Abstract Submission

Important Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Abstracts must be submitted online in either Turkish or English through the congress website using the abstract system provided below. Please note that abstracts sent via email or regular mail will not be accepted. Accepted abstracts will be published exactly as uploaded to the system. Therefore, it's crucial to adhere to Turkish or English grammar rules. Please double-check your abstract for accuracy before uploading it. Abstracts that do not adhere to the specified writing rules will be excluded from evaluation, regardless of their content. We kindly request your careful attention in this regard. The author responsible for the abstract submission must complete congress registration by February 23, 2024. Abstracts from authors who have not registered by this date will not be included in the congress abstract book.

Abstract Submission Deadline:
March 10, 2024

Abstract Writing Rules

• Abstracts will be submitted through the online abstract system.
• When submitting the abstract, authors should choose between 'Poster Presentation' or 'Oral Presentation'. Following the scientific evaluation, changes in the preferred presentation category may be made. The corresponding author will be informed about any changes via email in the acceptance letter.
• Authors should select the most suitable topic category for their abstract during the submission process.
• If an abbreviation is used in the abstract, it must be clearly defined upon its first mention, with the abbreviation stated in parentheses.
• The abstract, excluding the title, author names, and institution names, should not exceed 300 words.
• Abstract Title:
• The title should be clear, concise, and accurately describe the study.
• Only the first letter of the abstract title should be capitalized, with abbreviations being an exception.
• Author Names and Institutions:
• Academic titles should not be included in author names.
• Names and surnames should be written with only the first letter capitalized and the rest in lowercase.
• The names and addresses of the institutions where the authors work must be provided.
• Abstracts should include sections such as 'Aims,' 'Materials and Methods,' 'Results,' and 'Conclusion' for research studies, and 'Introduction,' 'Case presentation,' and 'Conclusion' for case reports.
• The purpose or hypothesis of the study should be clearly explained.
• In the 'Materials and Methods' section, authors should define the study type (retrospective, prospective, randomized, controlled, blind, etc.), criteria for inclusion/exclusion of subjects of control and study groups, and evaluation criteria concisely. Ethical approval or consent should be mentioned, if applicable, along with the statistical methods used.
• Findings should be presented in line with the methodology, summarized comprehensively with numerical details.
• The 'Conclusion' section should provide a clear and concise summary of the results. If comparisons are made with other studies, it should be explicitly stated, and the study's strengths and weaknesses should be emphasized.
• If the study received funding, it should be acknowledged as a footnote."

Evaluation of Abstracts

The evaluation will be conducted online by referees appointed by the Absract Evaluation Committee of the Congress Organizing Committee, while keeping the names and institutions of the researchers confidential. Based on the referee evaluation results, 'Abstract Acceptance' or 'Abstract Rejection' notifications will be sent to the email address of the corresponding author. The results can also be tracked in the 'Abstract Results' section on the congress website.

Presentation Information

Oral Presentation

• Limit the content on each slide to a maximum of 7 lines.
• Each line should contain no more than 5 words.
• Create slides in landscape orientation.
• Avoid including tables with extensive content in your slides.

Poster Presentations

• Papers accepted for poster presentations will be published in the proceedings book after the congress.
• Please note that poster presentations without submitted poster materials will not be included in the Proceedings Book published after the congress.
• The posters works should be prepared according to the size and format specified in the accepted poster acceptance letters and will be displayed as E-Posters.

CONGRESS ABSTRACT TOPICS

• Lung
• Mediastinum
• Body Fluids
• Gastrointestinal System/Pancreas/Liver
• Fine Needle Aspiration-Technique
• Breast
• Endocrine Organs
• Cervicovaginal Cytology
• Salivary Gland
• Soft Tissue and Bone
• Lymph Node and Lymphoid Lesions
• Immunohistochemistry
• Liquid Based Cytology
• Digital Cytology
• Artificial intelligence
• Auxiliary Methods-Molecular
• Auxiliary Methods-Cervicovaginal