Abstract Submission Guidelines

Invitation to Participate

The Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) invites abstract submissions to be considered for presentation at the SRS 2025 Annual Meeting.

WHEN: July 16 – 20, 2025

WHERE: Strasbourg, France

Abstract Guidelines

The recommended abstract length is between 385 and 500 words, excluding the title and authors’ names. Abstract titles should be descriptive (200 characters or less). ​If you wish to submit images with your abstract; images must be smaller than 525 x 343 pixels and a maximum of 2 images is allowed. Files must be less than 50MB. Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg. The Correspondent will receive an email message confirming the receipt of the abstract. Please notify your co-authors that the confirmation was received.

 Procedures and Deadlines

• All abstracts must be received by May 27, 2025. Successful abstracts will be included in the annual scientific program at the recommendation of the 2025 Program Committee.
• ALL PRESENTERS MUST BE LIVE – Virtual presentations will not be allowed.
• Disclosures for ALL authors/co-authors is required within the submission form as well as their institutions, city, state, country, etc.
• Abstracts must be submitted in English.
• You will need to select a category that best represents your abstract. (Tracks)
• Accepted abstracts will be published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery.
• Copyright of the abstract(s) is assigned to the Journal of Robotic Surgery, and any conflicts with any other scientific association will be the sole responsibility of the authors.
• Announcements of approved abstracts will be sent in June 2025.
• Complete instructions for the speaker and presentation will be provided upon notification of abstract acceptance.
• ONLY ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE WILL BE CONSIDERED. EMAILED ABSTRACTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

 Oral/Poster Guidelines

Oral/Poster abstract submissions must be submitted with four components:

• Purpose
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

 Please note that the committee will determine the format during the review process.

Video Guidelines:

• There must be only one subject per presentation
• All digital videos must be recorded in English and have some sound; music is not required
• The opening frames of the video presentation must begin with the exact title and include the authors’ names
• Submissions of presentations that are exceedingly commercial in character are discouraged and such submissions are less likely to be accepted for presentation
• Submissions funded by commercial companies must be identified as such in a disclaimer at the start of the presentation
• Digital video presentations longer than 5 minutes in duration will automatically be rejected.
• Allowed video types: mov and .mp4 

SRS Contact Information

All SRS Abstract questions should be directed to [email protected].