Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for a division meeting! Presenting your technical abstract at the annual meeting benefits your professional development, research, and area of study plus allows you to share your research with your peers in the plant health science community. Read this article for tips on Writing a Better Abstract.
Submission Requirements
All submissions must report results of original research or other activity of significant merit that relates to phytopathology and related industries. No abstract that has been presented or is intended to be presented at another meeting shall be submitted for consideration.
Submission must be one paragraph and include the following:
- Justification
- Objectives
- Methods
- Results
- Significance of the research to the science of phytopathology
Abstract text is limited to 1,490 characters including spaces. Edit and proof your abstract before submitting. Abstracts should also be proofed to make sure all authors and affiliations were accepted to the online form.
All abstracts must be reviewed by all listed authors and peer-reviewed by two additional people.
Publication of tables, charts, and graphs projected onto screens or posted at the meeting by anyone other than an author or presenter is prohibited unless a release has been requested and received in writing from an author or presenter.
Abstracts must conform to the
AI Tool Use Statement established by the APS Editorial Board.
All communications will be sent to the submitter until the acceptance notifications are sent. Once accepted all communications will be with the presenting author only.
Submission Form Instructions
You will first be prompted to log in using your APSnet.org username and password. If you do not have an account,
you will need to create one before proceeding with your abstract submission.
- Abstract Title
- 150 characters maximum including spaces
- Capitalize only the first letter of the first word, and any proper nouns. Do not capitalize each word
- Registered names and trademarks are not permitted in title
- Symbols (Greek, math, etc.) must be spelled out, e.g., Beta
- Abstract Additional Submission Details
- Select Oral or Poster format. This indicates your preference, but there are limited oral slots, so selecting "oral" does not guarantee you will be accepted as an oral presentation.
- Indicate if your presentation is eligible for your division's Student Competition (e.g., the presenting author is a student studying in the division). See your division website for specific requirements.
- Indicate whether or not you would like to be published in the division abstract supplement of Phytopathology.
- Categories and Key Words (optional)
- Select the topic category and keywords that best describe your abstract
- Presenting Authors and Authors
- On the Author tab, search the APS database for your author(s). Find your authors by name and email and select "Edit Selected Person" to add/update their affiliation.
- If they are not in the database, click "can't find the person you're looking for?" to add a new person. You will need the author’s first name, last name, email, and affiliation.
- If you have more than one author, you can use the arrow keys to re-order them, and you can use the checkboxes to select the Presenting Author. The Presenting Author will be the one who receives correspondence
- Once all authors are added, select "Next Step: Abstract Text" to begin the next step.
- Abstract Text
- The abstract must be in one paragraph.
- DO NOT INCLUDE the title, author name(s), or author affiliations in the abstract text field.
- Use the abstract toolbar to add formatting (italics, superscripts, or subscripts)
- Character limit is 1,490 characters including spaces
- Payment
- Abstract submission requires a $55 fee.
- Enter your payment information, click "Make Payment"
- Confirmation
- After payment, you will be prompted to return to the abstract system to complete your submission
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You will receive a payment receipt and a confirmation email when your submission is completed.
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You must open the Confirmation tab for your abstract to register as complete. If the presenting author does not receive a final confirmation email, you may need to log into the link in the "Your submission has started" email and navigate to the Confirmation tab.
Evaluation and Acceptance
Division officers will evaluate all proposed abstracts based on the above submission requirements and inclusion of the required elements. Accepted submissions will then be designated as an oral or poster presentation.
Acceptance notifications will be delivered via email to all submitters. There are a limited number of slots available for oral presentations; if your submission is not accepted for a technical talk, it may be moved to a poster presentation.
The designated presenting author (of either an oral technical or poster) must register for the division meeting. Failure to register will result in your abstract being withdrawn from the meeting. Submitting an abstract does not automatically register you for the meeting.
Accepted abstracts presented at division meetings will be published in a supplement of Phytopathology.
