Please set-up an Account and submit your Abstract via our Abstract Portal.  The link for submission is on website under Events.

Guideline for your submission:

Abstract word limit: 500 -excluding title, author name(s), affiliation(s), and references

Title: Maximum word count is 50.   The title you enter will be used in the final abstract book and event programme.

Presenting Author Bio : Maximum word count 200

Author names: Omit prefixes/suffixes such as Mr, Mrs, Prof, Dr, RN, MD, PhD, etc. Ensure correct spelling and that permission has been secured from all named authors.

Affiliations: should include the institution name and location. Affiliation numbers should be included even if there is only one author and one affiliation. Please use Affiliations number created in the system for author details, eg. 1 or 1,2 instead of typing the name of the institution again.

Abstract Upload : Please copy and paste your abstract here with the Abstract Portal. Abstracts should be structured with the following headings: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Keywords, and Disclosures. Please note we do not accept tables, graphs and figures at this stage in the process.  Headings are not included in the word count.

References:  Are not included in the word count.

Co-Author Consent: The submitting author is required to ensure that supervisors and all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission.

Copyright: If you are opting for your abstract to be considered for publication in the Irish Journal of Medical Science Online Supplement, by giving permission to publish, you are confirming that the material submitted is original and not previously published.

Availability for presentation and attendance at prize-giving: if your abstract is accepted, one of the authors must attend the Annual Scientific Meeting to make the presentation. The abstract should not be submitted if the authors know this is not possible. Similarly, if you wish your abstract to be considered for a prize, an author or co-author must agree to be present at the prize giving ceremony on the Gala Dinner on Friday evening.

 

Permissions: Encore presentations may be acceptable but encore publications are not. Proper use of quotes, citations and references are encouraged where necessary and appropriate however template writing, citation stacking, excessive aggregation and patch-writing are considered forms of plagiarism.

Accuracy: abstracts will not be copy-edited, and you will not be able to edit your abstract when the closing date has passed so please check your submission carefully to ensure that the content is correct and that there are no errors in author names or institutions. 

Support

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