TOPICS
- Demographic Transition & Future Challenges of Asian Population Dynamics
- Population Policies and Programs
- Fertility, Infertility, Fecundity and Reproductive Health
- Family Planning and Contraception
- Family Formation and Dissolution, Family and Kinship
- Mortality, Morbidity, Epidemiology, and Causes of Death
- Population and Economy, Demographic Dividend and Labor Market
- Population Ageing and Care of Older People
- Adolescents and Youth
- Gender and Development
- Urbanization & Migration (Internal & International Migration)
- Data and Methods (Population Census/Survey, Vital Registration, including big data Method)
- Population Quality Improvement (including Ethnicity/Race)
- Population & Sustainable Development
- Historical Demography
- Other topics
KEY DATES
- The website opens for submission of paper and poster abstracts: 15 January 2026
- Deadline for submission of paper or poster abstracts: 16 April 2026
- Author notification for paper and poster abstracts: 31 May 2026
- Final List of Oral and Poster Presentations 30 June 2026
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THE PAPER OR POSTER
- All abstracts must be submitted through the online system accessible via the APA website. Authors are required to upload both a brief abstract of about 200 words and a more detailed extended abstract (2–4 pages, including any tables) outlining the study’s topic, objectives, data sources, methods, and anticipated results.
- Each presenting author may submit up to two abstracts. Authors may, however, be included as co-authors on additional submissions.
- Submissions must be assigned to one of the thematic areas listed in the online system.
- Authors wishing to present only a poster should select their preferred theme and indicate “poster session” during submission.
- Every submission will undergo review by two anonymous referees before the theme organizer considers it for placement in a conference session.