may require a visa to enter Chile. It is your responsibility to ensure that you apply for the correct visa for your requirements. Official information on Chile visa requirements can be found at the Chilean government's official immigration website.

Letters of Acceptance for Travel Visa Purposes:

• Letters will be provided on a rolling basis for accepted SSSR 2027 authors.

• You must first register for the conference to receive a formal visa support letter.

• Requests for visa letters can be made directly through the conference registration form.

• SSSR cannot provide individual travel guidance or provide letters to unregistered attendees or non-authors.

• For immediate concerns regarding visa letters, please contact the SSSR Association Manager at scientificstudy.reading@gmail.com.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Katie Sanchez, Association Manager

SSSR Queries: scientificstudy.reading@gmail.com

The views and opinions expressed by conference presenters and participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Acceptance of a presentation does not constitute endorsement by the Society of its content, conclusions, or recommendations.Author Submission Guidelines - to be posted soon!

Author Submission Deadline: November 3, 2026