IASR Best Student Manuscript Award Submission

Use this form to submit your manuscript by the February 13, 2026 deadline. Your mentor will be sent a request to support the submission (by this same deadline), and the winning student will be invited to give a brief communication presentation at this year's Annual Meeting.

Articles currently under review, in revision, accepted for publication, or published in the past calendar year will be considered. If the manuscript is not already submitted or accepted elsewhere, you will be encouraged to submit the manuscript to Archives of Sexual Behavior, where it will undergo the usual peer-review process.

Student's Name*

First nameLast name

Student's Email Address*

Please verify the following eligibility criteria*

- I am a student member of IASR- I have paid my membership dues this year- I am the first author and this manuscript is substantially my own work- I have never received the Best Student Manuscript Award before

Please enter the current IASR password to continue*

Please de-identify your manuscript and upload it as a Microsoft Word document.

If your manuscript is already published, submit the Word document that was accepted for publication but remove any identifying info, such as your university, authors' names, etc.

Upload your de-identified manuscript*

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Please provide a shortened version of your manuscript title (i.e., 50 characters or less) for indexing purposes. This title will not be published anywhere and just helps IASR with internal review.

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Short manuscript title*

To be considered for this award, a supervisor or mentor must support your submission.

Please provide your supervisor's name and email below.

Once you submit, this mentor will be emailed to review and endorse the manuscript that you have provided before it is forwarded for review by the Awards Committee.

Mentor's Name*

First nameLast name

Mentor's Email Address*

Only student members who have paid their dues, or those in the process of becoming members who have been approved by the Vice President of Administration, may apply for this award.
Past winners are ineligible. In addition, the applicant must be first author of the manuscript, which should be substantially their work.

If you wish to become a student member of the IASR, please visit the becoming a member page on the IASR website for information on the process.

If you have applied to become a student member and would like to request permission to submit a manuscript for this award, contact iasradmin@gmail.com.

IASR Best Student Manuscript Award 2026 Submissions