The Program & Scientific Committee of the 16th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry welcomes the submission of abstracts presenting original research and scientific contributions relevant to the field of Crop Protection Chemistry. Authors are invited to submit abstracts addressing the  Congress Themes, for consideration as either Oral or Poster presentations.

All abstracts for Oral or Poster presentations should be submitted via the congress website (https://iupac2027.gr/) not later than 31 March 2027 by filling in the online submission form.

The abstracts submitted will be assessed, peer reviewed and grouped by topic. Accepted abstracts will be presented as oral or poster presentations. All presented abstracts as oral or poster form will be published in the book of abstracts.

Submission guidelines

• Each author can submit a maximum of 4 abstracts (as corresponding author) and give a maximum of 2 platform presentations .
• Presenting authors must register for the meeting by the early bird registration deadline, or their abstract will be cancelled and excluded from the programme. .
• All abstracts must be submitted and presented exclusively in English.
• During the abstract submission process, authors will be required to upload a publication-ready file, prepared in accordance with the template and guidelines provided in the Abstract Content Authors are exclusively responsible for the submission of their work according to the abstract submission guidelines and for submitting their abstract in due time according to the abstract submission deadline. Abstracts that do not comply with the guidelines may be returned for corrections if time allows or, if submitted after the deadline, may be automatically disqualified.
• All submitted abstracts are subjected to a peer review process. After the evaluation, corresponding authors will receive feedback. The Scientific Committee may change the requested presentation type from Oral to Poster or from Poster to Oral following communication and approval by the authors. All accepted abstracts will be presented as Oral or Poster presentations and will be published in the 16th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry Book of Abstracts.

Abstract content

Software: The abstracts should be typed on a word processor (“.doc” or “.docx” format).

Title: The title should be concise and informative, center-aligned, formatted in 14 pt bold Calibri font with single line spacing. Use sentence case (capitalize only the first word and proper nouns).

Authors: Leave one blank line (12 pt) between the title and the list of authors, center-aligned. Each author’s name should be formatted with the first initial followed by the surname. Superscript affiliation numbers should be placed immediately after the surname, without a space. The presenter’s name must be underlined, while the corresponding author’s name must be marked with an asterisk (*). The affiliation superscript should follow the asterisk, without a space, and should not be underlined. Separate authors’ names with commas.

Example: J. Smith¹, B. Rogers*²

Affiliations: Institutional addresses should be written in italics. The name of the institution should precede the geographical location, unless the location is already included in the institution’s official name. The full institutional address should include the city, region (where applicable), and country.

When multiple institutions are listed, each affiliation should be identified by its corresponding superscript reference number, placed immediately before the institutional address, without a space, on a separate line.

Example:

1. Papadopoulou¹, B. Rogers*²

¹Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece

²Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

*Corresponding author: Leave one blank line (11 pt) after the institutional affiliations and provide the corresponding author’s e-mail address in Calibri, 10 pt font.

Abstract text: Leave one blank line (11 pt) after the corresponding author’s e-mail address before starting the abstract text. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract should be written in Calibri font, using sentence case, single line spacing, and justified paragraph alignment. The first line of each paragraph should not be indented, and no additional spacing should be inserted between paragraphs. Abbreviations may be used provided that the term is written out in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, at its first occurrence in the text. Tables, figures, illustrations, and references are not permitted.

Keywords: Provide 3–5 keywords that best describe the main topics of the abstract. Keywords should be separated by semicolons and listed in lowercase, except for proper nouns and established abbreviations.

Acknowledgements: Authors may include a brief acknowledgement section to recognize individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided support or assistance during the research. Any funding sources or relevant project grants should also be acknowledged, where applicable.

In case you find any difficulty in submitting your abstract electronically, please contact ARTION Conferences & Events (iupac2027@artion.com.gr).