1. A maximum of two (2) papers, either as an author or a co-author, may be submitted.
2. The paper submission shall not exceed 5,000 words (excluding the abstract and references). The maximum length of the abstract is 125 words.
3. The paper submission (title, abstract, body, references, exhibits, and tables) must be in one document created in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) format. All author-identifying information, including acknowledgements, must be removed.
4. Use Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around, and 8.5" × 11" page setting. Be sure to number all of the pages of the paper submission.
5. Reference style should follow the American Psychological Association (APA Style format - 6th edition) system of citing sources. For the APA style format, you can visit the link: www.apastyle.org.
6. The NIDA International Conference Review Committee will verify the completion of your submission once we have all necessary information on all authors and will forward the paper submission to our peer reviewers.
7. NO changes in the paper submission and authorship can occur after the paper has been submitted.
8. At the time of submission, submitted papers must not have been published or accepted for publication.
9. Once the peer review is completed, you will be informed about the decision of the Review Committee regarding your submission. We expect this to be in early-January 2016.

Submission Closed