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Submit an abstract

  1. On your home page, click Abstracts. This opens My Submissions.
  2. If the organizer provided guidelines, read them first under Submission Guidelines.
  3. Click Submit New Abstract.
The My Submissions page, with the Submit New Abstract and Submission Guidelines buttons highlighted.

If you don't see Submit New Abstract, submissions aren't open. See Why can't I submit?.

The form has up to four steps: Title & Authors, Content, Questions (only if the organizer added questions) and Review & Submit.

Your progress is saved as you go​

There's no "Save draft" button. Each time you press Next, that step is saved. If you leave halfway, your abstract stays in My Submissions as a Draft, and you can carry on later from Edit.

Step 1 – Title & Authors​

  • Title – the counter shows how many words you've used out of the limit.
  • Topic and Presentation Type – choose carefully. You can't change either once you press Next. To use a different one, start a new abstract.
  • Co-Authors – click Add author for each co-author, with their title, name and affiliation. Drag to reorder them.

You're automatically the presenting author, marked with *. Don't add yourself as a co-author.

Pressing Next here creates your draft.

Step 1 of the abstract form, with the title, topic, presentation type and one co-author filled in.

Step 2 – Content​

These fields depend on the presentation type you chose, for example Background, Methods or Results, or a file upload.

  • Word counters show the minimum and maximum words for each field.
  • Uploaded files must be one of the allowed types and 5 MB or smaller.
  • Keywords, Acknowledgment and References appear only if the organizer turned them on. When Acknowledgment or References appear, you must fill them in.
Step 2 of the abstract form, with the Background and Methods sections filled in.

Step 3 – Questions​

Answer the organizer's additional questions. Required ones must be answered before you can submit.

Step 3 of the abstract form, with an additional question answered.

Step 4 – Review & Submit​

Check the preview of your abstract. If the organizer set terms and conditions, tick I accept the terms and conditions. Then click Submit Abstract.

The Review & Submit step, with the terms and conditions checkbox and the Submit Abstract button highlighted.

You'll get an Abstract Received email.

Editing after you submit​

You can keep editing a submitted abstract until any of these happens:

  • the first reviewer submits a review (your status becomes Under Review);
  • the submission deadline passes;
  • the organizer turns submissions off;
  • results are published.

Each time you submit again, you get another Abstract Received email.

Deleting or withdrawing​

You can't withdraw a submitted abstract in the portal. If you need to, contact the organizer.