ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstract Submission Rules

• Abstract submissions must be made by sending the abstract to info@cetad.org.tr by October 1, 2026.
• Abstracts accepted by the Scientific Committee, with at least one author completing congress registration, will be published in the congress abstract book.
• For research abstracts, the name of the institution that granted ethics committee approval, together with the approval date and decision number, must be stated in the abstract.
• Abstracts must be no more than 300 words.
• Abbreviations must not be used in the abstract title.
• Authors' full names, institutional affiliation, and city must be stated; academic titles (Prof., Assoc. Prof., Dr., etc.) and long address information must not be included.
• No abbreviations should be used other than internationally recognized ones.
• Abstracts must be submitted in Turkish.
• Acceptance or rejection decisions will be communicated to authors by e-mail.
• Abstracts will be published in the abstract book exactly as submitted. Spelling, grammar, and content control are entirely the authors' responsibility. No corrections can be made after publication.
• Each oral presentation is allotted 8 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for discussion.

Abstracts of research papers must be prepared under the following headings:

• Aim
• Method
• Findings
• Conclusion

Abstracts of case reports must be prepared under the following headings:

• Aim
• Case
• Discussion

Poster Preparation Guidelines

Abstracts accepted for poster presentation must be prepared in accordance with the following rules.

• Poster size: Posters must be prepared in 70 × 100 cm dimensions and in portrait format.
• Font size: Poster text must be legible from a distance of 1–2 meters.
• Title: Must be written in capital letters and bold.
• Author names: First name with initial capitalized, surname in capital letters, both in bold. Academic titles should not be used with names.
• The name of the presenting author must be underlined.
• Institutional affiliations should be linked to author names using superscript symbols and placed below the names.
• A light background with dark text is recommended to improve readability.
• Graphics, tables, and images must be of sufficient resolution.
• Poster presenters are expected to be present at their posters during the poster evaluation time specified in the program.

Poster Template: Posters may be prepared using the poster template provided by the congress.

Oral Presentation Template: Oral presentations may be prepared using the PowerPoint template provided by the congress.