Research scholars and students are invited to present their original research in any of the conference sub-themes. The list of the conference sub-themes is not exhaustive and, therefore, authors should not feel limited by them.

Authors are free to choose between oral or poster presentation submitting in one of the following sub-themes:

  • Diagnostics and assessment in rehabilitation
  • Diversity
  • Dosage and intensity control in training
  • Exercise across a lifespan
  • Exercise and cognition
  • Exercise and mental health
  • Exercise in medicine
  • Exercise metabolism/metabolome
  • Exercise/sports therapy
  • Hypoxia/hyperoxia training
  • Imaging techniques in sport
  • Inclusion within sports
  • Injuries in sports
  • Intervention research
  • Lifestyle modifications
  • Local promotion of physical activity
  • Molecular and cellular aspects of training
  • Morphological adaptation in sports
  • Performance diagnostics
  • Personalization of training
  • Physical activity promotion in different settings
  • Physical inactivity (“sedentary lifestyle”)
  • Prehabilitation/muscle maintenance
  • Prevention and therapy of overuse injuries
  • Psychological support in competitive sports
  • Regeneration
  • Return-to-play after injuries
  • Sports neurology
  • Sports physiotherapy treatment concepts
  • Sports therapy for musculoskeletal diseases
  • Sports and health tourism
  • and other Multi- & Interdisciplinary Themes

Abstract submission is free of charge. After undergoing the reviewing process, all authors will be informed about the acceptance of their submission on March 10th 2026.

Registration fee must be paid by the March 30th 2026 at the latest to secure the presentation during the conference and the publication in the Book of Abstracts.

Authors of an accepted abstract are invited to (but is not required to) submit a full-length paper. The Scientific Committee will review these papers and offer to corresponding authors of all selected papers several publishing opportunities: 

Full-length paper must be prepared according to these Guidelines for the Authors and sent to the conference office by May 1st 2026 at latest. Full-length paper submission is free of charge but author(s) do need to pay the article processing charge, depending on cover publication costs of the selected journal, while publication in Conference Proceedings Book and Innovative Technologies in Sport and Physical Activity is free of charge for each accepted paper.

Abstract Format 

Abstracts are restricted to 250 words (including title, authors and institutions) and must include the following separate sections: [1] purpose; [2] methods; [3] results; [4] conclusion. It may not contain any tables or graphs and is restricted to ASCII-characters only. Please note, that an abstract prepared in a program like Windows Word may contain non-ASCII characters. Please minimize the use of abbreviations as much as possible and do not cite references in the abstract. All content of the abstract is in the sole responsibility of the author(s) of the abstract.

The receipt of your abstract submission will be confirmed by the confirmation massage as soon as you complete submission.

All accepted and presented abstracts (oral or poster) will be published in Innovative Technologies in Sport and Physical Activity, a peer-reviewed journal published by Physical Activity and Sports Tech for Healthy Lifestyles and Western Balkan Sport innovation Lab, preconditioned the first author has paid registration fee by the March 30th 2026.

*To make sure your abstract only contains ASCII characters, copy-paste the text first to a text- editor like Windows Notepad, then “Save As…” and set Encoding to “ANSI”. Example: Please find an abstract submission example here. 

Disclaimer on Ethical Content in Abstract Submissions 

As part of the abstract submission process for the PQSTECHL Bar 2026 Conference, all participants are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic and professional conduct. Abstracts must be strictly scientific and technical in nature, and must not contain political messages, aggressive or offensive language, antisemitic, discriminatory, or otherwise unethical content.

Submissions that violate these principles will be immediately rejected without review. By submitting an abstract, the author(s) confirm that the content aligns with the values of responsible scientific communication. The conference organizers reserve the right to withdraw any content that does not meet these ethical standards at any stage of submission, review, or presentation. 

Abstract Reviewing 

All accepted abstracts by two independent reviewers will be also reviewed by the Scientific Committee, which will make recommendations as to the type of presentation (oral or poster).

The author may state preference for the type of presentation (oral or poster). The final decision however lies upon the Scientific Committee.

Abstract Model 

EXERCISE FOR COGNITIVE HEALTH AS A PROXY FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION OF OLDER PEOPLE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Marko Markovic1,2, Janko Jankovic3 – 1University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro, 2Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Center of Young Scientists, Podgorica, Montenegro; 3Western Balkan Sport Innovation Lab, Podgorica, Montenegro

Some previous studies suggest social isolation is associated with poor cognitive health in later life, while cognitive outcomes may increase social inclusion of older people and cognitive health may be an important aspect of healthy ageing. PURPOSE: The goal of this study is to review available literature on research related to relationship of exercise for cognitive health and social inclusion of elderly. METHODS: Specific key words “exercise”, “cognitive”, “health”, “social”, “inclusion”, “elderly”, and “people” were used to search relevant electronic databases, such as PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus. The research was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS: Studies that fit the inclusion criteria such as containing the data with the publication time that was from 2008 and later, and describing various exercise related to improvement of cognitive health, were reviewed. Results have showed that beneficial effects of exercise on cognitive health of older people have been observed. The dose of exercise is mostly recommended to be on the level of an hour a day, and three times a week, while the most applicable are aerobic, strength training exercises and yoga, and its combination, all in order to increase cognitive health. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that various exercise may benefit global-cognition, attention and cognitive control, as well as improve the social inclusion of older people.