Annual Academic Meeting Blair Bell Research Competition 2015 Abstract Submission Guidelines

Annual Academic Meeting
Blair Bell Research Competition 2015
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Format of the abstract
 The full title of your submission must not exceed 50 words
 The maximum length of the main body of the abstract should be 250 words (i.e. excluding title, authors and
institutions) and must follow the structured format outlined below:
o Introduction
o Methods
o Results
o Conclusion
 No figures, tables or references are permitted. Please ensure that results are given (do not state: results
will be presented at the meeting) and appropriate statistical tests have been used and reported.
 Please avoid salami submission with generation of several abstracts from the same study
 Your abstract will be presented in the abstract booklet exactly how you submit it so please check it is
exactly how you want it reproduced before you submit
General Guidance
 The presenting author must be a trainee. For clinicians this is defined as pre-CCT, and for scientists this is
defined as fewer than three years post PhD award.
 Abstract submissions are only accepted online.
 Submit your abstract using the link below by Monday 17 November 2014
https://rcog.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=4418&language=en-uk
 You can amend your abstract at any time up until the deadline.
 All abstracts will be considered for oral presentation in the first instance. Those not selected for oral
presentation will automatically be considered for poster presentation.
 Only authors named on the abstract are permitted to present the poster.
 One author must be registered to attend on all days of the conference for a poster to be presented.
 For abstracts presented at the event, certificates are provided to the presenter of the abstract not all
authors.
 All abstracts will be published as an online supplement unless stated on the online form
 We hope to notify authors by Friday 5 December. Notifications are sent to the presenting author.
Other information you will need before you submit
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Permission from all authors to submit the abstract
Names of all authors
Affiliations of all authors
Alternate contact as a backup if we can’t get through to you
Prizes and BJOG Publication
Prizes will be awarded for the best oral and poster presentations, with the oral prize winner being offered a
maximum of £1000 towards the expenses of attending an international conference in 2015 to present their
winning abstract. The top-scoring abstracts will be put forward for publication in BJOG on a date AFTER the
meeting. It will be assumed that your abstract can be published in BJOG unless you make it clear in by emailing
Kim Helm on khelm@rcog.org.uk that this is not possible.