Abstract Submission
The ISBM-12 Scientific Committee invites you to join us on this occasion and warmly welcome all contributions for oral or poster presentations. Abstracts can be focused on a wide variety of topics related to the general topic “Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health”.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 31.01.2023
Topics for Abstract submission:
New methods, tools and approaches for human biomonitoring:
New methods and new biomarkers for human biomonitoring
Omics and biomonitoring
Effect biomarkers for chemical mixture assessment
Occupational and environmental exposure evaluation:
Occupational Biomonitoring
Environmental Biomonitoring
Susceptible and vulnerable populations
Chemical mixtures
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)
Biomonitoring in the pandemic and post-pandemic
Risk assessment and regulatory implications:
Risk prediction and health risk assessment
Mixtures risk assessment
Safe by design
Biomonitoring in support of Circular Economy
Inequality in biomonitoring data (social; regional)
Ethics, cohorts and data protection, FAIR data
Effective communication strategies to target audiences
General Information
Abstracts submitted after the stipulated deadline will not be considered.
Each presenting author may submit a maximum of one abstract per registration. The registration of participation is binding; the presenting author should be present on-site.
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the ISBM-12 Scientific Committee according to standard review procedures. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the presenting author by e-mail until 17.03.2023.
The final decision on the presentation format of all selected abstracts (oral or poster) lies at the sole discretion of the Scientific Committee, based on the quality of the abstract.
If the presenting author of an accepted abstract does not register until 17.04.2023, the abstract will be withdrawn from the final programme.
If the presenting author wants to withdraw an abstract, a notification must be sent to the ISBM-12 Secretariat by e-mail (contact@isbm12.com) as soon as possible, and no later than 01.05.2023.
Submission Instructions
Authors must prepare their abstract using the ISBM-12 Abstract Template (link below). Other formats will be rejected.
Submission can then be carried out in a two-step process:
The presenting author must fill the form available (link below). An e-mail will be sent immediately with the number # assigned to the abstract’s submission process;
The presenting author must name the prepared file (.doc/.docx) with abstract number_presenting and author last name (e.g., 346_Simpson), and send it by e-mail to abstracts.isbm12@gmail.com.
After submission, the presenting author will receive a notification of receipt within 2-3 workdays. If confirmation is not received after this period, please check your spam folder first and then contact us (abstracts.isbm12@gmail.com).
Every communication must reference the assigned abstract number in the e-mail subject.
Abstract Guidelines
Authors must indicate their preference of presentation: oral or poster;
Authors will be asked to select the topic and sub-topic that best suits their submission from the lists provided in the abstract form;
Abstracts must be submitted in British English language only;
The abstract must not exceed 1 page limit, otherwise it will be rejected;
The abstract header must contain title (max. 15 words), author(s) and affiliation(s);
The abstract body-text (Background, Methods, Results, Short Discussion/Conclusions) must have 200 words maximum. Acknowledgements may be included within an extra maximum of 100 words;
No references, figures, graphs, or tables are allowed.
Presentation instructions
Authors must comply with Presentation Guidelines – AVAILABLE SOON.