Guidelines

GENERAL RULES FOR REGISTRATION

ALL congress participants are required to register for the congress. One can register as an active or passive participant. Active participants of the congress are those who submit their abstract to the congress, either as the lead (presenting) author or the co-author. All participants are obligated to pay the registration fee for participation in the congress according to the instructions that you can find under the REGISTRATION FEES tab. Attach the payment confirmation with your registration. 

Active participants send their abstract alongside their registration and the lead author must attach it to the application form. Also, the lead authors are required to enter the Name and Surname of their mentor, who are exempt from paying the registration fee. You can find detailed instructions for preparing and sending the abstract below. 

For a successful registration, you can select the yellow-marked form titles below that apply to you, or click on the tab  REGISTRATIONS → REGISTRATION – ACTIVE PARTICIPANT / REGISTRATION – PASSIVE PARTICIPANT.

ACTIVE

Participation in all congress activites.

Abstract author/ co - author

Registration – Lead author and Registration – Co – author
(only the lead author submits the abstract)

PASSIVE

Participation in all congress activities

Registration – passive participant

Before submitting an application, we kindly ask you to review the guidelines to ensure 
consistency and reduce the need for later corrections.

INSTRUCTION FOR REGISTRATION OF ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS

All abstracts must be written in English language suitable for publication by January 23, 2026. Please check the grammar and spelling of the text in English before sending it. Abstracts must be original and must not be published or presented at any other congress before OSCON. Abstracts containing new information and modified contents of previously published or presented abstracts will not be considered nor accepted for presentation. Each person may submit only 1 abstract as a lead (presenting) author. Total number of authors/co-authors is limited to 5, including the mentor. It is possible to be a co-author on multiple abstracts.

Upon submission, the Abstract Submitter confirms that the abstract has been reviewed and that all information is correct. He or she accepts that the content of this abstract cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and is aware that it will be published exactly as submitted. Abstracts received after the Abstract Submission Deadline will not be considered. 

Submission of the abstract constitutes the authors’ consent to publication. The Organisers reserve the right to remove an abstract from any publication that does not comply with the mentioned above. The Organisers will notify the author of the current status of the abstract. Also, the corresponding author is responsible for informing the co-authors about the status of the abstract. We would like to point out that the submitted abstract can not be generated using AI based tools. If it is determined that the abstract is AI generated, it will be disqualified without further consideration. 

All submissions received by January 23, 2026, will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee will be using “double-blind peer review” method to review and select abstracts. If your submission is rejected, you automatically become a passive participant without any additional payment.

After the submission deadline, OSCON Scientific Committee will review all received abstracts and send confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail from your registration within 30 days. Some of submissions will be selected for oral presentation and creation of e-posters, while others will be chosen for printed posters which will be placed in the exhibition space of faculty. Once the Scientific Committee informs you about the status of your submission and the chosen presentation method, the final deadline for submitting e-posters is March 3, 2026. All accepted abstracts will be notified via e-mail with further information and the presentation schedule. Instructions for creating e-posters and poster dimensions are in the text below.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

To receive the Certificate of attendance, the participant must attend the booked workshop and a minimum 1 lecture block. If one does not meet the participation criteria, he or she will not receive the Certificate of attendance. The PDF version of the Certificate of attendance will be sent via e-mail within 2 weeks after the congress. 

CROATIAN MEDICAL CHAMBER

By attending the congress, physicians who are members  of the Croatian Medical Chamber will recieve 10 points as Passive participants and 15 points as Active participants.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN OSIJEK

Please indicate in your application that you are a student, not a medical doctor.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Carefully read the general rules and instructions for registration for active participants before submitting your abstract. Abstracts that do not meet the structure and word count requirements will be excluded from further evaluation and automatically rejected. 

Abstract submission should be done through the form available under REGISTRATIONS → REGISTRATION →  ACTIVE PARTICIPANT → REGISTRATION →  LEAD AUTHOR or click here. 

ABSTRACT TITLE: limited to 20 words.

STRUCTURE OF THE ABSTRACT: The abstract text (without title and author) is limited to 250 words (with allowed deviation of +/- 10%). 
 

1. BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH/ CLINICAL MEDICINE/ PUBLIC HEALTH
   INTRODUCTION: A brief description of what is known about the subject and its significance for research, explain the objective and hypothesis of the same
   MATERIALS AND METHODS: Describe the applied methods and the time frame in which the research was conducted; specify the number of respondents and steps taken in the research
   RESULTS: Display the main results of the research with well-substantiated evidence
   CONCLUSION: A response to the hypothesis from the introduction based on the results

2. CASE REPORT
   INTRODUCTION: A brief description of the current knowledge of the subject and the aim of the article
   CASE STUDY: Explain what was done with the patient, the diagnostic procedures he underwent and what therapeutic steps were taken
   CONCLUSION: Explain the importance of highlighting this case

3. REVIEW ARTICLE
   INTRODUCTION: A brief description of the topic, the reasons for choosing the topic, and the goals of the review article
   REVIEW: A summary of your review article along with the data source
   CONCLUSION: A brief description of the importance of this paper, its contribution to overall knowledge and the authors' future goals, recommendations or intentions for further exploration of this topic

KEYWORDS: 3-5 keywords selected according to the MeSH thesaurus, arranged in alphabetical order

What does a good abstract look like? 

• The topic broadens perspectives, is unconventional, current and scientifically relevant
• The narrative is clear and the content is logically connected respecting the chronological order of events
• The conclusion states the goal that author aimed to achieve and contains a brief review on the entire abstract 
• The author, co-authors and mentor, as well as their affiliations, are listed according to official rules
• Abbreviations are written in full when first mentioned
• Keywords are listed according to MeSH and arranged alphabetically

How to Write a Grammatically Correct Abstract?

• Genes: italics, uppercase (e.g., KRAS, TP53)
• Proteins: regular font, initial capital (e.g., KRAS protein, p53 protein)
• Mutations: standard nomenclature (e.g., KRAS G13D, EGFR L858R)
• Receptors & biomarkers: regular font (e.g., HER2, EGFR, PD-L1)
• Drugs: generic or full name (e.g., trastuzumab), commercial name only if highlighted
• Molecular pathways: standard terms (e.g., MAPK pathway, PI3K/AKT pathway)
• Abbreviations: define first (e.g., epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)), then use abbreviation
• Latin terms: italics (e.g., in vitro, in vivo)
• Numerical labels & symbols: no spaces (e.g., p53, IL-6, CD8+)
   

E-POSTERS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Electronic posters or e-posters are posters that are displayed on LCD screens instead of a paper format. They do not require printing or production of additional materials.

Format: PDF

In pixels: 1920 width x 1080 height (Landscape orientation)

In inches: 16:9

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTER PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

Posters must be printed in dimensions of 100 cm height x 70 cm width.

You are required to bring the posters during registration and the latest deadline is the morning before your poster exhibition (you will receive timing information via e-mail).

NOTE
If you wish to keep your printed poster, please contact us immediately after your presentation. Otherwise, your poster will not be stored.

To upload your poster, please follow the following steps:

1. Create your poster according to the template shown above.
2. Edit your PPT but export your poster as PDF file (File > Save as > PDF).
3. You can send the poster here.

Note: The poster design does not have to be the same as our template, however, the dimensions must be the same.

Below is a template for a properly written abstract and a well crafted poster. You can download these two templates and use them as an example to make your own abstract and poster.