Event abstract guidelines
You are asked to follow these guidelines when creating and submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation.
Creating abstracts
- Abstracts should be no more than 500 words in total, to include all authors and references.
- Please create a short summary of your work in advance of your submission.
- In the authors section please underline the presenting author.
- Main body of text should be left aligned.
- Single spacing throughout. Text should be in Arial, font size 11pt.
- References, denoted by superscript numbers in the text, should be listed in the references section using standard Chemical Abstracts Source Service Index terminology followed by Year, Volume, and Page
- The use of figures, graphs and schemes is recommended where this aids the understanding of the text. Please note that abstracts will usually be printed in black and white, so images / figures should be selected carefully. These can be uploaded during submission.
Submitting abstracts
- In order to submit your abstract you will first need to register yourself as on our events system. Please click on the 'Submit' button found in the Abstract Submission section.
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A new window will open up - double check that it is for the event you wish to submit to and follow the instructions to register to use the system
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You will then be given the option to select the category into which you want to submit your abstract. Please select your preferred option. If the deadline for any of the categories has passed they will no longer be available. - You will be asked to insert the abstract title and answer some mandatory questions. Click proceed.
- You will then be asked to insert your author list, your abstract text and your references. Click next.
- Check that the preview of your submission is correct and then click submit.
- You should then receive an automated email within 24 hours of submitting your abstract. If you do not receive this email, please contact us.
- Please note that you abstract will not be submitted unless you complete the submission process. It is not possible to start the submission and return to it at a later stage, however you can amend your details and abstract during submission or once submission is complete.
- If you encounter any problems, please contact us.