GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS
Presentation Format
Accepted abstracts are to be presented either as a poster or oral presentation. Decision on presentation format will be made by the Scientific Committee.
Topics
Please select the TOPIC under which you wish to submit your abstract for review by the Scientific Committee. The reviewers may decide that the abstract content, while otherwise acceptable, does not fit the interest area of the topic to which it was submitted. In this case, the abstract is forwarded to the review committee of the topic more closely aligned to the perceived content.
Poster size and orientation:
Size: maximum of 80 cm width x 120 cm length. Portrait (i.e., vertical) orientation only.
Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in a flash drive. No abstract book will be printed.
Acceptance
Abstracts will be subject to a peer review by members of the Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee makes all final decisions regarding presentation format (poster or oral presentation).
The presenting authors will be notified of acceptance on October, 30, 2013 by email (please make sure to state your correct email address).
If you have difficulties in submitting your abstracts or need any further information, please contact the MicroBiotec2013 secretariat or Nuno Pinto).
Submission of abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted by the presenting authors.
Abstracts may only be submitted online. Faxed abstracts and abstracts not submitted in the proper format will be rejected. Late abstracts will not be considered. All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English.
Style
No headings are allowed. Please structure your text so that background, objectives, methods, results and conclusions of the study are easily perceptible.
The abstract is limited to 2,500 characters with spaces and may include references (optional).
Title, author’s names and affiliations do not count for the character limit. Italics and Greek letters are permitted. Underlines are not permitted. The International System of Units (SI) should be used wherever appropriate.
Spelling
• Genus and species names should be written in full on first mention and abbreviated on subsequent mentions.
• Italicizing will be the responsibility of the author(s).
• Greek letters and symbols may be used.
• Non-systematic names (e.g. plural): lower case (streptococci, mycobacteria, chlamydiae).
• Generic drug names: lower case (penicillin).
• Please observe standard English grammar rules including a space after full stops and commas.