ISCB 2024 Abstract Submission Guidelines

To submit your abstract for an oral or poster contribution to ISCB 2024, please fill in the online abstract submission form. Once you have created an account, you can submit your abstract.

The author account is needed for purposes of communication and submission; the same credentials will be used for all other Conference related services, such as registration, etc. Abstracts submitted by e-mail will not be accepted. Registration of the presenting author within the authors’ registration deadline is a requirement of inclusion of the abstract in the Conference Programme, once accepted by the Scientific Programme Committee. Each author may present a maximum of 2 abstracts; however, there are no limitations in co-authorship or submission of abstracts. All abstracts must be submitted in English. Please do not submit multiple copies of the same abstract. All abstracts will be forwarded to the Scientific Programme Committee for review.

A. Format

Given that the abstracts will be published in the ISCB 2024 Conference Final Programme & Abstract Book exactly in the form they are submitted (as is), authors are kindly requested to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Language: British English

• Abstract text word limit: 400 words (author names and affiliation details excluded)

• Full names and affiliations of all authors should be submitted in the relevant specified fields along with the full abstract in plain text

• The abstract should be divided into the following sections:

  • Background / Introduction

  • Methods

  • Results

  • Conclusion

• The text may include references, as long as the total amount of words does not exceed the above-mentioned word limit (400 words).

• Keywords: up to 5 keywords may be provided (at least 1 keyword is required to go ahead with the submission).

• You are required to choose a main topic for submission of your abstract.

Abstract submission topics list:

• Analysis of Imperfect Data (including Missing Data and Measurement error)
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Methods
• Causal inference
• Clinical Trials Design and Simulations
• Competing Risks and Multistate models
• Diagnostic and Screening Tests
• Digital Phenotype and Mobile Health Data Analysis
• Electronic Health Records and Real World Data for Observational and Interventional Studies
• Infectious Diseases Modelling
• Integrative Data analysis
• Joint and Latent Variables Models
• Longitudinal Data analysis
• Methods for High Dimensional Data (including -omics)
• Multiple Testing
• Prediction and Prognostic Models
• Rare Data Analysis or Case Studies in Medical Statistics
• Statistical Analysis of Complex Data Structures
• Statistical Methods for Health Economic Evaluations 
• Statistics in Epidemiology
• Survival Analysis
• Using statistics to improve the conduct of clinical trials
• Validation of Synthetic Data

B. Submission

You may submit your abstract using the online abstract submission form and completing all required fields. Should you experience any problems with the online submission, please do not hesitate to contact the ISCB 2024 Conference Organisers at scientific@iscb2024.info

If you are interested in submitting an abstract for the Early Career Biostatician (ECB) Programme Day, please make sure to check the relevant tick box on the Submission Form.

If you are interested in your abstract being considered for one of the ISCB Awards or support schemes, please make sure to check the relevant tick box on the Submission Form. For detailed information on the ISCB Awards, support schemes and applications, please visit the relevant section of the website (or click here to be redirected).

C. Abstract Withdrawal

If you wish to withdraw an abstract ahead of the review process, please contact the Conference Organisers in writing at scientific@iscb2024.info latest by 8 March 2024.

Confirmation of receipt & notification of decision

Once you have filled in all relevant fields and have checked acceptance of terms, please click on the Submit button to complete your submission. Within a few minutes, you will receive an automated email confirmation that your abstract has been received, indicating the allocated abstract number. Please refer to this abstract number in all further correspondence regarding the abstract. Please, contact the Conference Organisers scientific@iscb2024.info if you submit an abstract and do not receive written confirmation. Only the submitter will receive all information concerning the abstract and will be responsible for informing the other authors of the status of the abstract. Following acceptance and allocation of the abstract presentation in the programme, communication on relevant details will be redirected to the presenting author as indicated. Please make sure to include the presenter’s email address, should the submitter not be the final presenter of the abstract.

After the review by the Scientific Programme Committee, authors will be notified about results around 15 April 2024. If an abstract is accepted, the presenting author must register and pay the registration fee before 10 May 2024, in order for the abstract to be included in the ISCB 2024 Conference programme. Please note that early bird registration fees are available until 30 April 2024; presenters are encouraged to plan ahead with their institutions, in order to profit from early registration fees.

Registration is required for an accepted abstract to be included in the ISCB 2024 Programme, and to be published in the ISCB 2024 Abstract Book.

Copyright & Legal Obligation

All information in the abstract submission, including authors’ names, affiliations, authors order of listing, and the content of abstract, will be used in the Conference publications. The contributor carries legal obligations of the abstract; any violation to a third party’s right will be the responsibility of the contributor him/her/themself. ISCB has the copyright to use the abstract in the Conference for scientific purposes without any prior notice to the contributor/authors.

Further Information

Please contact the ISCB 2024 Conference scientific team at scientific@iscb2024.info