ACG Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission period opens March 2, 2026, and closes June 1, 2026, 11:59pm (ET).
Join the community of GI clinicians and submit your research or case report for presentation at ACG 2026. Thousands of poster presentations and dozens of oral presentations will be delivered over four days. There are 17 Categories with more than 40 Awards, including awards specifically for fellows-in training, residents, medical students, and APPs. With the exception of late-breaking abstracts, all accepted abstracts will be published in an online supplement issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The submission period opens on Monday, March 2, 2026, and closes on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 11:59pm (Eastern time). A nonrefundable processing fee of $70 (payable online via credit card in U.S. dollars) is required for each submitted abstract.
Important 2026 Abstract Dates:
| Monday, March 2 | Abstract submission period opens |
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| Monday, June 1, 11:59 pm (ET) | Abstract submission period closes |
| Mid July | Notifications regarding acceptance disposition are emailed to Presenting Authors |
| Mid July | Deadline to accept invitation to present |
| Friday, August 21 | Deadline for oral abstract presenters to submit a slide presentation |
| Friday, September 25 | Deadline for poster presenters to submit an ePoster file and record 3-minute narrative |
| Sunday - Tuesday, October 11-13 | Accepted poster presentations will be scheduled for display in Nashville on one of these days |
| Monday, October 12 | Endoscopy Video Forum |
| Monday - Wednesday, October 12-14 | Accepted oral abstracts will be scheduled for in-person presentation on one of these days |
Abstract Categories:
- Biliary/Pancreas
- Clinical Vignettes/Case Reports (5 or fewer patients only)
- Colon
- Colorectal Cancer Prevention
- Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity
- Endoscopy Video Forum
- Esophagus
- Functional Bowel Disease
- General Endoscopy (EGD, colonoscopy, sedation, etc.)
- GI Bleeding
- IBD
- Infections and Microbiome
- Interventional Endoscopy (ERCP, EUS, ESD, bariatric endoscopy, etc.)
- Liver
- Pediatrics
- Practice Management (quality, EMR, healthcare disparities, malpractice, etc.)
- Small Intestine
- Stomach and Spleen
Presidential Poster Award
Each year, a small percentage of accepted abstracts are honored with a Presidential Poster Award. Determined by the ACG Abstract Selection Committee prior to the meeting, high-quality abstracts that detail novel, unique and interesting research receive this distinction. Presidential Poster Award recipients will receive a blue ribbon pinned to their poster at the meeting.
Outstanding Poster Presenter
The College is pleased to continue the âOutstanding Poster Presenterâ recognition at this yearâs ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. This extremely popular aspect of the Annual Meeting fosters the development of critical storytelling and presentation skills essential for a career as a clinical investigator and scientific communicator. All Presenting Authors standing with their posters at the assigned time are eligible. During the daily Poster Rounds with the Experts, poster presenters may be invited to give a succinct and informative two-minute briefing on their research followed by one minute of Q & A with a faculty judge. Each judge selects one or more Outstanding Poster Presenters, who are those judged best able to communicate their key findings, the significance of their data, and the potential impact of their work for clinicians and patients. Outstanding Poster Presenters will receive a red ribbon at the meeting.
