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CNS*2025 Florence: Abstract Submission

The CNS*2025 conference welcomes submissions that encompass experimental, model-based, and theoretical approaches to understanding neurobiological computation. Research that integrates experimental and theoretical studies is particularly encouraged, as well as submissions describing new technical solutions, methodologies, or software relevant to computational neuroscience.

Detailed submission instructions, relevant links, and the review process are provided below.

Important Notes

  • Registration Requirement: The corresponding author must register for the conference before submitting an abstract. Please use the same email address for registration and submission to ensure your accounts are linked. Failure to pay invoices or present at the conference can lead to withdrawal of submissions. If your abstract is rejected, you may request a full refund.
  • Abstract Submission Limit: OCNS members may submit up to two abstracts as corresponding authors; non-members may sponsor only one abstract.
  • GDPR Compliance: Only accounts with an ongoing relationship (e.g., reviewers) have been retained on the ConfMaster submission site. Other users must create a new login.

Please see our FAQs for more details.

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Abstract Preparation Guidelines

The abstract preparation requirements have been updated. So please carefully follow these instructions carefully to ensure your abstract meets all requirements:

  • Prepare a text-only abstract with a maximum of 3000 characters (including spaces). The abstracts should be structured, with four subsections: Introduction, Methods, Results & Discussion; with a limit of 750 characters for each.
  • The above abstract character limit does not include the title, authors and affiliations, acknowledgements and references. The submission form has separate dedicated fields for this info. The following character limits apply for these fields:
    • Title: max 150 chars
    • Authors & Affiliations: no limit; follow format described below
    • Acknowledgements: max 400 chars
    • References: max 600 chars; follow APA format (or use DOIs)
  • Optionally, include one high-quality figure in PNG format. The image width must be between 800 and 1000 pixels. The image height may vary between 300 and 700 pixels. The figure must be referenced in the text (e.g., Fig. 1) and accompanied by a caption (max 400 characters) submitted as plain text via the designated field in the submission form. The figure caption must not be part of the graphical figure.
  • Avoid using equations unless they can be written in UTF-8 format (e.g., λ≥0). Do not include TeX/LaTeX equations or any version of the Microsoft Equation Editor or graphical equation renderings. Do not include equations rendered graphically in your figure.
  • If you are unable to reproduce a particular special character with UTF-8, please type out the name of the symbol in full. SI units should be used throughout (litre and molar are permitted, however). Abbreviations should be used as sparingly as possible and should be defined when first used.
  • Citations to references should be included in square brackets (e.g., [1,2]) and numbered sequentially. All citations should have a corresponding entry in the references list.
  • References should be listed in APA format (or using DOIs), numbered sequentially. All entries in the references list have to be cited in the abstract.
  • Run a thorough spelling and grammar check before submission.

For submissions requesting oral presentations, please additionally also upload a detailed 1-3 page PDF summary of your work. Note that this extended abstract is not a replacement for the regular abstract, and only the regular (shorter) abstracts will be considered for publication as part of the conference proceedings.

Please follow the following formatting for author & affiliation info:

John A. Doe*², Jane B. Smith², Carlos M. Gonzalez¹,³
<<leave one line>>
¹ Department of Neuroscience, Example University, City, Country
² Institute for Brain Research, Another University, City, Country
³ Center for Cognitive Science, Yet Another Institution, City, Country
<<leave one line>>
*Email: [email protected]

Note: underline the presenting author and provide their email

Please follow the following APA formatting for references:

  1. Smith, J. B., & Doe, J. A. (2023). Neural correlates of task-switching: A review. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 15(3), 123–134. https://doi.org/10.1234/exampledoi
  2. Gonzalez, C. M., & Brown, E. (2022). Prefrontal mechanisms of cognitive control. Brain Research Bulletin, 95(4), 567–579. https://doi.org/10.5678/anotherdoi

or, alternatively using only complete DOI urls:

  1. https://doi.org/10.1234/exampledoi
  2. https://doi.org/10.5678/anotherdoi

Note: references are to be numbered sequentially


Abstract Submission Guidelines

  1. Visit the ConfMaster abstract submission site and log in or create a new account. Note that this is a different login, specific to the ConfMaster website. Use an existing account, or create a new one by selecting 'Register as new author'. Please note that the same e-mail address must be used for conference registration (on OCNS website) and abstract submission (on ConfMaster).
  2. Select 'Submit an abstract' from the Submissions menu.
  3. Enter the title, author information, and abstract text into the submission fields. You may format the text using the provided tools or copy-paste from a word processor.
  4. If including a figure, upload it in PNG format and provide the caption in the designated text field.
  5. Use the pull down menu to choose your preferred presentation type ('poster preferred' or 'oral preferred'). Note that 'oral preferred' abstracts and summaries will be considered for both the longer featured oral format and the standard oral format.
  6. Select a field of study keyword (keyword1), a system keyword (keyword2), and up to 2 additional keywords that best describe your paper. These will be used to assign reviewers and to organize the program by topic.
  7. When all fields are completed, click the SUBMIT button to finalize your submission.

For any questions about the submission process, please email [email protected].

The Review Process

Submissions will be judged and accepted for the meeting based on clarity, substance and appropriateness for the meeting. It is particularly important that the biological relevance of the research be made clear. OCNS strongly believes in the open exchange of ideas and rejections are usually based on absence of biological relevance (e.g., pure machine learning) or the absence of any computational aspect (e.g., purely clinical neurology studies). 

Submissions to be considered for oral presentation will be reviewed by at least two independent referees and results of the review process will be used to construct the oral program. In addition to perceived quality and significance, the novelty of the research and the diversity and coherence of the overall program will be considerations for the selection of oral and featured oral presentations. We particularly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply for an oral presentations. To ensure diversity, those who have given talks in the recent past will not be selected and multiple oral presentations from the same lab will be discouraged. Most oral presentations will be 20 minutes in length, but a few papers will be selected for longer "featured oral" presentations.

All accepted papers not selected for oral talks may be presented during the poster sessions.

Open Access Publication

The formatted abstracts will be published as conference proceedings in the Journal of Computational Neuroscience. The supplement is citable, indexed by PubMed, and open access. Past abstracts are available under the Publications menu.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter submission issues:

  1. Ensure you have registered for the OCNS conference and used the same email address for both registration (OCNS website) and abstract submission (ConfMaster).
  2. If issues persist, wait a few hours and try again, as there may be delays in system updates.
  3. Contact [email protected] for further assistance.