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Abstract Submission

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BE A PART OF THE 2027 WORLD CONGRESS ON BRAIN INJURY!

Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59pm ET

All accepted abstracts will be published in a special edition of IBIA’s official journal, Brain Injury.

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General Guidelines

  • Abstract submissions must adhere to the formatting guidelines stated here. Those not adhering to the guidelines provided in the General Format Guidelines (below) and the structure relevant to the type of abstract submitted (i.e., Research Report or Clinical Case Report) will be returned unreviewed to the corresponding author for revision and resubmission.
  • Please make sure your abstract contains only generic drug names. Abstracts with trade names in the title or body could be precluded from presentation.
  • Please be sure to carefully check your submission for content errors. IBIA neither proofreads nor corrects spelling, typographical, grammatical, or scientific errors. Errors made on your submitted abstract are likely to appear in print.
  • Please be sure to verify the presenter’s email address. All communication regarding the abstract will be sent to the presenting author’s email address that was entered at the time of submission.

Abstracts must be submitted in the fields provided in Oxford Abstracts.

Abstract Formatting Guidelines

Title

  • Enter the title of the abstract in sentence case.
  • Use plain text (No html)
  • Word Limit: 75 words/ 200 characters

Authors

  • Submit author name(s) only in the author fields specifically provided in Oxford Abstracts – do not include them in the space intended for the title or the body of the abstract. 
  • Provide author affiliation(s) only in the author fields specifically provided in Oxford Abstracts – do not include them in the space intended for the title or the body of the abstract. 
  • Only (1) presenter is allowed per abstract.
  • There is a maximum of 50 co-authors per abstract submission.
  • Enter the names of authors in the order in which you wish them to appear in the printed text.
  • The name used in the abstract submission will be displayed as the presenter in the online agenda.
  • Emails sent by IBIA to abstract presenters will be sent to the email address provided in the abstract submission.
  • It is the responsibility of that recipient to ensure that the actual presenter receives all communications from the time of submission until after the conference.
  • Presenting authors will be required to register if accepted.

Body

  • The body of the abstract is limited to 450 words (not including title and authors).
  • Scientific words can be entered in mixed case (e.g., fMRI).
  • Do not include references in the abstract (i.e., do not include in-text citations or a bibliography/reference list). 
  • Do not include tables, figures, and videos in the abstract or with the abstract submission.
  • Do not include keywords in your submission.
  • Abstracts should be data-driven and must include this information in the body of the abstract.
  • Please be sure to carefully check your abstract for content errors, spelling, names, etc. before submitting. IBIA neither proofreads nor corrects spelling, typographical, grammatical, or scientific errors.
  • Should be in a single paragraph.
  • If sub headers are used, they should be within that single paragraph in all-caps, not bolded (e.g., METHODS:)
  • Required structure for Research submissions (including original research and literature reviews):
    • Background:
    • Objective:
    • Methods:
    • Results:
    • Conclusion:
  • Required structure for Case Report submissions:
    • Background:
    • Case History:
    • Conclusion:

Abstract Categories

  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – allied healthcare issues
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – laboratory research
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – neurorehabilitation
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – neurotechnology
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – neuro-economics
  • Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury – brain health to neuro-rehabilitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – allied healthcare issues
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – laboratory research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – neurorehabilitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – neurotechnology
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – neuro-economics
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – brain health to neuro-rehabilitation
  • Vascular Brain Injury – allied healthcare issues
  • Vascular Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
  • Vascular Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
  • Vascular Brain Injury – laboratory research
  • Vascular Brain Injury – neurorehabilitation
  • Vascular Brain Injury – neurotechnology
  • Vascular Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy
  • Vascular Brain Injury – neuro-economics
  • Vascular Brain Injury – brain health to neuro-rehabilitation
  • Other Brain Injury – allied healthcare issues
  • Other Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
  • Other Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
  • Other Brain Injury – laboratory research
  • Other Brain Injury – neurorehabilitation
  • Other Brain Injury – neurotechnology
  • Other Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy
  • Other Brain Injury – neuro-economics
  • Other Brain Injury – brain health to neuro-rehabilitation
  • Other Brain Injury – brain injury and covid related issues

Presenter Headshot
Please upload a headshot as follows:

  • Minimum 250 x 250 pixels 
  • JPEG or PNG format 

Presenter Biography
Please submit the presenter biography as follows:

  • Maximum 250 words
  • Paragraph format 

If Accepted:

At least (1) author will be required to register, pay and present the paper in-person at the Congress.

All submitted content will be used in the online program, Congress website and promotional emails relating to the Congress.

Registration Requirements

If your abstract is accepted for presentation at the IBIA World Congress, the presenting author is required to register for the meeting by the presenter registration deadline. If the presenting author does not register for the IBIA World Congress by this deadline, their abstract will be withdrawn from the program. Additional registration details will be provided in the acceptance email.

Important Deadlines

    • Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59pm ET
    • Program Allocations Communicated: February 2027
    • Speaker Registration Due: Monday, March 15, 2027
    • Presenter Picture & Bio Due: Monday, April 5, 2027
    • Electronic Poster Due: Monday, May 3, 2027 at 5:00pm ET
    • Final Presentation Upload Due (Online): Friday, May 21, 2027

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