How to Submit an Abstract

Review the abstract submission policies listed below and please also read our Code of Conduct for APS Meetings.

Eligibility

Become a member before you submit. If you are already a member, be sure to log into your account.

If you are an invited speaker or reciprocal society member, APS membership is not requires. However, you will need to create an APS web account in order to submit an abstract. Please refer to our list of reciprocal societies.

Unit Meetings

Membership requirements vary when submitting an abstract to unit meetings. Check the APS Meeting Calendar and the respective meeting website for details.

Abstract Guidelines for APS Meetings

Submission Deadlines

Only abstracts received by the published deadline are guaranteed acceptance into the scientific program. Meeting organizers are under no obligation to schedule any contributed abstract that arrives after the close of business on the deadline date.

All contributed or poster abstracts must be submitted online using the abstract submission system. Abstracts sent through other means (e.g. email, fax, mail) will not be accepted.

Editing of Abstracts

Authors should review and edit abstracts thoroughly before submitting. All co-authors must be added before the abstract submission deadline. APS will only correct mistakes and misspellings in the author’s name or affiliation. Alternatively, you can also use APS Author Services to edit the abstract before submission. 

Withdrawing Abstracts

Only the submitter can request to withdraw an abstract from the program. Abstracts can be withdrawn online before the withdrawal deadline in your presenter confirmation email. After the deadline, send withdrawal requests via email to APS Abstract Help.

If you withdraw your abstract before the withdrawal deadline, it will not appear in the program. If you withdraw your abstract after the withdrawal deadline, it will still appear in the printed program but the final online program will state “Abstract Withdrawn.”

Altered or Rejected Abstracts

APS reserves the right to alter or reject abstracts based on (but not limited to) the following criteria:

  • Abstracts do not comply with style guidelines, including excessive length
    (contributed abstract length must be less than 1,300 characters)
  • Abstracts contain inappropriate content
  • Abstracts fall outside of the topical scope of the meeting
  • Repeated cancellation by submitter

Questions?

Please reach out to APS Abstract Help.