Submission Process

• Delegates, who would like to present their work at the Congress, either orally or as an e-poster, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Abstract Grading Committee.

• A paper should not be submitted to the 44th ESPEN Congress if it has already been presented internationally.

• Abstract submission is only possible via the online abstract submission form.

• Please read carefully all the instructions available on the Internet and on the on-line abstract submission system before preparing your abstract.

• The creation of a user account is required for the submission of an abstract. The account only needs to be created once and can be re-used for future abstract submission and registration to the conference. Submitters from last year’s meeting should use their existing account details.

• Abstracts can be saved in “Draft status” to be re-edited and modified until the submission deadline (11 April 2022, Midnight CET). Abstracts cannot be edited after the submission deadline.

• Abstracts fulfilling all criteria can be saved in “Final submission” status. Only abstracts in “Final submission” status will be considered for the Congress.

• Abstracts are accepted on a wide range of topics in clinical nutrition and metabolism. The submitter has to select the right topic for the abstract on the submission form. Available topics are:
  • Nutritional epidemiology
  • Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism
  • Protein and amino acid metabolism
  • Hormones, mediators and immunity
  • Vitamins, antioxidants and minerals
  • Critical Care
  • Liver and gastrointestinal tract
  • Nutrition and chronic diseases
  • Obesity and the metabolic syndrome
  • Nutrition and cancer
  • Paediatrics
  • Nutritional techniques and formulations
  • Geriatrics
  • Qualitative design studies

For standardisation, the acceptable length of the abstract is of not more than 2’000 printable characters (title included).  This includes non-visible characters, such as spaces and line breaks. Authors’ details and conflict of interest are not included. Please refer to the word count of the system as slight differences may occur when counting with WORD or similar programmes. The abstract needs to be structured as follows:

• Rationale: this section should contain 1-2 sentences that clearly indicate the scientific question of the study and its clinical (or other) importance.

• Methods: this section should contain sufficient information to be able to understand the experimental design, the analytical techniques and the statistics used in the study.

• Results: this section should contain objective data to answer the scientific question(s).

• Conclusions: this section should provide only conclusions of the study directly supported by the results, along with implications for clinical practice, avoiding speculation and overgeneralisation.

One table can be included, but the total number of cells (columns + rows) may not exceed 16. Please note that tables may significantly reduce the number of the remaining allowed characters. A paper cannot be accepted if the conflict-of-interest disclosure is not signed. On the on-line abstract form, provide the requested details for all authors. Rules The rules for preparing the abstracts are on this page. Failure to observe these guidelines may result in disqualification.

LATE BREAKING ABSTRACTS

Late breaking abstracts may be accepted from the 11th May until the 15th June 2022, Midnight, CET with a non-refundable fee of EUR 100 that has to be paid upon submission. The fee is applicable although the abstract is accepted or not.

Late breaking abstracts will only be presented as e-posters.
Late breaking abstracts are also published in the Supplement of Clinical Nutrition.

Presentation of abstracts

• Abstracts can be accepted either as an e-poster or oral communication.

• The Abstract Scientific Committee will select submitted abstracts and determine whether they are accepted for oral presentation or e-poster display.

• E-Posters should be a single page ppt slide in landscape (16:9) Format – more details on how to submit your e-poster will be provided

Publication 

Abstracts & late breaking abstracts will be published as submitted in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN and each abstract will have a unique DOI. Abstracts will be published after the Congress and those abstracts not presented at the Congress will not be published. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure that all details, including authorship, are correct. No changes will be allowed after final submission.

REGISTRATION FEES*

*Please note VAT is included in all registration fees.

* Fees payable in EURO only. 
** For Students (under 35, born after 01.01.1987), a letter of confirmation from the Head Unit must be sent upon registration.
Early registrations will be accepted until 25 May 2022, midnight CET. The reduced fees will only apply when early registration is accompanied by payment and received before said deadline (25 May 2022). If your payment is not received before the deadline, the late registration fee will be automatically charged.