Call for Abstracts

General Information

Conference administration runs via Conftool. Once registered in Conftool, you will have the options to submit symposium proposals and abstracts.

Important dates

Abstracts must be submitted through Conftool by 14 November 2025, 23:59. Decision on acceptance will be communicated, at the earliest, by 10 December 2025.

All abstracts must be submitted in English. Abstracts will be published (as submitted) in the online journal Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS) unless otherwise indicated during the upload process.

Symposia

Symposia consist of three presentations (max. 20 min presentation & discussion each). Please submit a brief overview explaining the objective of the symposium (max. 200 words, no references, template overview symposia, not published in CISS) and three separate abstracts (template for abstract submission, published in CISS unless otherwise indicated).

Oral presentation (10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes questions)

Oral presentations consist of a 10-minute presentation and a 5-minute discussion. Accepted abstracts will be grouped according to theme by the program committee. Some abstracts may, however, need to be assigned to posters. Please use the template for abstract submissions.

Poster presentation

The poster presentation will take place together with the aperitif in the EIAF building and will last approximately 90 minutes. The posters will not be debated. However, first authors should be present at their posters during the aperitif for explanations and to answer questions. Please use the template for abstract submissions.

Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Candidates who wish to apply for the Young Investigator Award (YIA) must submit a more detailed abstract of their research (max. 1'000 words, incl. references). Cumulative works (e.g., cumulative dissertations) are not eligible for the YIA. The top five applicants will present their work orally in the YIA finalists' presentations session (10 minutes presentation & 5 minutes questions from experts). The winners of the YIA (1st to 3rd placed) will receive a cash prize.

The applicant must

• be first author
• not have completed his/her doctoral degree at the time of the conference
• not be a previous SGS YIA winner (1^st-3^rd place)
• work for a Swiss institution or be a Swiss citizen.

All YIA abstracts which are not selected for the final round will automatically be reviewed for oral presentations. Accepted applicants will be required to upload a shorter abstract if the author wishes the abstract to be published in CISS. Please use the template for abstract submissions.