Abstract Guidelines

Abstract submission
Abstracts should be submitted via the online submission form on the ESDPPP congress website. You can work online on your abstract, save the data and come back to finish it later, until the extended deadline of 1 February 2025. The receipt of your abstract will be confirmed by email.

Abstract for oral or poster presentation
You have the option to submit your abstract for presentation in one of two formats: oral, or poster. Additionally, you must select a topic category from the list provided. If your abstract is accepted but cannot be considered for an oral presentation, you are expected to present it as a poster.

Presentation formats

• Oral presentation is presented in a free paper session (8 minutes speech, max. 1 speaker, 2 minutes for discussion).
• Poster presentation is displayed continuously during the entire congress. Guided poster presentations are planned on which authors will be available for discussion in front of their poster.

Abstract layout
Before you start with the online abstract form, please prepare the following information:

• Just type your abstract in the text box or copy paste your text via Notepad. Avoid using special characters.
• Details of the main author: family name, initial(s), institute, city, country and e-mail address.
• Details of all co-authors: family name, initial(s), institute, city and country.
• Details of the presenting Author: name of the presenting author and e-mail address
• Abstract title is limited to a maximum of 30 words. Do NOT use CAPITAL letters for the title.
• The abstract body text is limited to a maximum of 300 words. Structure your abstract with the following headings: 

      Introduction
      Aim of investigation
      Methods
      Selection of study design, methods of investigation and data analysis
      Results
      Results of research with specific data and statists, if available
      Conclusion
      Conclusions from the results obtained

• Figures and tables are not allowed.
• The official language of the ESDPPP Congress is English and abstracts should be submitted in British English.
   

Review process
The ESDPPP 2025 scientific committee will review the abstracts. The committee will contact authors by 1 April 2025 at the latest with formal acceptance or rejection notices in order to allow presenters sufficient time to register for the conference and make travel arrangements. All notifications will be sent to the e-mail address provided during the abstract submission process. 

Registration

All presenters should register for the conference before the deadline of the early registration 1 February 2025. Once you complete your registration, you will receive a tracking code. This code will allow you to submit your abstract. Presenters not registered to the congress will not be included in the scientific program. In case your abstract is declined, your registration can be withdrawn.

Dissemination of abstracts
All accepted abstracts will be published on the conference website: www.esdppp2025.eu

Cancellation Policy
Please do not submit an abstract if you are not confident that you will be able to attend the conference and present your work. If your abstract has been accepted for a presentation but extenuating circumstances prevent your attendance, we ask that you attempt to find another individual to make the presentation and notify us of this change as soon as possible. If cancellation becomes absolutely unavoidable, please contact us immediately so we can remove your presentation from the conference program.

General rules
Abstract submission indicates acceptance of and compliance with the rules outlined below:

• Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the presenting author to attend the conference and present the findings. If accepted, the presenting author is required to pay all costs associated with the conference.
• All co-authors have consented to be included as co-authors and they have read and approved the abstract and its contents. They permit the abstract to be published on the conference website upon acceptance.
• The submitting author of an abstract for an oral or poster presentation is considered to be the presenting author.
• The work described is original to the authors and was conducted in accordance with current ethical standards. Conflicts of interest should be disclosed. 
• Abstracts may not already have been accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.