Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions are open and close on 30 April 2024

Abstracts are for all three symposium until 30 April 2024 – please click on the links below to submit your abstract:

IX International Postharvest Symposium:
https://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=681

VII International Symposium on Postharvest Pathology:
https://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=800

X International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables - FAVHEALTH2024:
https://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=806

Note:

• Abstracts must always be submitted by the presenting author, using their own personal ISHS user account. Submitting an abstract on behalf of or using the ISHS user account of another author is strictly not permitted.

• Guidelines for submitting papers can be found at: Authors | International Society for Horticultural Science (ishs.org) Deadline for papers is 30 September 2024. All oral presenters, including invited and keynote speakers, are expected to submit a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae. Authors of posters are strongly encouraged to prepare and submit a manuscript  for Acta Horticulturae. 

Those people wishing to present at the symposium must submit an abstract.

The content of the presentation should report novel insights from fundamental and interdisciplinary research in the following disciplines:

Information regarding abstracts:

• New and emerging researchers are encouraged to submit as a large number of speaking opportunities exist in the programme.
• Commercial advertising and endorsement is to be avoided in all abstracts and presentations.
• Abstracts that describe considerable processing of horticultural crops beyond refrigeration, packaging and minimal processing will not be considered.
• Abstracts should be in English and approximately 300 words in a single paragraph and include the key findings and conclusions of the work.
• A submitted abstract may be later returned to the author for corrections and if not improved and re-submitted by the deadline, the abstract could be rejected.
• Presenting authors will be limited to a maximum of 2 presentations at the symposium and possibly 1 if demand is high.
• It’s important that presenting authors are registered by 31 August 2024. No abstract will be included in the symposium book without registration.

As noted elsewhere we are aiming to do things “a little differently” in this symposium. Thus there will be a variety of lengths of talks with talk+question times as follows:

1. Short talks – 10 mins (8+2 mins) suitable for “one simple experiment” type talks
2. Moderate talks – 15 (12+3 mins) suitable for work with more material or greater depth
3. Longer talks – 20 (17+3 mins) suitable for more significant bodies of work covering multiple experiments and/or areas of work
4. Poster talks - There will be the opportunity for 2 minute “quick fire” poster talks which authors can request. Note that ALL students will be required to do one of these talks on the first day of the symposium so as to get exposure and maximise opportunity for interaction with symposium attendees.

On acceptance of the abstract, the duration of talk will be communicated to the author.

For ISHS Individual members, the abstract submission fee is fully waived. If the presenting author does not have a valid ISHS user account, an abstract submission fee will be charged by ISHS. You can become an ISHS member here: http://www.actahort.org/members/newmember which will also entitle the submitter to a lower ISHS member registration fee.

Please see Guidelines for Contributors for more information.