Abstracts

Participants in the 4th European Rural Geographies Conference must submit their abstracts for oral communication and/or poster (minimum of 200 words and maximum of 300 words, without bibliographical references), by 23 January 2026.

General guidelines: 

All abstracts to be submitted must take into consideration the following guidelines:

1 – The minimum size of the abstract is 200 words and the maximum is 300;
2 – It must include:
Title; Identification and affiliation of authors; Email;
Introduction, Objectives and Methodology;
Results and Discussion; Conclusions;
Three to five keywords.
3 – Only abstracts written in English will be accepted.
4 – To submit your abstract, you must use the template provided on this page and upload it through the “Abstract Submission” form.

All accepted abstracts will be published in a Book of Abstracts edited by the University of Porto, with ISBN and DOI.

Authors may choose the following presentation modes:

  • Oral Paper Presentation
  • Poster

Calendar:

  • Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026
  • Communication of acceptance: 20 February 2026
Template - Abstract

Procedure for submitting Abstracts:

Submissions must be made by authors online, through the website of the 4th European Rural Geographies Conference.

 

Abstract Submission

You will then be directed to a form that you must complete in its entirety, after which you will submit the template in Word format.

In the designation of the file you are going to submit, you must indicate the first name and surname of the 1st author (Example: Carla_Silva). If the first author submits more than one abstract, they should add a number to their name (Example: Carla_Silva_1).

For the evaluation of your abstract, the originality, creativity and quality of work will be essential, in addition to the adequacy to the themes proposed for the conference. All authors will be notified by 20 February 2026 about the acceptance of their abstract.

Please note that all abstracts will only be accepted after undergoing a peer review process carried out by at least two members of the Scientific Committee.