Sri Lanka Society of Nephrology
Annual Academic Sessions 2024
Call for abstracts
The Sri Lanka Society of Nephrology (SLSON) invites you to submit abstracts for the upcoming Annual Academic Sessions scheduled to be held from 21 st to 23 rd of November 2024.
Guidelines for abstract preparation & submission
- Any research related to nephrology will be considered.
- All research should have obtained ethical approval if applicable.
- Title should be in bold, UPPER CASE letters.
- The author name(s) should be written as last name followed by initial(s). eg: Abeykoon AB1, Basnayake RM2
- DO NOT use prefixes such as Prof/ Dr/ Mr/Mrs
- Underline the name of the presenting author.
- Affiliations of the author/s should be listed in the line after the author names.
- Abstracts should be structured under the following headings.
- Research abstracts : Introduction/Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions
- Case reports : Introduction, Case report, Discussion/Conclusion
- DO NOT include graphs/tables/figures or references within the abstract.
- Text of the abstract should begin without indentation and should not have space between paragraphs.
- Body of the abstract should not exceed 250 words (excluding title, author & author affilitiations)
- Abstract should be typed using font type Times New Roman, font size 12 and single line spacing.
- Word count should be mentioned at the bottom of the abstract.
- Two (2) digital copies of the abstract should be submitted. One (1) copy with author names and affiliations and one (1) copy without. Topic of the abstract should be stated in the subject column of the email.
Important instructions
- All accepted abstracts will be considered for an oral or poster presentations during the academic sessions.
- The presenting author should register for the sessions upon acceptance of the abstract.
- An alternative author should be appointed if the original presenting author is unable to present.
- Corresponding author should hold responsibility to ensure that all author names are agreed upon by all authors and due authorship given to all fullfilling author criteria.
- After submission you will receive a confirmation email within 7 days. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive an email.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Abstract submission opens : 01st June 2024
- Abstract submission closes : 16th September 2024
- Announcement of decision on abstract : 31st October 2024
- Deadline for registration of presenting author : 14th November 2024