Streamline Your Academic Conference Submissions with Paperform

Academic conferences are the cornerstone of scholarly communication, but managing abstract and paper submissions can quickly become overwhelming. Whether you're organizing a multi-track research symposium or a specialized academic gathering, this Academic Conference Abstract Submission Form template helps you collect, organize, and review submissions efficiently.

Built for conference organizers, academic institutions, and research societies, this template captures everything you need for a professional peer review process—from author affiliations and research topics to keyword tagging and blind review preferences. With Paperform's conditional logic, you can automatically route submissions to the right tracks, collect supplementary materials when needed, and maintain anonymity for double-blind reviews.

Why Paperform for Academic Conferences?

Traditional submission platforms can be complex and expensive. With Paperform, you get a flexible, branded submission experience that works exactly how you need it to. Customize the form to match your conference identity, add your institution's branding, and create a seamless experience for researchers worldwide.

Automate your review workflow with Stepper: Once abstracts are submitted, use Stepper to automatically assign submissions to review committees, send confirmation emails to authors, populate your review database, and trigger notifications when revisions are needed—all without manual data entry.

Collect registration fees seamlessly: Need to charge submission fees or early-bird registration? Add payment fields directly to your form and connect Stripe, PayPal, or Square. Calculate fees based on membership status or submission type with built-in pricing logic.

Papersign for copyright agreements: After acceptance, use Papersign to send copyright transfer agreements or publication consent forms for eSignature, keeping your entire submission-to-publication pipeline in one connected system.

This template is trusted by research institutions, learned societies, and conference organizers who need a professional, compliant, and conversion-friendly way to manage academic submissions. With SOC 2 Type II compliance and GDPR readiness, your submission data stays secure and your review process stays transparent.

Start accepting submissions in minutes, integrate with your existing conference management tools, and spend less time on admin and more time advancing scholarship.