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INSTRUCTIONS
Submit your abstract
Step 1: submit your abstract (300 words maximum) in English
Step 2: wait for approval after the closing deadline
Step 3: the scientific committee will review the abstracts after the March 4th deadline
Step 4: you will be informed if your abstract is selected for an oral presentation or a poster presentation during the congress. You will then receive all needed instructions (format, schedule for presentation, etc.)
Submission Requirements
Abstract should be submitted according to the following instructions:
Language
English
Words
Minimum number of words: 150 including titles, authors and affiliations
Maximum number of words: 300 including titles, authors and affiliations
One figure, one table accepted with no references.
Title
Concise, with no abbreviations.
Authors
1. The affiliation needs to include the following (in this order, the street address is not required):
a. Unit or Section
b. Department
c. University and/or Hospital
d. Town
e. Country
2. In case of multiple affiliations, please superscribe the relevant numbers
3. Please put a comma and a space between the names of the authors
4. Please put a semicolon between the authors’ affiliations
Please put a space and line to separate the following:
· The title from the authors
· The authors from the affiliations
· The affiliation from the text
Abstracts
There is no information about authors and the centers study done at the abstract.
The abstract for original articles should be divided into the following sections:
a) AIM: description of the objective/aim of the research
b) METHODS: description of the methods used
c) RESULTS: results of the research
d) CONCLUSION: brief conclusion
The abstract for case reports should be divided into the following sections:
a) BACKGROUND: a brief introduction of the case reported
b) CASE REPORT: description of the case
Please typeset the subtitles in upright non-italicized uppercase text followed by a colon (BACKGROUND: ... METHODS: ... RESULTS: ... CONCLUSIONS: ... for original articles - BACKGROUND:.., CASE REPORT: … for case reports).
Abbreviations
Only the standard abbreviations used in medicine are accepted, whereas the other acronyms should be written in extenso the first time they appear in the abstract. After that, the acronym can be used. Eg: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Example
Title
In vivo tracking for cell therapies
AUTHORS’ BYLINE
M. A. Thompson 1, D. WALL 2, R. J. HICKS 1,3, H. M. PRINCE2,3
AUTHORS’ AFFILIATIONS
1Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; 2Centre for Blood Cell Therapies, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; 3University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Abstract Text
(for original articles)
BACKGROUND: ...
METHODS: ...
RESULTS: ...
CONCLUSIONS: ...
(for case reports)
BACKGROUND: ...
CASE REPORT: …