Please read this general information before submitting your on-line abstract.
CONTENT OF ABSTRACTS
The word limit for abstracts is 300 words. Titles are limited to 10 words or less. Titles, authors and authors' affiliations are not included in the 300 word limit. The abstract must contain a brief statement of:
- The objectives of the investigation,
- Experimental methods used,
- Essential results, including data and, where appropriate, statistics,
- Conclusion
To achieve a more consistent style, the words:
"Objectives:", "Methods:", "Results:", and "Conclusion:", each immediately followed by a colon as shown, must appear in the body of your abstract. The on-line abstract system will not accept abstracts unless they contain these words.
DO's AND DON'Ts
- DON'T submit abstracts reporting studies with unidentified drugs or materials. They will not be accepted.
- DO include tables or charts if applicable.
- DO mention the name of a commercial product if used in the research but only once.
- DO disclose external funding (required) by listing the name of supporting agency and grant number in the body of the text.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Presentations will be selected for the program on the basis of the scientific quality of the work as judged from the abstract. Each abstract will be reviewed by three reviewers with expertise in the scientific group to which it was submitted.
Rejected abstracts are also reviewed by the Annual Session Committee, whose decision is final. Click here to see a list of reasons
an abstract may be rejected.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
If you would like simple step-by-step instructions, please click here.
DESCRIPTION OF SCIENTIFIC GROUPS
If you are unsure which scientific group you wish to submit your abstract, please click
here for a description of all the groups.
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