AIDS 2026 Abstract Book - Abstract Submission - Review Process

Sep 17, 2026

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AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, received more than 7,430 abstract submissions. Abstracts were evaluated through a blind peer-review process completed by over 870 international experts, with each submission reviewed by three to four reviewers assessing quality and originality. Reviewers followed strict conflict-of-interest and expertise requirements. Scoring used five pre-determined criteria, equally weighted, with late-breaker abstracts receiving additional assessment. Track committees conducted additional review when fewer reviews or scoring discrepancies occurred.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages1655

Reading Time69 h 31 min

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AIDS 2026 abstract book [aids2026.org](aids2026.org) AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference AIDS 2026 Organizing Committee IAS President and International Co-Chair Beatriz Grinsztejn, Brazil Local Co-Chair Draurio Barreira, Brazil Members Kenneth Ngure, Kenya Birgit Poniatowski, Switzerland Darrell Tan, Canada Erika Castellanos, the Netherlands Joseph Robert Linda, Uganda Brent Allan, Australia Christian Gaebler, Germany Fernando Valiente-Echeverria, Chile Regional Co-Chair Claudia Cortes, Chile Anton Pozniak, United Kingdom Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Brazil Jean-Michel Molina, France Renee Heffron, United States Benjamin Bavinton, Australia Thiago Torres, Brazil Renata Arrington Sanders, United States Saiqa Mullick, South Africa Jirair Ratevosian, United States Solange Baptiste, South Africa Thiago Jerohan Albuquerque da Cruz, Brazil Paulo Dos Santos, Argentina Muleya Mwananyanda, Germany Trey Watkins, United States Track Committees Track A: Basic and translational science Co-leads: Christian Gaebler, Germany Fernando Valiente-Echeverria, Chile Members: Andrés Finzi, Canada Andrew Redd, United States Jillian Lau, Australia Natalia Laufer, Argentina Zaza Ndhlovu, South Africa Track B: Clinical Science Co-leads: Anton Pozniak, United Kingdom Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Brazil Members: Allison Agwu, United States Anchalee Avihingsanon, Thailand Esteban Martinez, Spain Monica Jacques de Moraes, Brazil Sim iso Sokhela, South Africa Track C: Epidemiology and prevention science Co-leads: Jean-Michel Molina, France Renee Heffron, United States Members: Geoff Garnett, United States Ishwar Gilada, India Jennifer Sherwood, United States Thesla Palanee-Phillips, South Africa Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso, Brazil Track D: Social and behavioural sciences Co-leads: Benjamin Bavinton, Australia Thiago Torres, Brazil Members: Carol Strong, Taiwan Charlie Witzel, Thailand Erin Wilson, United States Kelika Konda, Peru Yvonne Wangũi Machira, Kenya Track E: Implementation science, economics, systems and synergies Co-leads: Renata Arrington Sanders, United States Saiqa Mullick, South Africa Members: Danvic Rosadiño, Philippines Elizabeth Irungu, Kenya Errol L Fields, United States Mónica Thormann, Dominican Republic Sahar Bajis, United Arab Emirates Track F: Political science, laws, ethics, policies and human rights Co-leads: Jirair Ratevosian, United States Solange Baptiste, South Africa Members: Danielle M Campbell, United States Edwin J Bernard, The Netherlands James Gray, Australia Othoman Mellouk, Morocco Veriano Terto, Brazil [aids2026.org](aids2026.org) Abstract book 2 Abstract submission Over 7,430 abstracts were submitted to AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference. The Organizing Committee (OC) is very grateful for all the abstract submissions received. While the OC found many very high-quality abstracts among the submissions, due to limitations in the conference programme, more abstracts were rejected than accepted – with an overall acceptance rate of 39%(which includes the late breaker abstracts) . All abstracts went through a blind peer-review process completed by over 870 abstract reviewers. These reviewers are international experts in the field of HIV, including members of the OC and track committees. Each abstract was reviewed by three to four reviewers. The abstracts were reviewed for the quality and originality of the work. Late-breaking abstract reviews included an additional assessment of the late-breaking nature of the research. All reviewers were instructed to abstain from scoring any abstract on which they were an author or co-author, hada financial or personal conflict of interest, or did not have the appropriate expertise to evaluate. Each abstract was scored numerically against five pre-determined criteria, which were equally weighted to get a final score. The final score ranged from one (the

FAQs

How many abstracts were submitted to AIDS 2026 and what was the acceptance rate?

Over 7,430 abstracts were submitted, and the overall acceptance rate was 39% (including late breaker abstracts).

How was the peer-review process conducted for the abstracts?

All abstracts went through a blind peer-review process completed by over 870 reviewers. Each abstract was reviewed by three to four reviewers assessing quality and originality.

What scoring method and criteria were used to evaluate abstracts?

Each abstract was scored numerically against five pre-determined criteria with equal weighting to produce a final score ranging from one (lowest) to six (highest). Additional review by track committees occurred for fewer than two reviews or scoring discrepancies.

Sep 17, 2026

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