Paper submission for the XXVII International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference (ISBS 2009) will open February 1st 2009. Closing date for submission of papers will be strictly April 1st [please note change of date from First Official Announcement in December 2008]. This date is later than in previous years and there will be NO EXTENSIONS to this deadline.

Papers will be accepted in, but not limited to the following areas:

• Applied instrumentation
• Aquatics
• Coaching Biomechanics
• Data Processing Techniques
• Field & land sports
• Golf
• Muscle modelling / function
• Sports Injury
• Strength & conditioning
• Training methodologies & equipment
• Winter sports

Two types of paper are accepted for review:

• Full Paper: up to 4 pages
• Short Paper (Work-in-Progress): 1-page paper

All papers are subject to review by the Scientific Committee of the XXVII International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference. Papers accepted will be published in the Scientific Proceedings of the XXVII ISBS Conference 2009.

Author Instructions and sample papers

• Author Instructions for 4-page Full Papers (Doc | PDF)
• Sample 4-page Full Paper (Doc | PDF)
• Author Instructions for 1-page Short Papers (Doc | PDF)
• Sample 1-page Short Paper (Doc | PDF)
• Author Instructions for Poster (Doc | PDF)
• Sample 4-page Poster (PPT | Photoshop)

It is advised to use the sample papers as templates to reduce format variations. Papers that do not comply with the author instructions will be returned to the authors immediately with no review.

Paper submission is handled online via the EasyChair conference management system. Follow this link and register for the system if you have never used it before. The ‘New submission’ tab will allow uploading of your paper in MS Word format only.

Should you have questions please direct them to science@isbs2009.com (paper submission and scientific programme queries).

Looking forward to receiving your papers!