The late-breaking abstract submission deadline is intended to capture studies that provide new information with results that were not fully available at the time of the regular abstract submission deadline. These findings must be novel and substantive and have the potential to impact clinical practice. The selection of abstracts for late-breaking sessions will be highly competitive.
All late-breaking submissions must include an abstract, a paper and an optional appendix. The paper must be submitted through the PCS Submission System and must meet the ACM Master Article Submission Templates (single column; up to 8 pages, excluding references). The appendix is a supplementary document and may not exceed 10 pages. The abstract must be in the ACM Abstract Submission Templates and can contain a maximum of 320 characters, including all author information.
During the submission process, authors will be asked to provide a brief justification of why their study should be considered for the late-breaking category. This information will be shared with the abstract reviewers and program Co-Chairs. Additionally, late-breaking abstracts must be original research and cannot be a revision of an abstract previously submitted to the general call for abstracts. Exceptions are allowed for case series and new aspects or focus of a previous study.
The submission fee for ASTS and/or AST members (first or last author) is $25, or $50 for non-members. One research abstract can be submitted per registrant. The presenting author must be an ASTS/AST member to present an abstract and receive all abstract communications.