1. The organizers of WCO-2025 invite abstracts within the scope of the meeting. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee and be scheduled for oral or poster presentation during the congress if the topic is relevant and the quality of the data justifies its scheduling. Irrelevant or poor-quality abstracts may be rejected.

2. Abstracts can be submitted by email david.wco@gala-tek.com or online via the congress website. It is advisable to prepare the complete abstract text and any figures/tables before abstract submission.

3. Abstracts need to written in clear English, taking into account the specifications below (see also sample on the next page):
a. Maximum word count abstract title: 20 words.
b. Maximum word count abstract text: 300 words (adjust in case of tables./figures).
c. Maximum word count biography text: 300 words (adjust in case of tables./figures).

d. A minimum of three specific keywords should be added during online submission for indexing of the abstract. The Organizing Committee of WCO-2025 reserves the rights to delete, edit, or add keywords to achieve uniformity throughout abstract publications.
d. Abstracts will be published exactly as submitted. No editing of abstract texts will be done. However, non-adherence to the above guidelines may be corrected by the meeting organizers.

4. After submission, should minor changes be necessary after submission, the submitting author should notify the WCO-2025 Secretariat by email, describing exactly the nature of the change to be made. The WCO-2025 organizers will then implement the change. In case of major changes, the authors should submit a revised abstract as an entirely new abstract and request the WCO-2025 Secretariat to delete the original abstract. The addition of a co-author constitutes a major change.

5. After completion of the abstract review, the submitting author will receive scheduling information via email. Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after receipt of the scheduling information by the submitting author. The presenting author must be registered as an WCO-2025 participant for final scheduling and publication of the abstract.