Submission guidelines

The online abstract submission portal will open on 20 January 2025.

Online submission is mandatory
- Email submissions will not be accepted
- Submission deadline: 15 March 2025, 23:59 (Central European Time)

Abstracts will be rigorously reviewed by the IFLA 2025 Scientific Committee
English language submissions only
Abstract length:
- Abstract title: maximum 20 words.
- Abstract body text: maximum 500 words. This 500-word limit does not include the title or author details of the abstract
- Keyword : maximum 5
- Biography (presenter) text : The maximum size of the biography is 70 words.
References: author’s name, initials of first name, date, title, place of publication, publisher, volume number, page.
Presentation format: abstracts can be submitted for oral or poster. The Scientific Committee will make the decision on the type of oral presentation or poster that will be offered.

Authors selected for an oral presentation will be invited to submit before June 15 a short paper (around 3000 words) or short video of their work to be integrated, in addition to their abstract, into the online congress proceedings, available to participants

Submission Limitations
- The Organizing Committee recommends one abstract per first author/presenter
- Multiple co-author contributions permitted

By submitting an abstract, authors confirm:

Exclusive online submission
All authors approve the abstract content
Information accuracy has been verified
Presenter registration fully paid before 15 May and commitment to in-person presentation in Nantes (no remote or pre-recorded video)
Presentation will be conducted in English
Permission for abstract publication is given to the organizers
Acceptance of unedited abstract publication
Provide references according to the requested standards
For oral communications, authors will be invited to provide a short paper paper (around 3000 words) or a short video by 15 June 2025