Abstracts
Submitting abstracts for congress offers researchers the chance to share their preliminary findings at the world’s largest respiratory meeting, helping to boost research as it progresses and enabling the exchange of the latest findings in respiratory medicine and science. All congress abstracts are also published online in a supplement of the European Respiratory Journal.
Check the guidelines and instructions for submitting abstracts.
View the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about abstract submission.
Calls for abstracts in 2021
There will be three opportunities to submit abstracts for the upcoming ERS congress:
| Round | Description | Call open / close dates | Notification |
|---|
| First call | This call is the primary opportunity to submit your abstracts to be included in the ERS congress scientific programme. Submission is free. | 15 December 2020 – 17 February 2021 at 23:59 CET. | June 2021. |
| Late-breaking abstracts | An opportunity to submit abstracts that contain novel data from all suitable experimental methods and study designs, which only became available after the first-round submission deadline in February 2021. | 1–31 May 2021 at 23:59 CET. | July 2021. |
| Randomised controlled trial (RCT) abstracts | The most ground-breaking RCT submissions will be presented as part of the ‘Abstracts Leading to Evolution in Respiratory Medicine Trials’ sessions, offering a perfect platform to showcase important and very late-breaking clinical trial data from all respiratory disease areas. | 1–14 July 2021 at 23:59 CET. | August 2021. |
How to submit abstracts
All abstracts are submitted online through myERS, allowing authors to review, edit and submit abstracts from one easy to access platform.
If you already have a myERS account, you can sign in and start the submission process right away. Navigate to ‘Abstracts/Cases’, then ‘Congress’ and then ‘Access Abstracts Platform’ to get started.
If you do not have a myERS account you can create an account for free. ERS membership is not required.
The recommended web browsers for accessing the submission platform are Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Authors who plan to apply for grants and sponsorship after abstracts have been accepted must ensure that they are listed as the corresponding author of the abstract, as this information will be sent to corresponding authors only.
Review and programme allocation
All abstracts that are submitted for congress are peer-reviewed for quality and suitability for the congress programme.
If accepted, the International Congress Programme Committee will allocate successful abstracts to a variety of session types, including:
For questions regarding abstract submission, please contact: abstracts@ersnet.org
Clinical cases
ERS encourages the respiratory community to submit interesting clinical cases for congress to support our offering of educational case-based sessions. This is a great opportunity to share your experiences, have cases presented in front of key opinion leaders in the field and actively contribute to the largest meeting in the respiratory calendar.
Check the guidelines and instructions for submitting clinical cases.
How to submit clinical cases
All clinical cases are submitted online through myERS, allowing contributors to review, edit and submit cases from one easy to access platform.
You may submit up to three cases per disease area, including:
- Airway diseases
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Paediatric respiratory diseases
- Pulmonary vascular diseases
- Respiratory critical care
- Respiratory infections
- Sleep and breathing disorders
- Thoracic oncology
When preparing cases for submission, please structure submissions under the following sections:
- Case history
- Investigations
- Results and treatment
- Conclusions and points for discussion
If you already have a myERS account, you can sign in and start the submission process right away. Navigate to ‘Abstracts/Cases’, then ‘Congress’ and then ‘Access Clinical Cases Platform’ to get started.
If you do not have a myERS account you can create an account for free. ERS membership is not required.
The recommended web browsers for accessing the submission platform are Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Notification of selection
Case submitters will be notified about the outcome of their submissions in early June. Further details, such as the allocated session type and presentation scheduling, will be shared with the lead case submitter in early July.
Review and programme allocation
All clinical cases that are submitted for congress are reviewed for quality and suitability.
If accepted, the International Congress Programme Committee and case-based session experts will allocate cases to the following session types:
Submitted cases may also be used as part of ERS’s wider educational activities outside of the congress.
For questions regarding clinical case submission or the scientific and educational programme, please contact: programme@ersnet.org
