Submission Guidelines

Instructions for Submission of Abstracts📝

To add an author, click the corresponding icon in the submission system.

To change the authorship order, click and drag the sorting icon.

To edit an author's data, click the edit icon.

 The system automatically fills in the presenter with the name of the submitting author. Click the name to change it, if needed.

 There is no maximum limit on authors per abstract.

*Note: It is mandatory to enter all authors and the correct order in the submission system. Names not entered will not appear on the presentation certificates.

• The author responsible for presenting the Abstract must be registered, with payment confirmed by November 15th;
• It will be allowed to submit 02 Abstracts by registration;
• Oral presentation: for in person participation only;
• Presentation of abstract in printed poster format: for in person participation only;
• Presentation of abstract in video format: for online participation only;
• Please do not attempt to submit the same Abstract more than once. If the system detects a duplicate submission, your Abstract will be rejected;
• Indicate preference for Oral or Poster presentation | In Person or Online; (Oral presentations go through a selection process, the Committee will contact you to inform which ones were selected for oral presentation after completing the evaluation of all submitted abstracts. Those that are not selected for oral presentation, the presentation will automatically be changed to poster);
• The Oral presentations will last 10 minutes and Poster section will last 50 minutes, being mandatory the presence of 1 of the authors along the entire section;
• Authors must indicate during submission whether they wish to have their Abstracts published in a Special Edition of a High Impact International Scientific Journal (to be defined by the scientific committee);
• The results should not be published before the event;
• The results must be substantial. Authors should not divide results of a study into several summaries with minimal information;
• Bibliographical reviews will not be ACCEPTED;
• The Summary must cite quantitative data. Abstracts that simply state that the results presented should be discussed later will not be accepted.
• The online poster presentations will be recorded in accordance with the instructions that the committee will inform you shortly.

Abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations must cover one of the following topics and should be correlated with the Congress general approach and tematics:

- Biochemistry and Biotechnology (BB) - Fermentation; food microbiology; production and application of enzymes in food; prebiotics, probiotics, pos-biotics; microbial or enzymatic production of products of interest to food; genetically modified foods and microorganisms; biochemical changes post-harvest 

Formatting Rules🔒

• The abstract should only be submitted in the following language: English;
• Contain Title, Authorship (citation names in order of authorship), Educational Institution, Scientific Text and Funding Body if any;
• 450-word limit for Scientific Text;
• Tables and figures should not be included;
• The Abstract should contain: introduction, objectives, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions;
• Do not include references unless it is necessary.

Download here the template

Revision 🖋

Abstracts will be sent to the Scientific Committee for review and consideration. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to refuse or decide on the final presentation format. Every effort will be made to meet the recommended form of presentation, however, due to the limited number of sessions, the organizers may indicate the change from Oral presentation to Poster presentation.

Each submission will be preliminarily evaluated using the following criteria:

• Correlation with the Congress general approach and tematics 
• Scientific merit
• Relevance
• Creativity and original content
• Practical application

Abstracts and presentations should not be of a commercial nature and authors should avoid excessive use of commercial names of products and companies, unless they are presented by an exhibiting company for the Special Exhibitor Sessions.

Copyright 🪪

It is important to note that by submitting your abstract for presentation at the event, you authorize the 4th International Congress on Bioactive Compounds and 5th International Workshop on Bioactive Compounds and the company Galoá to publish your work, granting you, free of charge and permanently, the copyright and use of your image in photos. You declare that the work provided is yours and that you therefore assume full responsibility for its content. You also authorize its publication in any existing media and supports, including the event website, on the Internet, as well as reproduction in other event publications, communication to the public, editing, re-editing or adaptation, and distribution.