Last updated 11 August 2025

Call for extended abstracts

Soliciting submission of extended abstracts to Biodiversity Information Science and Standards of presentations at Living Data 2025 in Bogotà, Colombia

We are pleased to announce the call for extended abstracts (mini-papers) for Living Data 2025 to be published in TDWG’s Pensoft journal, Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (BISS). Pensoft Publishers is a valued sponsor of Living Data 2025.

Deadline for extended abstract submission is 1 October 2025

Why? Wondering why you might want to submit an extended abstract when your original abstract was already accepted for presentation at the conference? See all the reasons why here.

Eligibility. Only an abstract approved for presentation, whose presenter is registered for the conference, is eligible for submission as an extended abstract. The person submitting the extended abstract to BISS may be a different co-author from the one who submitted the original abstract to Living Data 2025. It is important that this submitting author be available to handle reviews in a timely manner.

Cost. Presenters or abstract submitters who are TDWG members in good standing for 2025, and are registered for the conference, will have the publication fee waived as a member benefit. Non-TDWG members will be charged €50 (plus VAT, if applicable*). A limited number of discounts for non-TDWG member authors/presenters, who registered for the conference as students or from countries with discounted registration fees, may be granted upon request. Please contact editor@tdwg.org.

Getting Started. Full instructions for extended abstract submission may be found at https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2025/biss-abstract-submission/ but if you are already familiar with abstract submission to BISS, you may elect to use the shorter summarized version, https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2025/biss-abstracts-tldr/

Please direct any questions about extended abstracts to editor@tdwg.org.

We look forward to receiving your extended abstract submissions by 1 October 2025.

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