In the United States, we know late-breaking as the time when local news stations run a short crawl or cut-in to inform viewers about severe weather events that could impact their safety or property. The phrase is also used to describe the latest celebrity news or breaking political stories that may not have made it into the print edition of a newspaper.
The Late-Breaking Science program (formerly Emerging Science) highlights the most current research in the field of neuroscience. Abstracts qualify for this special category by describing large clinical trials or high-impact translational studies that were initiated after the standard abstract submission deadline and are still ongoing at the time of the meeting. The content is judged for its scientific merit, breadth of interest to the audience and quality of presentation.
Submissions to this track are reviewed by a panel of experts, and the authors are notified of their acceptance status as soon as possible following the review process. Accepted Late-Breaking Reports are published as a 2 to 4-page article in the FEBS Congress Proceedings, excluding references. To ensure the highest quality, all publications will undergo a peer-review process before final publication. Authors must provide a declaration of conflict of interest and agree to review three other articles.
Please note that only one submission by a single presenting author can be considered for this track, and that each submitted paper must have different co-authors. Furthermore, to be presented at the Congress and included in the FEBS Open Bio supplement, a research abstract must be accepted by the main abstract call.
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