Abstract submissions now open!

Cochrane Africa is pleased to announce the call for abstracts related to knowledge translation and evidence synthesis for poster presentations at the Cochrane Africa Indaba 2025. 

Authors should submit abstracts online by no later than 20 January 2025. All abstracts submitted will be reviewed by the Abstract Review Committee.  Authors will be notified regarding acceptance or rejection of abstracts by 31 January 2025. 

Please note that final acceptance of a poster in the programme is conditional on the presenter completing their registration and paying the registration fee. 

Abstract guidelines 

• Abstracts must be submitted in English 
• Abstract title should be short, clear and indicate the content of the abstract 
• List the name and surname of the presenting author and co-authors 
• Organisation/institution affiliated to each author 
• If abbreviations are used, the abbreviated term should be written out in full the first time it is used 
• Tables, graphs and images can be submitted with your abstract as an attachment. Allowed formats are: gif, png, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff, pdf. Please remember to insert the reference (Table 1, Figure 1, etc.) in the abstract 
• The abstract is limited to 300 words and must include the following headings: 
  • Background 
    Establish the context, background and/or importance of the topic, indicate a problem, controversy or a gap in the field of research. Indicate the primary objective of the research. 
  • Methods 
    Description of research design (qualitative or quantitative), data sources, subjects, data collection and analysis. 
  • Results 
    Summary and discussion of the results. 
  • Conclusion 
    Statement of the study’s conclusions and/or implication of the results, in particular extent to which research can be translated into action. 

Where to submit
Submit abstracts here. Only abstracts submitted via this link will be accepted.

How to submit
Click on the abstract submission link. Click on Register and create a New Account. An email will be sent to you with a verification (activation) link. Once activated you can now login and click on create a New Submission and provide Title, Abstract, Authors and select the Topic Area. Once you have completed the all the information on the form click Submit. You will receive an automated email to acknowledge your submission. If you require any help with the submission of your abstract please contact aci.cochrane@mrc.ac.za