Setting the submission type and format in Initial Submissions

Step 2 of the Configure Initial Submissions workflow allows you to:

• choose what type of content you collect from authors (abstract text in one or more boxes, a file upload, or both)
• allow authors to indicate the format in which they wish to present (optional)
  
  

Setting the Type of content you will collect:

There are 3 options related to what you need to collect from authors. You can choose one of the following:

• Abstract: enables you to collect text in one or more abstract boxes and enable  or disable a file upload. Authors will see a button requesting them to 'Submit your Abstract'. 
• Papers: enables you to collect text in one or more abstract boxes and enable  or disable a file upload. Authors will see a button requesting them to 'Submit your Paper'. 
• Extended Abstracts: This option only asks the author to insert the title and upload an extended abstract as a file attachment. There are no abstract text fields with this option. Authors will see a button requesting them to 'Submit your Extended Abstract'. 

Managing submission formats:

You can choose to:

• give authors a preference for what format they would like to present, if accepted. 
  
  • This is a preference only. If an author selects 'Oral Presentation', you can accepted them as a poster or not accept the submission.
• give authors no preference by offering a single format only. Uncheck all formats except for one. You can name the remaining format 'All Submissions'.