Abstract Submission

(Abstract submission button at the bottom of this page)

Dear Colleagues,

The online portal is now open for submission of scientific abstracts to be considered for presentation at next year's annual congress in Siracusa, Italy.
This year we shall again accept submissions in the following categories 1) clinical oncology, 2) basic science, 3) radiation oncology and imaging, 4) surgical oncology and 5) pathology.

Abstracts will be considered for both oral and poster presentation and we hope for a stimulating and diverse program.

A panel of reviewers will evaluate and score your abstract and you will be informed if you have been successful in your submission.

An abstract is a concise piece of scientific writing and we feel that it is important for us to provide some guidelines on its format. It is therefore strongly recommended that you read the guidelines and instructions that we have available on our website: https://www.esvonc.com/Congress/abstract-submission.

Our reviewers, many experienced presenters, have also made the following helpful suggestions:

When research work refers to veterinary patients or has used samples from domestic species, this should be clearly described, as this is first and foremost a veterinary oncology congress.
If English is not your first language then asking a native speaker to review your abstract before submission may be helpful.
Clearly state the hypothesis of your study.
The abstract is broken into sections and they may not be equally weighted. Your audience are particularly interested in the results of your study, so make sure this section receives emphasis. Also submit your abstract when you have results to discuss. If your work is still very much in progress, perhaps this year is too soon to present it.
Give your abstract an interesting and engaging title to catch the attention of the audience and make sure that it relates to the content of your work.
Finally, one of the most critical things is to keep your abstract to an appropriate length, not too short and not too long. The word limit is 250 words, remember not to exceed it!

Good luck and we look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful island of Sicily in May 2020.

Important dates for the 2020 congress abstract submission :

Opening of the abstract submission : 1st December 2019
Closing of the abstract submission : 31st January 2020 23:59:59
- !BE ON TIME! We suggest you start submitting online as soon as you have a draft : the online submission system allows editing until the deadline.
- Time is London time (GMT) - seems a ridiculous comment, but you don't want to know how many abstracts are submitted in the final hour :-(
- Like last year we do not intend to postpone the submission deadline.

Review results communicated : ASAP, but 15th March 2020 at the latest
End of early bird for congress registration : 1st April 2020 (this means spare time to register under early bird discount after review results have been communicated)

Guidelines and instructions

Based on experiences of former congresses, the guidelines and instructions have been updated by the abstract review committee.

Please find in here links to the pages with (you can also find them in top left column) :

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Ready to submit?

Then click on this link and have a go!

You will be redirected to the external online abstract submission system. This system allows you to edit your submitted abstract(s) until the final deadline. You will have to make a login and you're set to submit. If you've submitted in former years over the same system, it should recognize you or you can ask for your password using the forgotten password button.