Who can submit an abstract?
Abstracts can be submitted by professionals from across the world who are keen on discussing the latest developments in the science and treatment of brain disorders.
Deadline
Share your research and boost your career, submissions for poster presentation are now open. Deadline for abstract submission is 8 May 2025 at 23.59 CEST (Central European Summer Time).
Once the abstract is submitted, no further changes will be allowed. But it is allowed to add new data to the poster that is presented at the congress, and the abstract will remain the same as submitted.
Scientific topics
ECNP accepts and encourages the submission of abstracts and (proposal) outlines by psychiatrists, neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists and other professionals, from across the world, who are keen on discussing the latest developments in the science and treatment of brain disorders. ECNP accepts abstracts from a broad range of topics in applied neuroscience.
A list of the scientific topics, divided over four overarching tracks, is below.
Mental conditions
Addiction
Anxiety and anxiety disorders
Eating disorders
Impulsive and compulsive disorders
Mood disorders
Personality disorders
Psychotic disorders
Sleep disorders
Trauma and stress-related disorders
Transdiagnostic
Biomarkers
Brain-immune interactions
Gender health
Gut-brain axis
Neurodegenerative disorders and dementia
Neurodevelopmental conditions
Neurological disorders
Neuroscience culture and society
Perinatal health
Pharmacogenomics
Precision medicine
Interventions
Digital Health
Gene and stem cell therapy
Neurostimulation and related techniques
Pharmacological interventions
Prevention and lifestyle
Psychedelics
Psychotherapy
Research methods and technologies
Non-standard abstract(s)
It is also possible to submit a non-standard abstract. For example, clinical cases, literature reviews and research proposals.
Prepare your submission
- Watch the short videos about abstract submission
- Review the scientific topics accepted at the Congress
- Read the full abstract submission guidelines before preparing to submit
- Have a look at the model abstracts available which meet important criteria of a good scientific abstract
Guidelines
Abstracts should be prepared strictly according to the following guidelines.
Content
- Abstracts should include:
- brief introduction to the research question
- aim(s) of the study
- methods used including statistical analysis methods
- summary of results containing real data and the outcome of statistical analyses
- conclusions
- Abstracts must report on high quality research in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and/or (applied) neuroscience that has not been published in whole elsewhere(encore abstracts, literature reviews and case studies are allowed).
- The statements, particularly in the conclusion section, should be balanced.
- No abbreviations or trade names are allowed in the title. However, the generic name may be used.
- Use standard abbreviations for well-established neuropsychopharmaceuticals. Place unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears. Clearly identify all neuropsychopharmaceuticals used.
- Please indicate the topics of your abstract in ranking order making the first topic the most relevant.
- A disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (acknowledgement of funding) is requested when submitting an abstract.
Layout
- Abstracts must be submitted in English (UK).
- We encourage you to use the Neuroscience-based Nomenclature in the abstract.
- The title should not exceed 20 words.
- Write the title in lower case letters (except the first letter) and do not put a dot at the end.
- Abstracts should have a minimum of 450 and a maximum of 500 words (excluding references).
- The use of underlined is not permitted. Words that need emphasis should be bold or italics type.
- Only one table is allowed, please note that graphs and pictures cannot be included. Tables cannot be inserted with copy/paste. Please create your table with the help of the ‘table button’ (top left, middle button).
Authors
- Insert the author's initials, last name and institute details as indicated on the online form. Do not add any titles or degrees: Prof, Dr, etc.
- The person submitting the abstract should be the author presenting the poster (presenting author). All communication will be done with the presenting author.
References (optional)
- Optionally, you can include up to five references to previous publications. In the body text, a publication should be referred to by a consecutive number between square brackets, i.e. [1], [2], [3], [4] and [5]. References indicated in the reference list, that are not linked to the body text will be deleted by the publisher.
- Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. Only published articles and those in press (the journal should be stated) may be included; unpublished results and personal communications should be cited as such in the body text.
- It is the author’s responsibility that the references are provided in accordance with the journal Neuroscience Applied referencing guidelines.
Example of references
- Reference to a journal publication
[1] Chamberlain, S.R., Hampshire, A., Muller, U., Rubia, K., Del Campo, N., 2009. Atomoxetine modulates right inferior frontal activation during inhibitory control. A pharmacological functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biol. Psychiatry 65(4), 550-555. - Reference to the DSM-5
[1] American Psychiatric Association, 2013. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth ed.
American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington. - Reference to a book
[1] Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. Macmillan, New York. - Reference to a chapter in a book
[1] Williams, K., 1980. Pharmacological dilemmas in psychiatry, in: Weaver, R., Smith, L.K., Perspective on psychiatry, second ed. Theme Press, Cornwall, 301-315. - Reference to a website
[1] McArthur, J., 2014. The link between schizophrenia and dementia, a new perspective. Available from: www.biolpsychiatry.com/schizophrenia-dementia. [Accessed: 12 May 2015]. - Reference to a DOI
[1] De Jong, A., 2015. Developments in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. Pharm. Journal, this issue, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215.j.pharmjournal.2014.09.003.
Mark these dates
8 May (23.59 CEST)
Deadline for abstract submission
16 July
Outcome of the review will be sent
23 July
Deadline of presenting authors to register for the congress
5 August
Abstract titles of registered abstract submitters will be available in the online congress programme
5 September
Deadline to upload ePoster and Poster
11-14 October
Posters will be presented during the congress
Mid-December
The supplement to the open access ECNP journal Neuroscience Applied will be available online
Review
Your abstract will be reviewed, if submitted according to the guidelines, in the period between 16 May and 16 July 2025. Abstracts accepted for poster presentation will receive one of the following outcomes:
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Publication
Abstracts accepted for publication will be published in a digital supplement to the open access journal Neuroscience Applied. The supplement of the journal will be available online in Mid-December 2025. The abstracts accepted for presentation and/or publication will be added to the congress programme, app and congress platform.
Excellence award
Excellent work might be rewarded with an ECNP Excellence Award. Early Career Scientists (according to the criteria) and/or residents of a European Country with a Developing Economy (CDE)* are encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation.
*CDE-countries within Europe are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Republic of North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine.
Further information
If you have additional questions, please contact the ECNP Office by e-mail.