Welcome to the 2026 AMSA RMC
Abstract Judges Community Site!

What can you do on the community page?

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OVERVIEW:

  • Abstract Judges will review and score submitted abstracts ahead of the AMSA RMC event.

  • Judges can access their assigned abstracts and their submission ballot from April 9th 3PM CT— April 20th at 5:00PM CT.

  • You will receive two emails from the Abstract Review Platform, Submittable:

    • An email to with your account email username and password [Between April 9th-April 10th]

    • An email with abstract platform overview information will be sent on April 9th. The formal review process will go from April 9th- April 20th. Ballots need to be complete by 5PM CT/6PM ET on April 20th so the notifications to students can be compiled.

  • April 22nd- April 29th- Students will revise their abstracts and resubmit

  • May 1st- May 8th- Abstract Review of Student Revisions

  • See below for more information

    • View the technical webinar video previewing the submission ballots

    • Review the judging criteria

    • Learn about your submission ballot

  • If you have any questions, please reach out to ePosterBoards contacts: Kathrynn Phillippe or Edwardo Chacon-Barahona

    Abstract areas:

    In 2026, the program is focusing on the following general areas within the meat science discipline. Abstract submissions should fit into one or more of these categories. If you feel the abstract should be in a different category, please complete the rest of the review before making this recommendation.

  • Animal Welfare

  • Education and Extension Tools

  • Environment, Production Systems, and Food Waste

  • Meat Processing, Ingredient Technology, and Packaging

  • Meat Quality and Composition: Measurement and Prediction

  • Meat Safety and Microbiology

  • Muscle and Lipid Biochemistry

  • Technical Summaries

View the technical webinar

The Technical Webinar reviewED THE FOLLOWING Information: 

-Overview of the event
-how to use your ballot
-Judging criteria

Judging Criteria

Abstracts will be judged on the quality of the following aspects with a score of 1-5 with 5 being the best:

  • 5- Excellent (Accepted)

  • 4- Very Good (Accepted)

  • 3- Good, accepted with Minor Revisions

  • 2- Poor, accepted ONLY with Major Revisions

  • 1-Rejected

Abstract Judging Guidelines

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5- Excellent, 4- Very Good, 3- Good Guidelines

2- Poor, 1- Rejected

view submission ballot info

  • You should have received an email to your submission ballot

  • Below is a step by step process, please review to better understand the process behind judging the abstracts

  • Please complete all judging of submissions by April 20th at 5:00pm CT.

Step 1: receive Submittable account from eposterboards

You will receive a submittable credential from ePosterBoards Team. All Reviewers have been sent an email with account email username and password.

Step 2: Sign in to Submittable account

Receive Email and Click View Submissions to Open up Judging Portal

Step 3: review submission

Once Account is created, all submissions to review will be shown on home page above. Click on Submission # (ex.0002) to review submission

Step 4: click on review tab to start judging submission

Once Submission is selected, click on “Review” on upper right hand corner and “Complete Review” to start the judging

Step 5: review conflict of interest

•If you DO have a conflict of interest with applicant and/or institution please click YES then Submit Review. No Further Review is needed

•If you DO NOT have a conflict of interest with applicant and/or institution please click NO then Submit, then continue with the judging.

Step 6: rate abstract submission

After reviewing the submission please select a score from 1-5 based on the Criteria mentioned before

Step 7: provide abstract feedback

Any score of 3, 2, or 1, feedback is required.

Any score 4 or 5 feedback is not required, but encouraged.

After feedback is provided, please click Submit Review

Step 8: after submitting, move to next submission

After clicking Submit- Make sure right side feedback has been inputted(buttons have disappeared)

Click on the next arrow to move to next submission or ”Back to List” to go back to Home Page

Step 9: email confirmation

After reviewing all submissions, please double check all abstracts assigned to confirm all has been submitted.

Once you have completed judging please email a confirmation to kathrynn.phillippe@eposterboards.com

still have questions?

 

Please email the eposterboards Managers: Kathrynn Phillippe or Edwardo Chacon-Barahona