Call for Abstracts

The Conference Organizers invite interested authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the program as selected oral or poster presentations.

We are pleased to inform you that General and Comparative Endocrinology (GCE/Elsevier) will be publishing a Special Issue and all participants of the Congress will be invited to submit an article.

Authors must follow the guidelines for abstract submission, which are below. Abstracts not conforming to these guidelines will not be considered.

Abstract Submission Deadline

The abstract submission deadline is 15 May 2026.

ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION ONLINE

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General Conditions and Information

  • Abstract submission must be completed online via the Participant Portal on this website.
  • Abstracts sent by email will not be accepted.
  • Submission of an abstract constitutes a formal commitment by the author(s) to present the paper at the CECE 2026 Conference in Barcelona if the abstract is accepted.
  • Failure to register for Congress at least 1 month before the meeting will result in the abstract being withdrawn from the scientific program.

Changes and Corrections

  • Once submitted, authors may log into the Abstract Submission Portal to edit, update, or submit a new abstract until the submission deadline.
  • After the submission deadline, no changes can be made to the abstract content or information, including the list of authors and abstract details. Changes submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
  • If accepted, your abstract will be published in the Abstract Book exactly as submitted. Please check the co-authors and affiliations carefully before submission.

Important Dates

Abstracts submission opens: April 15th 2026

Abstracts submission deadline: May 15th 2026

Acceptance notification: June 15th 2026

Early Bird until: June 30th 2026

Submission Rules

  • Each presenting author is allowed to submit a maximum of two (2) abstracts.
  • The Conference organizers make the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of abstracts.
  • The Scientific Committee reserves the right to modify the type of presentation initially selected by the author in order to better align it with the topic of the session.
  • The submitting author must also be the presenting author (“the submitting author = the presenting author”).
  • The submitting/presenting author does not have to be the first author.
  • Please indicate if you are a student

Method of Submission

  • All abstracts must be submitted exclusively via the Abstract Submission Portal accessible on this page.
  • All correspondence regarding the abstract will be sent to the submitting author’s e-mail address.
  • Authors will receive an email confirmation of their abstract submission immediately after submission. If no confirmation is received within 24 hours, please check your spam folder.  If still not received, please contact: secretary@cecebarcelona2026.com.

Guidelines for the Submission of Abstracts

  • Use the provided text fields on the Abstract Submission Portal.
  • File uploads (e.g., documents, figures, images) are not permitted.
  • The body of the abstract must not exceed 550 words.
  • During submission, authors will need to provide:
    • Name and affiliation of the presenting author.
    • Names of any co-authors and their affiliations (if different from presenting author)
    • Select the topic most relevant to your presentation. You may choose up to three topics.
    • Presentation type (oral, poster or state of the art)
    • The abstract text (typed or copied and pasted).
  • Contact information should only be provided for the presenting author. Ensure that the email address used matches the one the presenting author uses for Congress Registration.
  • Posters presenters please indicate if you would like to do as well a maximum 2 min/2 slides pitch oral presentation of your poster (only objectives and hypothesis, no results).

ESCE awards

Prizes for the two best oral communications and the two best poster presentations will be awarded by ESCE to students at the conference.

Awardees will be announced at the Closing Ceremony.

Withdrawal

  • To withdraw a submitted abstract, notify us as soon as possible at secretary@cecebarcelona2026.com. Include the title and author of the abstract withdrawn.
  • Withdrawals will be accepted even after the submission deadline.
Abstract Shape Example:
  • Title
    Jackson Thomas 1, Monroe Michel 2 
    1 Imaginary University Hospital, City, Country, 2Institution for Important Sciences, City, Country

Contact

If you have any questions regarding abstract submission, please contact secretary@cecebarcelona2026.com. We will be happy to assist you.