We welcome submissions that examine how LLMs and generative AI contribute to—and complicate—research methods. We are especially interested in work addressing the contributions, benefits, risks, and best practices of LLMs across methodological traditions, including but not limited to experimental research, design science research, qualitative inquiry, econometric and archival research, survey research, and computationally intensive theory construction, as well as cross-cutting concerns across methods.
Submissions may report empirical findings, methodological frameworks, tools and protocols, position arguments, or works in progress. Contributions that bridge disciplines or propose shared norms are also welcome.
Please note that submissions focusing on aspects of the research process other than methods (e.g., the use of GenAI in conducting literature reviews) are beyond the scope of the conference.
Format: All submissions take the form of an extended abstract (maximum 5 pages, excluding references). Extended abstracts should be submitted as a single PDF file, use a standard scientific format, and include author names and affiliations. Submissions are not anonymized.
A strong extended abstract typically includes:
Problem statement and motivation — the methodological question or challenge being addressed.
Background and related work — brief positioning within existing research.
Approach — the method, framework, tool, or argument, and the role of LLMs within it.
Findings or expected contribution — preliminary results, insights, or anticipated impact.
Implications — relevance to rigor, validity, transparency, or best practice.
Brief LLM/AI-use statement — If LLMs or related AI tools were used, the statement should describe, where relevant, tools or models used, stages of the workflow in which they were involved, prompting or agentic workflows, human oversight and verification, validation steps, limitations, and failure modes encountered.
Submit to: 2026gaim@gmail.com.
At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register and attend the conference.
Submission deadline: August 10, 2026
Notification of acceptance: August 25, 2026
Registration deadline: August 31, 2026
Conference: October 1–2, 2026, UGA Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta, GA
Submissions will be evaluated on:
The quality and clarity of the extended abstract.
Fit with the conference focus.
Potential to benefit from, and contribute to, discussion and feedback.
Diversity of methods, disciplines, career stages, and institutions.