Call for Papers

CSRI welcomes the submission of abstracts for the 2024 CSRI Conference on college sport to be held at the UofSC Pastides Alumni Center in Columbia, SC March 20-22, 2024.

The conference’s mission: “To provide students, scholars, and college sport practitioners a public forum to discuss relevant and timely college sport issues.”

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should reflect, but are not limited to, research addressing social-cultural, legal, financial, economic, political, administrative, or historical college sport issues. The research should have reached a fairly complete stage of development, and the abstract should provide enough detail about the research, so reviewers have sufficient information to judge the research’s quality. Abstracts proposing teaching sessions on college sport issues will also be considered, as long as the abstract provides sufficient detail to judge the quality of the session. 

  • Submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of presenter(s) to register for and attend the conference at the appropriate registration fee.

  • Abstracts will undergo a multi-person, blind-review to determine acceptance.

  • Abstracts submitted to the 2024 Conference on College Sport should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.

  • Researchers may be listed as author/co-author on no more than two submitted abstracts.

Student Research

An abstract submitted by undergraduate or master’s student(s) must have the approval of a faculty advisor. There is no limit to the number of abstracts on which a faculty member may be an advisor.
NOTE: While a faculty advisor should “supervise” the conducted research, they should not be a principal/co-investigator and/or co-author. We ask faculty advisors to read and approve the abstract and have supervised any conducted research. CSRI is committed to supporting student research and encourages faculty to mentor students and help them submit their abstracts.

Submission Dates  

Authors should be mindful of the key dates below when preparing and submitting abstracts. Please note official submissions are effective as of this announcement (provided authors abide by above guidelines).

  • Abstract Portal Opens: Friday, December 8, 2023 (8:00AM EST)

  • Abstract Portal Closes: Friday, January 26, 2024 (11:59PM EST) 

Submission Procedures

Conference abstracts should be submitted via the CSRI Conference Abstract Submission portal above.