XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology

for the Scientific Programme of Sessions Organised by Research Committees, Working Groups and Thematic Groups (RC/WG/TG)

These Guidelines apply to the Scientific Programme constructed by ISA Research Committees (RC), Working Groups (WG), and Thematic Groups (TG) for the XXI World Congress of Sociology (Gwangju, South Korea, 4–10 July 2027).

Other types of sessions (such as Semi-Plenaries, Integrative Sessions, Professional Development Sessions, and Local Organising Committee Sessions) follow separate processes or calls.

All deadlines indicated in these Guidelines are strict and enforced at 23:59 UTC/GMT. ISA does not provide deadline extensions.

This document is structured as follows. Click on any section to navigate directly:

1. Access to the Conference System and User Profile
2. Conference Format
   1. Session Allocation and Time Structure
   2. Types of Sessions
   3. Linguistic Diversity
3. Roles and Responsibilities
   1. Programme Coordinators and Session Organisers
   2. Authors
   3. Rules for All Presenters
4. Duties and Deadlines
5. Registration Policies
6. Registration Grants

1. Access to the Conference System and User Profile

Access to the Conference System requires a user profile in the ISA Member Portal. The same login (email and password) must be used for all actions. Users who already have an ISA profile, particularly ISA members, must use their existing account and should not create a new profile with a different email address, as this may prevent the system from recognising their membership status.

Creating a profile in the ISA Member Portal does not constitute ISA membership. However, this step is mandatory, as the system uses this information to determine the user’s country of residence, registration category, and applicable Congress registration fee.

Participants registering under specific categories, such as students, may be required to upload supporting documents to the ISA Member Portal. If this validation is not completed in advance, the corresponding registration category may not be applied.

ISA membership and Congress registration are separate processes. Membership fees are not included in Congress registration fees.

Technical guidance on the use of the Conference System and the ISA Member Portal is provided separately through official user manuals and support materials available on the ISA website.