Registration Period: May 10 – July 25, 2025 (Registration and participation are free.)
Abstract/Poster Submission Start Date: May 10, 2025
Abstract/Poster Submission Deadline: July 25, 2025
Abstract/Poster Acceptance Notification: August 30, 2025
Congress Program Announcement: September 5, 2025
Full Paper Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
Congress Dates: October 24 – 26, 2025
Participation Documents: Will be hand delivered at the end of the sessions during the congress.
Participation Fee and Registration:
Participation in the congress is free of charge.
Application and Details
Applications for the 3rd International Congress of Anthropological Sciences will start on May 10, 2025. Our congress will be held between October 24-26, 2025.
During these dates, we expect a broad participation from academics, researchers and students to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discipline of anthropology.
Our congress offers a unique opportunity for presentations, discussions and innovative research in different sub-disciplines of anthropology. Your participation will contribute to the development of our scientific community.
Application Process
Registration Stage: All participants who want to participate in our congress must fill out the application form. You can download the application form from our website and send it to icas@ankara.edu.tr
Participants are expected to fill in the necessary fields such as personal information, participation preference, abstract of the paper and presentation language preferences in the form. Applications must be made between May 10 and July 25.
After your application, when your registration is approved, you will be provided with the necessary details and additional information for participation in the congress.
Abstract Applications: Following the registration phase, abstract applications will be received. Participants will be able to send the titles and abstracts of the papers they plan to present through the specified application form. Papers will be accepted in Turkish and English. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words and keywords should be listed in alphabetical order.
Presentation Language and Duration: The presentation language is up to the participants and each presentation will last 15 minutes.
Referee Evaluation and Acceptance Notification: Paper abstract applications will be carefully evaluated by expert scientific referees in the field. The referees will examine each paper according to criteria such as originality, methodological rigor, academic depth and compliance with current anthropological literature. Each submitted paper will be evaluated by at least two referees and the referees’ feedback will be sent to the responsible author via e-mail by the specified date. The abstracts that successfully complete the refereeing process will be accepted and the authors will be included in the congress program.
Publication of Abstracts: Abstracts accepted to the congress will be published online in the congress booklet.
Full-Text Submission: After the abstracts are accepted, researchers who will participate in the congress will be able to apply for full-text submissions. Full-text applications will be accepted until October 1, 2025. Participants must complete their applications by submitting their full texts on the specified dates.
Meeting Language: The presentation language will be Turkish or English.
Oral Presentations: Each oral presentation will last 12 minutes and will be followed by a 3-minute Q&A session, giving a total of 15 minutes of presentation time. Presentations will be held simultaneously in two separate halls. The halls will have a sound system, internet connection, computer, projector and marker.
Poster Presentations: Posters will be hung in designated areas on the first day of the congress. A separate session will be held on the last day of the congress for poster presentations. Poster presenters must be ready at the presentation area at the times specified in the program. Poster dimensions must be maximum A0 vertical (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm).
Secretariat Services: For all applications and questions regarding the meeting, please send an e-mail to icas@ankara.edu.tr.
Participation Certificates: Participation certificates will be presented at the end of the congress sessions in the form of official documents that include the names of the participants. Or, participation certificates will be sent to the participants in digital format.