Abstract Submission Guidelines

IACTACON 2026 VISAKHAPATNAM GUIDELINES

Submission

The scientific committee of the 29th annual conference of the Indian association of cardiovascular & thoracic anaesthesiologists (IACTACON2026 VISAKHAPATNAM) invites abstracts for Janak Mehta award paper presentation, free paper and e-poster presentation during the conference to be held from 27th, 28th Feb & March 1st 2026 at Vizag conventions, Visakhapatnam.

General Instructions

  • Abstracts must be case reports or series relevant to Cardio Thoracic / Vascular Anaesthesiology and related Intensive Care.
  • Abstract of any kind (Free Paper/Poster and Janak Mehta) published/under review process in any scientific journals will not be accepted)
  • Abstracts of cases published in indexed journals will not be accepted.
  • All submissions must confirm originality of findings.
  • Final presentation category decided by the scientific committee (Senior resident/ Faculty classification).

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

  • • Specify if the abstract is for free paper, poster, or Janak Mehta award during submission.
  • • Abstracts must be uploaded on the Web Portal (https://iactacon2026.com/submit-abstract.php) or Mobile App.
  • • Multiple abstracts (Maximum 2 abstracts per category except Janak Mehta are allowed) are allowed.
  • • Papers for Janak Mehta award must be clearly marked as such.
  • • IACTA membership & conference registration are mandatory for participation.
  • • Presenting authors must be registered/invited delegates and include registration number during submission (Failing to mention registration number on the abstract will lead to unacceptable of abstract).
  • • Submission deadline: 25th Feb 2026. Acceptance notification by email after 10th Feb 2026.

Guidelines and procedure for conduct of Janakmehta Award Papers

  • • Eligibility: Dr Janak Mehta Best Paper Award is given to the best paper presented, by a junior member (age less than 35 years) of IACTA, at the IACTA Annual Conference. All presenters should be member of IACTA and should be a registered delegate for the conference.
  • • Applications for the Janak Mehta Best Paper Award should be sent as a submission to the organizing committee as routine submission with a title “Submission for Janak Mehta Best Paper Award Session”.
  • • Only original work (no case reports) will be considered. Only one paper from one individual can be submitted.
  • • From the date the authors of these six papers are informed by email, none of the six can send the papers for publication or presentation at any other platform. In case they have sent it already for publication, they should inform the same immediately to the chief editor, ACA.
  • • Out of all submitted papers, the papers which are left out from podium presentation (i.e. other than the six selected for competitive Janak Mehta session) are informed by the organizing secretary/scientific chairman, about the decision of jury. The authors of these papers may opt to present their papers in free paper session in case they wish so. If they agree to present during free paper session, the organizing secretary /scientific chairperson should inform them the date and time of free paper session related to their presentation.
  • • The last date of submission for 2026 conference is 25th Feb 2026. (may be changed according to the requirements and in consultation with the Chief Editor). Incase changed, the further timeline needs to be readjusted accordingly.
  • • The podium presentations will be on 28th Feb, 2026 (second day of the conference in forenoon session before lunch).
  • • Submission deadline: 25th Jan 2026. Acceptance notification by email after 15th Feb 2026.
The breakup of total 50 marks is as follows:
10 marks: Introduction including research question, novelty of the idea, clinical utility of the idea.
15 marks: Methods and analysis.
10 marks: Results
10 marks: Discussion
5 marks: Presentation quality.
  • Presentation time for each speaker: 8 min. (first bell will buzz at 7 min. and second bell will buzz at 8 min.)
  • Discussion: Duration: 5 min.; after each presentation. There will be three questions asked i.e. one question by each member of the Jury. If the presenter is from the institute of any of the Jury member, that Jury member will not ask the question and the question will be passed to audience. Chief Editor as coordinator will allow one person to from the audience to ask the question (making sure that the person from audience is not from the same institute of the presenter).
  • In case of falsification of any nature or suppression of any material information which come to the knowledge of IACTA before presentation or after presentation at a later date, the award, citation/certificate and the award money will be recalled, and the impropriety shall be officially communicated to head of the department, to head of the institution and to the Institute Ethics Committee and the principle investigator. Principal investigator, co-investigators and the presenter shall be expelled from the primary membership of IACTA for a period of at least 10 years and they all shall not be eligible to contest for any official position of IACTA for a further period of 5/10 years from the date of re-instatement as decided by IACTA GBM.
Publication of selected papers at ACA:
• The paper which wins the Janak Mehta Best Paper award will be published in the Annals of Cardiac Anesthesia as an original article after going through the review process of ACA. Below the title of the article, it will be written in the journal as “Winner of Janak Mehta Best Paper Award - 2026”. Rest 5 selected papers of this session will also be reviewed and if found suitable, will be published in ACA. On the decision of the Chief editor, if a paper is found not suitable for ACA, the author is informed (within three month after the conference) and then that author is free to send it to any other journal for publication. Till the Chief Editor takes the decision on these six papers, these are the property of ACA and they cannot be sent to any other journal for publication or any other platform for presentation.

