FSR 2026 Abstract Guidelines: Fellows, Residents & Students

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026

FSR 2026 Abstract Guidelines: Fellows, Residents & Students Guidelines PDF

  • Abstracts can only be submitted online.
  • We discourage splitting data from one study into several abstracts unless the amount of data cannot be condensed into a single abstract.
  • Abstracts should not be submitted if the following applies:
    • the abstract has been published or accepted for publication in a print or online journal before the abstract deadline. Publication of the abstract in a scientific journal after the submission deadline is allowed. 
    • the abstract was presented at a scientific meeting more than 12 months prior to FSR 2026.
  • Abstract Length and Format
    • 4000 characters without spaces
  • Only the following will count towards the 4000 characters (without spaces):
    • Abstract title (minimum 15, maximum 150 characters)
    • Headings and content of the abstract template, structured into the following sections:
  • The following Characters are not counted, but are part of final abstract:
    • Author first names, middle initials and last names
    • Author affiliations
    • Acknowledgements, including working group
  • Tables and Figures:
  • Research Abstract:

    a. Background and Objectives

    c. Methods

    d. Results

    e. Conclusions

    f. References (optional)

  • Clinical Case/Case Series:

    a. Background

    c. Case or Case Series Presentation

    d. Discussion

    e. Conclusions

    f. References (optional)

  • A total maximum of any two figures, graphs, images or tables is allowed per abstract, e.g. 1 graph and 1 table, or 2 graphs, or 2 images. Multi-panel figures are allowed. 
  • Abstracts can be re-edited and modified until the submission deadline. After the submission deadline, no changes are allowed.