Submission conditions:

• COVID-19: Because many events have been canceled or made virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, abstracts submitted to other meetings in 2020 will exceptionally be accepted. However, abstract authors must declare this at the end of the abstract in the following way: This abstract was also submitted for the (insert meeting title) congress. By submitting the abstract to WCN’21, abstract authors declare that re-submitting the abstract is permitted by the organizers of the previous meeting.
• WCN is a paperless congress. Accepted abstracts will be published electronically in the searchable databases of WCN’21 and Kidney International Reports. No printed abstract book will be produced.
• 摘要被接收作者必须注册参会：Presenting authors must register for the congress by February 10, 2021, to have their abstract published as described above and to have a e-poster presentation at the congress. If you have submitted an abstract for the congress, the same congress profile (login identity) must be used to register for the event.
• 摘要提交费：A non-refundable handling fee of 40 USD is charged per abstract that is submitted. The handling fee must be paid by credit card (American Express, MasterCard, or Visa) at the time of submitting the abstract. Payment by bank transfer is not possible. Abstract handling fees are waived ONLY for submitters from low-income countries as defined by the ISN Low Income list which is based on the World Bank list dated June 2020. . The handling fee for late-breaking clinical trials abstracts is 100 USD and is not waived for submitters from low-income countries. Abstract invoice will be available in the submitting author’s congress profile (section “My Congress Documents”) after payment.
• If the presenting author is unable to present the abstract, a co-author can take their place, as long as they are registered for the congress. The presenting author must inform the congress secretariat of the change at abstractswcn@theisn.org, no later than February 10, 2021. If selected abstract presenters fail to register by February 10, 2021, no abstract will be published, and there will be no e-poster presentation at the congress.
• Once submitted, abstracts cannot be changed or withdrawn.
• All copyrights are assigned to ISN.
• All submitted abstracts will be considered for an e-poster presentation.
• ISN Young Nephrologists Awards: For two outstanding presenting authors under the age of 40, the ISN contributes toward registration fees to attend the congress. Each winner will have a ten-minute oral abstract presentation during a session at the congress. Application for the award is possible only during the online abstract submission process.
• Organ trafficking and tourism ethics compliance: scientific studies and clinical activities must be performed in keeping with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. By submitting an abstract for WCN’21, you state that you have not violated any aspect of the Declaration or associated consensus statements on live donation and research on human subjects.

Post-submission:

After your submission has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email within two business days. If the email doesn’t appear, please check your spam folder.

If you submit your abstract on the day of the deadline (November 26, 2020) and do not receive confirmation within 48 hours, please email: abstractswcn@theisn.org to make sure your abstract has been received.

Abstract authors will be notified of acceptance January 10, 2021.