Oral Paper Submission Guidelines

  • The abstract must be an original study & should not be published elsewhere earlier.
  • Maximum of 6 authors are allowed for each abstract.
  • The presenting author is required to ensure that all co authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission
  • Apart from presenting author, Principle guide name should be mentioned. Along from presenting author, Principle guide will also be acknowledged by a certificate.
  • The presenting author’s name must be highlighted and the presenting author’s institution, address for communication, phone number & email address must be provided. All further communications will be done via email.
  • When faculty is presenting poster or paper, it should be mentioned clearly as faculty presentation.
  • Undertaking about the original work should be mentioned at the end of the abstract.
    Template: This abstract titled “___” submitted by “Dr.___” submitted for presentation at IACTACON 2026 VIZAG is a result of original findings. This work has not been published in any indexed peer-reviewed scientific journal as on 01 Jan 2026. I undertake this responsibility on behalf of all co-authors.

Format for Submitting Abstract

  • Title: Complete title including type of the study
  • Authors: Full name, Author 1, Author 2….Affliation: department & institute / hospital, city, state, country, email and mobile number of presenting author
  • Background and Aims: Mention what is known and what is intended to be assessed in the present study, specify the aim and objective clearly
  • Methods: Include ethical committee approval / trial registration, patient consent, settings and design, interventions and statistical analysis used.
  • Results: Summarize the outcomes of study clearly as possible
  • Conclusion: Based on the primary objective
  • References:Maximum Up to 5 relevant references
  • Keywords:Provide 3 to 5 appropriate MeSH key wordss
  • Word count:The maximum word count for abstract is 250

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines (Free Paper)

  • Presentation should be within the time limit
  • Guidelines for presentation are (5 minutes for presentation followed by 2 minutes for Q/A)
  • First slide should include Click here to download IACTACON2026 logo
  • Aim & background – 1 slide
  • Materials & methodology including statistics– 3 slides
  • Observation- 1 slide
  • Results-1 slide.
  • Discussion & Conclusion- 2 slide.
  • Note:Power point slides should be readable using a standard font Times New Roman on white background, font for headings minimum 18 & for content minimum 16.

Guidelines for ECHO SESSION (TEE & TTE)

  • Age limit: To send for interesting echo session the person should be of < 40yrs and should have not > 5yrs of experience post cardiac anesthesia training.
  • Conference registration is compulsory and those videos with conference registration number only will be considered for presentation.
  • Total duration of presentation 5mins (3+2mins for Q&A).
  • Loops should be in AVI/MP4 format.
  • Videos shouldn’t contain patient related information and must be ECG gated.
  • The videos shouldn’t have been published earlier or presented elsewhere.
  • The video should be loaded to conference website under video session heading only and should contain details of presenter (including e-mail address and phone number with whatsapp).
  • Last date to upload Videos will be Feb 1st, 2026.
  • The date and time of presentation will be informed to presenter by e-mail.
  • Best 3 videos selected by judges will be awarded a cash prize.

Specific Guidelines for e-poster /presentation

  • Format: PowerPoint (PPTX) or PDF
  • Orientation: Landscape
  • Slide size: 16:9 ratio (preferred) or as specified
  • Maximum file size: 10 MB
  • Fonts: Use standard fonts only (Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman) to avoid formatting issues
  • Text size: Minimum 10pt to ensure readability on screen
  • Presentation time:
    • 4 minutes for presentation
    • 2 minutes for Q&A

Additional Information

  • If abstract is not selected for Janak Mehta award paper it will get automatically selected for free paper presentation
  • If you have any questions about your abstract presentation, please feel free to contact or email.

Best regards,
Scientific Committee IACTACON 2026 VISAKHAPATNAM
For any queries please contact: iactacon2026abstract@gmail.com
Name: Dr. Harish Babu.R MD.DM cardiac anaesthesia
Phone no: 9940692686