Call for extended abstracts

Soliciting submission of extended abstracts to Biodiversity Information Science and Standards of presentations at SPNHC-TDWG 2024 in Okinawa, Japan, 2–6 September.

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Last updated 13 October 2024: clarified that this applies only to NEW abstracts, not previously submitted in ARPHA

Breaking News!

15 October is the final deadline for submitting a NEW extended abstract to ARPHA for publication in Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (BISS). This deadline only applies to abstracts not previously submitted for review or in the review process.

Don’t miss out on this important benefit of your registration and presentation at SPNHC-TDWG 2024. See β€œWhy submit an extended abtract” if you have lingering doubts.

Original call

We are pleased to announce the call for extended abstracts (mini-papers) for the joint hybrid conference of SPNHC-TDWG 2024 to be published in Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (BISS).

The deadline for extended abstract submission is 15 July 2024 NOW 24 July 2024. 15 October 2024

Wondering why you might want to submit an extended abstract when your presentation has already been accepted on the Oxford Abstracts (OA) conference platform? See all the reasons why here: https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/why-extended-abstract/

Eligibility. Only authors with abstracts approved and presented) at the conference are eligible to submit an extended abstract as a benefit of their registration for the conference. The person submitting the extended abstract to BISS can be a different co-author from the one who submitted the original abstract to the conference program. It is important that this submitting author be available to handle reviews in a timely manner.

Full instructions for extended abstract submission may be found at https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/biss-abstract-submission/ but if you are already familiar with abstract submission to BISS, you may elect to use the shorter summarized version, https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/biss-abstracts-tldr/

Please direct any questions about extended abstracts to editor@tdwg.org.

We look forward to receiving your extended abstract submissions by 15 October 2024 (final deadline!)