Call for abstracts is now open! Please click the button below to submit your abstract.

Deadlines:

31 December 2026: Deadline for abstract submission

1 March 2027: Deadline for submission of final version of abstracts

15 March 2027: Notification of acceptance

15 April 2027: Deadline for early registration

01 April 2027: Deadline for travel grant applications

1 June 2027: Final registration deadline

28 June – 2 July 2027: 21st EWRS Symposium

Abstract preparation and general instructions

Instructions can be found below or downloaded as PDF here.

When preparing your abstract, please consider the following information:

Abstract text:

• In English
• Text should not exceed one page, including acknowledgements
• The abstract should not include figures, graphs, images, tables, and diagrams

Abstracts should clearly state:

• Background and objectives: state the rationale or hypothesis followed by objectives
• Methods: briefly discuss the design of the study/program and how it was conducted
• Results & Discussion: present the main results with appropriate statistics/data analysis and briefly discuss the results
• Conclusions: limit the conclusions to those that are directly supported by the results

Word limit: Maximum 500 words

Title:

Title should be concise and informative. Title font should be bold and 12pt. (do not write the whole title in capital letters (only the first letter)).

Author’s and co-authors’ affiliation and contact details:

• Authors’ names should be separated by a comma
• First name abbreviated and full family name(s) , e.g. H. Mennan
• Affiliation details: Institution, department, city, city code and state (if relevant), country
  Affiliation must follow this example e. g. Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Agriculture Department of Plant Protection, 55139 Samsun, Turkey
• The presenting author’s e-mail address should be provided under the affiliations

Draft abstracts:

The online submission system allows you to make changes to your abstract before the submission deadline

Word processor: If possible, please prepare your abstract using Word for Windows (version 6 or later)

Paper format: A4 (210 x 297 mm)

Page margins: 3 cm on every side except for the top where the margin is 3.5 cm

Line spacing: Single space

Font: Calibri

Font size: 12 pt. everywhere in the text, including headings, title (bold), etc.

Text justification:

• Justified for the main text.
• Centered for title and authors’ affiliations.

Page numbering: NONE

Paragraphs: No indentation

Between paragraphs: No blank line between paragraphs

Nomenclature and Units:

All biota (crops, plants, insects, etc.) should be identified by their scientific names. Use italics for Latin names; do not underline. Common names for weeds may be indicated in parentheses at the first mention of the Latin name. Use common names for crops.

Use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI.

Application of herbicides must be given with full details of techniques used to apply (e.g. type of equipment, type of nozzle, pressure, volume of spray, etc.) and of the amount of active ingredient applied per unit area.

Math formulae:

Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Subscripts and superscripts should be clear. Give the meaning of all symbols immediately after the equation in which they are first used.
Levels of statistical significance which can be mentioned without further explanation are: *P <0.05, **P <0.01 and ***P <0.001

File name:

Please note that you must use file names that are informative when submitting your abstract. When submitting your text, please use your name