If you have any questions regarding title and author submission, please contact the NCWSS Program Chair, Fritz Koppatschek ([email protected]).

Abstract Submission (Due November 6)

All papers and posters presented at the annual meeting should be accompanied by an abstract.  Abstracts published in the Proceedings serve as a public record of the meeting and are a future reference for the weed science community. Below are simple guidelines we are requesting that authors follow when submitting abstracts to provide a quality Proceedings for our meeting.

If you have any questions regarding abstract submission, please contact the NCWSS Proceedings Editor, Karla Gage ([email protected]).

1. Capitalize only major words in the title.  Do not include quotation marks.
2. All co-authors must be added prior to the September 25 deadline. Please communicate with your co-authors prior to making your submission. When a title is submitted, an email will be sent to each co-author from Fourwaves, notifying them of the submission. Any person registered on the site will be able to view any title/abstract to which they are listed as an author/co-author.   
3. You must put something in the abstract space when you submit your titles, it cannot be blank. We suggest something like “Abstract here”. You will be able to edit the abstract until the November 6 deadline.
4. Authors will be invited to recommend a topical section for their submission.  Section topics are similar to last year and will be as follows:
   • Row Crop Herbicide Management
   • Integrated Weed Management and Cover Crops
   • Equipment and Application Methods
   • Weed Genetics & Herbicide Physiology
   • Weed Biology, Ecology & Management
   • Horticulture & Specialty Crops
   • Invasive Weeds Rangeland, Pasture & Vegetation Management
   • Extension 
5. For students who wish to participate in a student contest:
   • Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your title.  
   • Please communicate with your advisor before submitting your title.
   • Please include your advisor as a co-author.   
   • The following contest categories will be available:
     • Undergraduate student poster
     • MS student poster
     • MS student paper
     • PhD student poster
     • PhD student paper
     • Student extension video
   • You may only submit one title per category.  For example, a PhD student may submit a title for a PhD poster, a PhD paper, and a video, but may not submit in an MS category. However, when submitting both a paper and a poster it is best practice that there is little overlap between submissions. 
   • Students who won a 1st place award in any category at a previous NCWSS Annual Meeting are not eligible to compete in that category again.  For example, an MS student who won 1st place in an MS poster category in 2025 is not eligible to compete in the MS poster category in 2026, but may submit a title for the MS paper contest.  A PhD student who won a 1st place in an MS paper contest in 2025 is eligible to participate in the PhD paper contest in 2026. 
   • Students submitting titles for a contest will not be allowed to recommend topical sections.  Student contest topical groupings will be assigned by the Program Chair in consultation with Contest Coordinators. 
   • ANY CHANGE REQUESTED AFTER PUBLISHED DEADLINES WILL RESULT IN A 10 POINT DEDUCTION FOR THE CONTEST.

1. 1. Limit abstract length to 500 words.
   2. Report all units consistently.  SI units (metric) are preferred (and required for papers in the student contest), but nonmetric (English or Imperial) units will accepted.  
   3. Use exponents to express units of measure, e.g. kg ha-1 (instead of “kg/ha” or “kg per ha”).
   4. Do not include references to literature in the abstract.
   5. At first mention for each species, use complete, italicized scientific names with abbreviated, non-italicized taxonomic authority, e.g. henbit (Lamium amplexicaule L.)
   6. For herbicides, other pesticides, and adjuvants, avoid trade names when possible and use common names, e.g. glyphosate.