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Submission Guidelines
The 17th Asia Pacific Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Congress · October 15–18, 2026 · Taipei
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* All the Important Dates of 2026 APSPGHAN are based on Taiwan Time Zone (GMT+8).
Abstract Categories
Select the most appropriate category for your submission.
Gastroenterology
- IBD
- Helicobacter pylori
- Intestinal failure
- Microbiota
- Celiac disease
- Malabsorption
- Polyposis
- Others
Hepatology (Liver)
- Viral infection
- MASLD
- Cholestatic liver disease
- Liver transplantation
- Metabolic liver diseases
- Others
Nutrition
- Obesity
- Faltering growth
- Enteral nutrition
- Parenteral nutrition
- Nutrition care for special medical considerations
- Others
General
- General Policy
- Education / Training
General Policy
The user who submitted the abstract to the submission system will be recognized as the Presenting Author. The presenting author of an accepted abstract (oral and poster) must register and pay the registration fees no later than July 31, 2026 to ensure the rights for the presentation.
Abstracts must be original and may only be submitted from local congresses; they will not be considered if previously presented at international congresses. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Abstract Book.
Presenting Authors of accepted abstracts must be registered — even if they are a student — and are responsible for all expenses incurred in the production of their presentations, travel and accommodation during the Conference. Each Presenting Author can submit unlimited abstracts and may also be a co-author of another abstract.
It is the author's responsibility to submit a correctly edited and accurate abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific fact will be reproduced as typed by the author. Abstracts will be rejected if they contain no data or if the English is unacceptable. All Presenting Authors will receive detailed presentation guidelines once the abstract has been accepted.
Acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the Presenting Author's email address immediately upon submission. The Presenting Author will receive all correspondence regarding abstract status, presentation type, date and time via the email provided in the submission.
Submission Guidelines
The abstract must be written and presented in English. Each abstract can only be submitted once. The same abstract cannot be submitted for consideration in different award/paper categories. Please read the following instructions carefully before preparing your abstract.
The Title of the Abstract
- Capitalize all principal words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.). Do not capitalize articles, prepositions, or conjunctions when they fall in the middle of a title.
- No full stop (period) at the end and no underlining.
The Body of the Abstract
- Maximum of 250 words if attaching one table, figure, or image.
- Maximum of 300 words with no attachment.
- Only one (1) table / graph / image may be submitted as part of an abstract. Maximum file size is 10 MB.
Abstracts should be structured as follows
- Authors are advised to ensure the accuracy of submitted abstracts. Any mistakes in literature or scientific facts will be published as typed.
- All authors named in the abstract have agreed to its submission for presentation and publication at the 2026 APSPGHAN Congress, and the authors are familiar with and agree to the stated results.
This abstract conforms to all the 2026 APSPGHAN Congress Abstract Rules and Procedures. The Scientific Program Committee of the 2026 APSPGHAN Congress reserves the right to accept or refuse an abstract, to designate abstracts as either oral or poster presentation, and to choose a suitable session for the abstract.