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How to submit a conference abstract Dr Kieran Walsh, Editor, BMJ Learning

How to submit a conference abstract Dr Kieran Walsh, Editor, BMJ Learning. Conference abstract. Choose the meeting Write it up Send it in. Choose the meeting. Does it take abstracts? Is there a chance it would take yours? Does it publish abstracts in a journal supplement?

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How to submit a conference abstract Dr Kieran Walsh, Editor, BMJ Learning

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  1. How to submit a conference abstract Dr Kieran Walsh, Editor, BMJ Learning

  2. Conference abstract Choose the meeting Write it up Send it in

  3. Choose the meeting Does it take abstracts? Is there a chance it would take yours? Does it publish abstracts in a journal supplement? Will I be able to go? Will I get a reduced fee as a presenter?

  4. Choose the meeting • The abstract deadline – six months ahead? • Will they accept “work in progress”?

  5. Write it up What happens to your abstract on submission?

  6. How to avoid automatic rejection? Word count Format Font size

  7. Title Rules as for letters PLUS Clear and explicit

  8. Concise “If you want a 10 minute summary, I can have it for you a week from today; if you want it to be 30 minutes, I can do it tomorrow; if you want a whole hour, I’m ready now.” Draft – redraft – redraft

  9. Writing Abbreviations acceptable but explain them first Make text and tables complementary – NOT duplication Use complete sentences

  10. Body • Avoid the killer error - “see main text” / “see poster” / “We will show in . . .” • References

  11. Just one go So get it right before submission Then be patient

  12. Potential problems

  13. Authorship Authorship credit should be based on: Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data? Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content? Final approval of the version to be published? All of the above? To avoid disputes over attribution of academic credit, decide before you start. Read the target journal’s “Advice to Authors.” Don’t gift authorship.

  14. Conflicts of interest? • You received a travel bursary of £200 from a relevant company two years ago • You own stock in a competing company • You are a member of an academic body that may be influenced as a result of research even though you will not benefit personally in any way • You have based your research reputation on a certain treatment even though you have no financial interests in the treatment

  15. Conflicts of interest • May be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial • “Financial” interests may include employment, research funding, stock or share ownership, payment for lectures or travel, consultancies, and company support for staff Conflicts of interest arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that are not fully apparent and that MAY influence their judgments on what is published. They have been described as those which, when revealed later, would make a REASONABLE reader feel misled or deceived.

  16. Conflicts of interest? • The solution? • Declare them

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