MEA 2026 Proceedings Guidelines

 

Dear colleagues,

 

We are looking forward to seeing you in San Diego, California. Authors of accepted competitive, position, or student papers may choose to publish an abstract or a full manuscript in the conference proceedings. Authors of accepted special sessions may publish an abstract. Here are the proceedings guidelines for abstracts and manuscripts.

 

For Abstracts: 

 

To publish an abstract or a full manuscript in the conference proceedings, please make any suggested modifications and submit by March 17, 2026, by clicking “Create Camera Ready Submission” in your author account on the Marketing Educators' Association 2026 portal at the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com. If you have a time constraint, please let MEA know as early as possible. Otherwise, submissions not received by the deadline will NOT be included in the proceedings. Please refer to the MEA Abstract Template and MEA Abstract Example to format your submission. Abstracts should be provided in Microsoft Word format (do not submit in PDF format).

 

Title

By Author Information, including: First Name, Last Name, Title

University Affiliation

Coauthors list the same details

 

Use Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double-spaced. Bold the Title only. Provide your abstract with no more than 500 words. Please include the purpose of your study and your most important and valuable supporting literature. Describe your methodology including sampling and summarize your results. Include a statement regarding how your research is useful/relevant to the general marketing education population.

 

If you use headings in your abstract, these are preferred:

Purpose of the Study:

Method/Design and Sample:

Results:

Value to Marketing Education:

Keywords:

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For Manuscripts:

 

Title

By Author Information including: First, Name, Last Name, Title

University Affiliation

Coauthors list the same details

 

Use Times New Roman, 12 Points Font. Papers should not exceed 12 double-spaced, typed pages, not including tables, figures, exhibits, and references. Journal of Marketing Education format should be followed (https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/jmd).

 

Please make any suggested modifications and submit your manuscript by March 17, 2026, by logging into the Marketing Educators' Association portal at the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com. Manuscripts should be provided in Microsoft Word format (do not submit in PDF format).

 

Best,

 

MEA 2026 Executive Board

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