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Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract Submission Instructions

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Topic Categories

The PISA 2025 Planning Committee reserves the right to reassign topic categories after the abstract review process

  • Cancer Pathobiology
  • Cardiac & Vascular Pathobiology
  • Cell Injury and Repair
  • Fibrosis and Extracellular Matrix
  • Gastrointestinal Pathobiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inflammation/Immunopathology
  • Liver Pathobiology
  • Molecular Diagnostic Pathology
  • Neuropathology
  • Ocular Pathobiology
  • Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells in Disease
  • Vascular and Mucosal Pathobiology

Abstract Submission Fees

  • FREE for all ASIP Trainee members

Eligibility

Abstracts will only be accepted from ASIP Trainee members (Undergraduate, Pre-Doctoral, Post-Doctoral). There is a limit of ONE abstract submission per Trainee member. The Trainee member MUST submit the abstract.

All authors of submitted abstracts must adhere to the PISA 2025 Virtual Meeting Scientific Integrity Policy. Faxed, emailed or mailed abstracts will not be accepted.  Accepted abstracts will be published ONLINE in The American Journal of Pathology (AJP) and in the online PISA 2025 Virtual Meeting Program.

All accepted abstracts will be programmed as short, 15-minute oral presentations. Abstracts that are derivative of prior abstracts (including those presented during Pathobiology 2025), reporting research progress and new incremental findings are acceptable.

Abstract submissions will require the selection of ONE Topic Category which best fits the nature of the research being presented.

Abstract Submission Requirements

  1. Completed abstracts must be submitted online no later than 11:59 PM (ET) on Monday, September 15, 2025.
  2. Once an abstract is accepted, changes cannot be made which includes additional authors being added or deleted.
  3. Notification of acceptance or rejection of the abstract will be e-mailed to the Presenting (First) Author in early October.
  4. Product advertisements are not appropriate for presentation. ASIP reserves the right to exclude abstracts that promote commercial interests inappropriately or are viewed as unethical in content.
  5. ASIP reserves the right to withdraw a presentation at any time.
  6. The Presenting Author verifies that all authors agree, and any supervisors have given permission, to the presentation at the PISA 2025 Virtual Meeting and the inclusion of the abstract for online publication.
  7. The Presenting Author is responsible for notifying all other authors of the acceptance, rejection, scheduling, and any other information provided by the ASIP.
  8. Each time an author is added during the online submission process, complete contact information, which includes institutional affiliation and email address are required.

By submitting an abstract, the Presenting Author is agreeing to the following:

I have read, understand, and agree to the ASIP Rules for abstract submission and for the poster presentation layout and requirements. I understand that failure to adhere to these rules may result in denial of permission to present the abstract, disqualification for an award, and/or forfeiture of future rights to submit an abstract to future meetings.

Useful Definitions

Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect the educational content of the scientific conference about products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship. The conflict of interest depends on the situation and not on the character or actions of the individual. Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual or his/her spouse or partner benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit; these are usually associated with roles such as employment, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, advisory/review panel or board membership, etc. A relevant financial relationship is one that creates a conflict of interest, in any amount, occurring in the 12 months before the individual assumes a role controlling educational content.

Abstract Formatting/Submission Instructions

Abstracts that are not submitted properly will receive an administrative reject and will not be reviewed.

  1. Abstracts must be submitted properly in the MemberClicks database system. The data fields (title, author 1, author 2, author 3, etc.) are used to generate the published abstract. Therefore, pay careful attention to the submission instructions and to the submission process, including spelling, capitalization, author names, etc.
  2. All abstracts must include the required headers listed below, so you will enter text under the appropriate header in the submission system.
    • Introduction: A brief discussion of the background or rationale of the study and/or the question addressed
    • Methods: The experimental approach, materials, and methods used in the study
    • Results: The data and results obtained in the study
    • Conclusions: The conclusions and/or implications of the results
  3. Language: The abstract must be written in English.
    Presentation Format:  In most cases, abstracts will be presented as a poster.
    Title Case: Title must be initial caps throughout. Example: Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagy in Breast Cancer
  4. Abstract Limits:
    • Number of authors: 15
    • Abstract Title: 200 characters (including spaces)
    • Abstract Content: 2,500 characters (with spaces and including section headers)
  5. You may include Greek letters and special symbols, e.g., ° (degree sign), ® (registered trademark), etc. However, the system will not accept or preserve tables or figures. Data must be reported in narrative format in the abstract submission.
    • The scientific content of the abstract should contain new data that have not been previously published. Abstracts that are derivative of prior abstracts, reporting new incremental findings are acceptable.
    • Authors may submit multiple abstracts.
    • Confirmation: When you finish submitting your abstract, you will receive a confirmation message.
  6. Your abstract will be rated using four criteria:
    • Originality and Clarity
    • Novelty
    • Scientific Merit/Rigor
    • Appropriate conclusions
  7. Summary: Grounds for abstract rejection are:
    • Failure to follow the submission instructions
    • The abstract is not eligible for online publication in The AJP
    • The abstract contains no scientific data and/or has only a promise of future data
    • Duplicate abstracts are submitted
  8. The five most common reasons for rejection are:
    • Abstract is composed completely of previously presented/published data
    • Poor organization/clarity
    • No novel information
    • Insufficient scientific quality
    • Insufficient data
  9. Additional reasons for administrative abstract rejection without review include:
    • The use of all capital letters in the title (Title Case)
    • Improper use of italics (i.e., genes should be italicized, not proteins)
    • Overt endorsement and/or promotion of a product or service
    • Submission of duplicate or highly replicative abstracts under different first author names