CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th Annual Obesity Journal Symposium
Showcasing the Journal’s Top Papers at ObesityWeek® 2025
If you have a high-quality manuscript ready for submission, the editorial team of Obesity wants to hear from you. Your manuscript could be part of the 13th annual Obesity Journal Symposium to be presented at ObesityWeek® 2025.
The spirit of the Journal Symposium is to showcase the breadth of innovative research being published in Obesity. New data from pediatric studies, bariatric surgery, basic science, preclinical studies, intervention trials, and behavioral physiology are welcomed.
The editors will select approximately five papers to be presented at the Symposium during the annual meeting of The Obesity Society at ObesityWeek® 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, November 4-7, 2025.
Selected Symposium papers will be published online during ObesityWeek® and in a special section of the November 2025 issue of Obesity.
The Symposium event will be promoted to the obesity research community and to the media. Read Symposium papers from previous competitions here.
Read Symposium papers from previous competitions here.
Submission Overview
Obesity Journal Symposium Presentations
An author of each paper selected for the Symposium will give a 10-minute oral presentation, followed by a Q&A discussion. CME credit will be offered for ObesityWeek® participants who attend the Symposium.
Obesity Publication
Papers entering the competition and submitted by Monday, June 16, 2025, will be fast-track reviewed, with the selected papers announced in late August. Selected papers will be published online on the day of the Symposium in the November 2025 issue of Obesity, and advance copies will be shared with the media. All page charges will be waived for the selected papers, and the online versions will be made freely available on the journal website.
Simultaneous Consideration of ObesityWeek® Abstracts
Are you submitting an abstract to be considered for ObesityWeek®? Abstract submitters with a full paper ready for submission in summer 2025 can also be considered for oral presentation at the Journal Symposium. Please check “yes” on the abstract submission question regarding the Journal Symposium.
NOTE: Manuscripts selected for the Journal Symposium will not be eligible for presentation of the same abstract at an oral or poster session.
Registration for ObesityWeek®
As invited speakers, the presenting authors can register for the meeting free of charge.
Rapid Publication of Other Symposium Submissions
Submissions accepted by the Journal, but not chosen for the Symposium, will have immediate online publication as “Original Articles.”
Selection Criteria and Submission Rules
The editors will prioritize state-of-the-art papers dealing with the following:
- Novel “proof of concept” studies that expand scientific knowledge of the mechanisms underlying obesity,
- The translation of findings from the lab to the clinic and from the clinic to the community,
- Innovative clinical or translational studies that challenge current paradigms.
To enter the Symposium competition, you must submit your article at our journal submission site. On the submission question “Is this submission for a special issue?” please select “Obesity Journal Symposium – ObesityWeek 2025″ from the menu. Please also submit a cover letter that mentions the Obesity Journal Symposium.
Other rules and policies:
- The presenting author must be a current member of The Obesity Society. Find more information here on how to join.
- An author of each selected paper must attend the Obesity Journal Symposium to present the paper. Presenters will receive complimentary meeting registration; however, Obesity will not supply travel funds or honoraria.
- When a paper is accepted for Journal publication but is not selected for the Symposium, the author must allow the paper to be considered for publication in Obesity.
- Please note that the ObesityWeek® embargo policy will apply to manuscripts submitted to the Journal Symposium. Presentations at a national or international conference before presentation at ObesityWeek® are not allowed.
- If you have questions, please contact the Obesity Editorial Office at [email protected]