Abstract Submission

Important Information

Welcome to the abstract submission form for the 1^st International Symposium on Legume Crops, organized by VRDS Bacău and UNIVPM Italy, hosted by the Faculty of Horticulture at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMV) under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Important note – all abstracts and papers must be submitted through the ISHS Responsive Online System for Acta Horticulturae submission and review (ROSA), link below

SUBMIT ABSTRACT – ISHS ROSA

ROSA user manual for authors: https://ishs.org/rosa_manual_authors/

Acta Horticulturae guidelines: https://ishs.org/authors/

• • Only abstracts submitted in English will be reviewed.
  • Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.
  • Abstracts must not contain tables, pictures, or graphs.
  • All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use.
  • Abstracts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar.
  • An abstract submission charge is due upon submission of an abstract and applies to the presenting author. For ISHS Individual members, the abstract submission charge is fully waived.
    Those who do not hold a user account with ISHS yet: create an ISHS user account first at
    
    https://www.actahort.org/members/newmember?asc=1
    .
    After your payment and user account activation, you can start your abstract submission.
  • Abstracts must always be submitted by the presenting author, using their own personal ISHS user account. Submitting an abstract on behalf of, or using the ISHS user account of another author, is strictly prohibited.
  • Abstracts must be submitted by 31 January 2027 for consideration by the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified of provisional acceptance of abstracts by 31 March 2027 and will also be notified if the abstract has been selected for an oral or poster presentation.
  • All oral presenters, including invited and keynote speakers, must submit a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae according to the Acta Horticulturae guidelines
    (https://ishs.org/authors/)
    by 15 July 2027. Alternatively, presenters have the option to submit a full scientific manuscript on the topic presented at the symposium for publication in the ISHS Scientific Journal eJHS in lieu of submitting a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae. Papers submitted in this manner will go through the standard procedures for peer-reviewed journal papers. Oral presenters who fail to submit a manuscript for publication in Acta Horticulturae or the ISHS Scientific Journal may be refused the floor for making their oral presentation. Authors of posters are strongly encouraged to prepare and submit a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae.
  • Presenting authors of abstracts accepted for presentation (both oral and poster) must register for the symposium by 15 July 2027. Failing to register for the symposium will result in your abstract being withdrawn from the symposium program and your manuscript being withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.
  • Failing to present (oral or poster) at the symposium will result in your manuscript being withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.

ISHS Young Minds Award

During the symposium, two Young Minds Awards for junior scientists will be given to:

• • • The best oral presentation given by a junior scientist who is at the same time the presenter and first author of the Acta Horticulturae manuscript.
    • The best poster presented by a junior scientist who is the first author of the work.

More details: https://ishs.org/young-minds-award/

ISHS membership

The ISHS online membership application form and related information are available https://ishs.org/members/