FAQ Abstract Submission for Viszeralmedizin 2025

Yes, it is necessary to create an account to submit an abstract. Here you can access the submission platform.

Accounts from previous years remain valid. If needed, please use the ‚Forgot Password‘ function.

Abstracts for both DGAV and DGVS must be submitted by April 30, 2025, at the latest.

The following structure is required: Introduction / Objectives / Methodology / Results / Conclusion

Title: Max. 300 characters (including spaces)
Abstract text: Max. 2,500 characters (including spaces)

Additionally, up to 3 tables and 3 images can be included in the abstract (these do not count towards the 2,500 characters).

Maximum settings for images: 1000 x 1000 pixels for height & width and max. 5 MB per image.

Abstracts can be submitted in German (preferred) and English. If an English abstract is submitted and accepted, the presentation can also be given in English.

Abstracts that have already been presented or published at another event in Germany cannot be submitted. However, abstracts that have only been partially published or published with preliminary results may be submitted.

Additionally, abstracts that are published or presented at the international UEG and ECCO congresses taking place in Germany in 2025 can be submitted.

Abstracts that have already been presented or published at another event outside of Germany can be submitted.

The abstract can only be presented at the congress by a person who is listed as an author on the abstract.

Communication about the submitted abstract will be conducted exclusively through the contact details of the submitting author („einreichender Autor“). Only this person will be informed about the status of the abstract via email and is responsible for informing co-authors about the status of the abstract.

Only abstracts that comply with the principles of good scientific practice and contain valid results can be accepted. The use of AI in the design process of the abstract is not fundamentally excluded. To ensure transparency, this must be indicated when the abstract is submitted.

• The content of the abstract cannot be changed after submission. The abstract can be published in this form
• You agree to the electronic publication of the abstract in the Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (ZfG), on www.viszeralmedizin.com, and in the Viszeralmedizin app. By doing so, you also consent to the publication of all images contained in the abstract.
• Only the submitting author (corresponding author) will be informed about the status of the abstract via email
• The abstract has not been presented at a congress of a national professional society or association.

Sometimes it may take a while for emails to be delivered. Please also check your spam folder.

If you do not receive an email within the next hour after submission, please contact the congress office at kongress@dgvs.de.

The abstract reviewers of DGVS and DGAV will evaluate the submitted abstracts. The submitting author will be informed of the acceptance or rejection of the abstract via email during June 2025. In case of acceptance, the presentation time will also be communicated.

The email regarding the acceptance of the abstract contains information about the date, time, and length of the abstract presentation. The presenting author is expected to give the presentation. The presentation is automatically confirmed and does not need to be confirmed. Please send presentation cancellations, including the abstract number, to kongress@dgvs.de.

Please note that acceptance does not automatically register you for the congress. Even as a presenting author, you must register for the congress independently. If you do not have active membership with DGVS or DGAV, the normal registration fee for the congress will apply.

All accepted abstracts will be published electronically in the August issue of the Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (ZfG).