Abstracts

The abstracts can ONLY be submitted to the e-mail address Ecbsm2024@unimi.it

Submission Deadline: September 27th, 2024

Language of Abstract: All abstracts must be submitted in English and must be proofread for grammar and spelling prior to submission.

Limit on Number of Submissions: A maximum of one abstract submission per presenter. A participant can be included in more than one submission as a co-author. 

Abstract Description:

  • Limits on the number of words: 150 to 200 words.
  • The title: The font must be Times New Roman, 12 points, boldfaced, single-spaced, and all capital letters.  The title should be concise, yet specific
  • List of authors and affiliations: Provide the full names (Times New Roman, 12 points) and affiliations (Times New Roman, 11 points) of all the authors.  The affiliations should include the department or the laboratory, the university or the organization, the city, and the country.  One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author with an asterisk, and his/her email address must be included. 
  • The body: The font must be 11-point Times New Roman and the number of words should be between 150 and 200.  The abstract should be written in a form of a paragraph and briefly outline the main features, results, and conclusions with their general significance.  Citations, charts, tables, figures and graphs should not be included in the abstract. 
  • Keywords: The font should be 11-point Times New Roman with a limit of 4 to 6 words.  

Presenting Speaker:

Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the submitter to present a communication (oral or poster).

Oral presentation can be carried out both in presence and online; poster session is only in presence.

Please indicate the requested presentation format (oral or poster) in your email accompanying the submission of your abstract

Accepted Abstracts: An email will be sent to the Abstract Submitter by September 2024 with the result of the abstract review (accepted or rejected) and the presentation format (oral or poster). The presenting speakers will be required to register with the Congress by September 27th, 2024, to confirm their inclusion in the Congress Program and the Book of Abstracts. Accepted authors who do not register by the deadline will not be included in the Congress Program or the Book of Abstracts.

Full papers-Special Issue

Participants are kindly invited to submit their full text research or review paper related to their presentation for publication in a special issue of International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation (information to come)