2026 SCIENTIFIC POSTER SESSION
National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL)
48th Annual Scientific Meeting
Theme: “UN SDGs: Science, Technology, and Innovation for
Sustainable Development”
Venue: Manila, Philippines | Date: 8-9 July 2026
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The papers must be:
- original or have not been presented in any other forum, event, or competition;
- based at least on undergraduate thesis research, not on high school science projects or class laboratory experiments; and
- not based on preliminary data.
- An author can be a “major author” in at most one (1) submitted paper.
- An author can be a “co-author” in at most three (3) submitted papers.
Steps in submitting an abstract entry
1. Prepare the abstract/s and Certification of Originality (COO). Authors can download the templates of the abstract and COO at https://bit.ly/48thASMTemplates.
2. Follow the format of the file names and file type below:
- Abstract
-Abstract_Title (e.g., Abstract_Cadmium Transport and Tolerance in Rice)
-File type: .docx
-Certificate of Originality
-COO_Title (e.g., COO_Cadmium Transport and Tolerance in Rice)
-File type: .pdf
3. Authors are required to submit and upload the details of their paper through this link: https://bit.ly/48thASMCFPForm
4. The deadline for submission is 15 January 2026. Abstracts submitted in any other manner shall not be accepted.
Abstracts to be uploaded should follow the specified format below:
- Paper size: 6 in x 9 in
- Number of words: Maximum of 300 words (exclusive of Title, Authors, and Affiliations)
- Margin: Top and Bottom = 0.5 in; Right and Left = 0.5 in
- Font type: Times New Roman
- Line and Paragraph Spacing: 1.15
- File type: .docx
- Title - centered, bold, font size: 12, all capitalized except scientific names, scientific terms, etc.
- Author(s) - centered, font size: 11; authors should use first name and surname; presenting author should be underlined; major/main author should be in boldface.
- Affiliation - centered, italicized, font size: 10; if authors are from different institutions, use number superscripts to indicate the author’s respective affiliations; include the affiliation’s address and telephone number, and the presenting author’s email address to enable interested parties to contact the author(s).
- Note: indicate the respective number superscripts in the authors' names if there are multiple affiliations.
- Abstract body - justified, font size: 11, maximum of one paragraph.
- Keywords - justified in lower case font-size: 11, maximum of five keywords
Guidelines for preparing abstracts
- The “Abstract” should fit on one (1) 6 in x 9 in page, using the format specified above.
- The “Introduction” part should contain the scope and purpose of the work in 2-3 short sentences only.
- The “Experimental Approach” should be described briefly.
- Only “Highlights of Results” should be presented, which should be quantitative if possible, or as the nature of the paper permits.
- Uncommon acronyms should be spelled out the first time they are used; if several acronyms are used, they should be listed with their meanings at the end of the abstract.
- Only major “Conclusions” should be stated. No more than five keywords should be mentioned.