Regular abstracts should feature original work and will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) in a one-step process without revisions. Accepted abstracts will be featured either as a contributed talk or a poster presentation during the main scientific program of the conference, based on capacity considerations. Authors can indicate whether they are open to both options, i.e. talk or poster presentation, OR a poster presentation only. In line with the overall conference language, abstracts must be submitted in English.

Please submit your abstract with the following details ready:

• Author(s) and co-author(s) name(s), position(s), affiliation(s) and e-mail address(es)
• Main conference topic that the scientific contribution is related to. Please select the most relevant topic from the list. If further topics are relevant, please list them separately under the ‘keywords’ section.
• Title of the abstract
• Keywords further describing the scientific field and content (optional, free text).
• Abstract text with individual sections on Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (<350 words total, including optional references).
• Please note: The abstract text, as outlined above, should be provided as text in an input field with the respective paragraph titles. Optionally, references can be included at the end of the Discussion section.

Abstract submissions can be considered for several awards (see more information on award types, eligibility and formal requirements on our awards website). Please indicate if you would like to be considered for an award by choosing the respective check boxes.

Note on post-conference special issue: Similar to past ISCB conferences, we are planning a special issue in the Biometrical Journal with post-conference papers (different from the pre-conference full papers described below). Details on the process for post-conference papers will be provided at a later date.

Pre-conference courses (or “Tutorials”) are meant to offer diverse training opportunities to participants, with an emphasis on interactive hands-on exercises. Proposals should appeal to a wide range of participants and align with our conference topics. We particularly encourage cross-cutting proposals that are attractive for participants from across biostatistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, as well as medical informatics, and enable participants to contribute to the current transitions in our fields due to biomedical AI. In line with the overall conference language, the pre-conference courses must be held in English.

Please submit your proposal for a pre-conference course through our online submission system (see button above) with the following details ready:

• Course instructor(s) name(s), position(s), affiliation(s) and e-mail address
• Main conference topic the course is related to (choose one)
• Title of the course
• Keywords further describing the proposal’s field and content (optional, free-text)
• Content summary describing general outline and main topics, learning objectives, tentative structure, why the course would be appealing to ISCB GMDS 2026 attendees from different fields and requirements for both attendees’ expertise and technical equipment (at least 50 words per paragraph).
• Logistical summary indicating course duration (full day = 8hrs or half day = 4hrs), technical level (low, moderate, high), upper limit for number of participants, and any technical requirements of conference infrastructure
• Important note: Both proposal content summary and logistical summary as outlined above are to be provided as text in an input field with the respective paragraph titles as guidance (<500 words in total).

If at least 20 participants register, up to two instructors per pre-conference course will receive coverage of the main conference fee and a contribution towards accommodation (€200), and travel costs (€100 domestic, €200 European, €500 intercontinental). Please note that we reserve the right to cancel accepted pre-conference courses, if the final number of registered participants is too low.

Full Papers within this submission track will be considered for publication in the GMDS journal Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (MIBE). Related instructions for authors can be found here (in German): https://www.gmds.de/publikationen/hinweise-fuer-tagungen/autorenhinweise-fuer-tagungen/

Review in this track will be conducted by independent reviewers. This will include a written feedback to authors, after which authors typically will need to make revisions to their submission and only then a final publication decision will be made. Submissions that are not accepted for publication as a full paper, still may be considered by the SPC to be featured as a contributed talk or a poster presentation at ISCB GMDS 2026.In either case, authors need to indicate whether they are open to both a talk or poster presentation OR a poster presentation only. In line with the overall conference language, abstracts must be submitted in English.

Please submit an abstract of your full paper with the following details ready:

• Author(s) and co-author(s) name(s), position(s), affiliation(s) and e-mail address(es)
• Main conference topic that the study/research work is related to. Please select the most relevant topic from the list. If further topics are relevant, please list them separately under the ‘keywords’ section.
• Title of the Full Paper
• Keywords further describing the contribution’s content. We need you to indicate your scientific field here to streamline the review process. For this, choose one of the following options: Medical Informatics, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics. (Mandatory, free text)
• Comprehensive document file of your full paper, see instructions for further details here (in German): https://www.gmds.de/publikationen/hinweise-fuer-tagungen/autorenhinweise-fuer-tagungen/)
• Abstract text with individual sections on Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (<350 words total, including optional references).

Please note: The abstract text, as outlined above, should be provided as text in an input field with the respective paragraph titles. Optionally, references can be included at the end of the Discussion section of the abstract.

Full Papers within this submission track will be considered for publication in the GMDS series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics”. Related instructions for authors can be found here (in German): https://www.gmds.de/publikationen/hinweise-fuer-tagungen/autorenhinweise-fuer-tagungen/

Apart from this, the process will be similar to that for GMDS Full Papers MIBE (see GMDS Full Papers MIBE).