Abstract submission guidelines
FOR INFO ONLY: SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS PASSED
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday 7 May 2010
Please ensure that you have registered first and received your reference code before you proceed with the abstract submission. Please prepare your abstract using the abstract example/template provided below and follow the instructions outlined on this page.
Please note that WCRF International encourages full disclosure of all relevant sources of funding in relation to abstracts submitted to this conference. If you wish to disclose a conflict of interest or any funding, please do so briefly at the foot of the abstract as shown.
Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to abstracts@wcrf.org
Instructions for preparation of abstracts and abstract example
Registration details
Please enter your name and registration booking reference – this is the reference number within the registration confirmation email.
Abstract Title
Arial 10 font bold, left aligned; the title should be in sentence case with no full stop at the end.
For Example:
Vitamin D and cancer
Author Names
Arial 10 font. Surname, initials. Presenting author to be bold, affiliations numbered in superscript. If there are more than six authors, please provide the names of the first six authors (co-authors and first author) followed by et al.
For Example:
Smith, B1, Harrison, N2, Matthews, P 2 Smith, A1, Harrison, A2, Matthews, W 2, et al.
Affiliations
Arial 10 font, University/Institute, City, Country
For Example:
1 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2 Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Abstract text
- Arial 10 font
- Abstracts must be saved as a Word document
- Maximum word limit is 250 words. Abstracts that exceed this word limit will be disqualified for peer review
- Abstracts should be structured under the following headings: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions
- Abstracts should refer to work that has not been published. If work is still in progress at the time of submission then preliminary findings should be provided
- Please use single line spacing, text unjustified
- Symbols and other special characters may be included
- SI units should be used throughout (litre and molar are permitted, however)
- Abbreviations should be defined when first used – place any abbreviation in parenthesis after the full word appears for the first time
- Tables and figures should not be included in the abstract
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Referencing
- References are not compulsory but if references are used, they will count towards the total word count for the abstract
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Web links (URLs) should be provided in full, including both the title of the site and the URL, in the following format:
http://www-dep.iarc.fr/globocan/database.htm
- Only papers that have been published, or are in press, or are available through public e-print/preprint servers should be included in the reference list
Abstract Theme
Please select the theme your abstract is most relevant to:
- Nutritional Epidemiology and Cancer
- Obesity and/or Physical Activity and Cancer
- Behavioural Research and Cancer
- Public Health and Policy for Cancer Prevention
- Cancer Survivors
Word Count
Please provide the word count of the main body of your abstract
Conflict of interest
Please disclose any conflicts of interest at the foot of the abstract. If there is no conflict please state: None Disclosed
Funding
WCRF encourages full disclosure of all relevant sources of funding in relation to abstracts submitted to this conference. If you wish to disclose any funding, please do so briefly at the foot of the abstract.
For example: No Funding/Research relating to this abstract was funded by…
Abstract Template
Registration details
Abstract Title
Author Names
Affiliations
Abstract Text
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Word Count
Abstract Theme
Conflict of Interest
Funding
Abstract Example
Vitamin D and cancer
Smith, B1, Harrison, N2, Matthews, P 2 Smith, A1, Harrison, A2, Matthews, W 2, et al.
1 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2 Royal Brisbane Hospital
2 Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Methods: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Results: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Conclusion: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Word Count (max 250):
Abstract: Nutritional Epidemiology and Cancer
Conflict of Interest:
None Disclosed
Funding
No Funding