ECVIM-CA invites submission of abstracts for research communications for the 22nd ECVIM-CA scientific programme in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The on-line submission of abstracts will open on February 1st 2012.
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Submission
Abstracts must be submitted on-line via the abstract submission module. The deadline for receipt of the abstracts is 23.59 GMT April 15, 2012, and the online abstract submission site will be deactivated as of 00.00 GMT on April 16, 2012.
Research Communications
Research communications should report recent clinical research, which is original in nature. Reviews will not be accepted, and you are strongly discouraged from submitting preliminary results from ongoing trials. Further, whilst we may consider case reports as research abstracts, these must be of an exceptional (ground-breaking) nature. Abstracts containing any form of advertisement will be rejected. No abstract may be submitted that has been previously published or presented at an international European or American meeting. Contents must be significantly different or include new information if a similar abstract was presented earlier. During the abstract-upload process, you will need to list all co-authors for your abstract.
Ethical approval
If experimental research was undertaken involving animals, the scientific committee requires approval from an ethics or welfare committee before the abstract can be accepted. This should take the form of an official letter from the ethics committee (or similar) and should be submitted as a PDF. Please submit this at the same time as submitting the abstract. Abstracts cannot be accepted if appropriate ethical approval has not been awarded.
Copyright
By submitting a research communication and submission form, the author(s) transfer copyright ownership so it can be published in the congress proceedings, JVIM, Vet Clin Pathol, or JVCO.
Evaluation
All abstracts will be evaluated by the relevant society using the following criteria: scientific content, experimental design, animal welfare, and relevance to small animal medicine. The corresponding author will be notified about the decision before 1st of July 2012.
Format - layout
The abstract MUST be between 200 and 400 words in length (excluding title and author details).
The format of the abstract is flexible, but should contain information on the aim of the work, methods, results and conclusions. A statement that “the results will be discussed” is not acceptable. Do not use subheadings (methods, results, etc.). Tables, graphs and figures are NOT allowed.
Acknowledging successful submission
When your abstract is successfully submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement by email, containing details of the exact submission (including title, co-authors, and text). Please take the time to check this carefully and contact the congress secretariat (info@ecvimcongress.org) as soon as possible if there are any errors. Please make sure that you check that co-author details are correct, as these cannot subsequently be changed either. If you do not reply, we will assume that you are happy with the final submitted version.
Changes
*** PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY AS THIS IS A COMMON SOURCE OF MISTAKES! ***
Firstly, please note that abstracts are not edited after approval. Therefore, we advise you to proofread your abstract carefully before submission, since it will be printed exactly as submitted.
Also, once the abstract has been reviewed, changes to the abstract cannot be accepted. During the abstract-upload process, you will need to list all co-authors for your abstract. Please note that, after an abstract has undergone review and has been accepted, we cannot accept any changes in authorship, titles or the content of the abstract etc...
Research communications are automatically rejected without further scrutiny if they:
• Are not submitted online
• Are received after closing date (April 15, 2012)
• Contains fewer than 200 words (excluding title and author details)
• Exceeds 400 words in length (excluding title and author details)
• Are published or accepted elsewhere before April 15, 2012
• Are not written in scientific English
• Are too preliminary in nature or are deemed to be of low scientific quality
• Contain tables, graphs or figures
• Are not relevant to small animal internal medicine
• Are deemed to be unethical
If you should have any questions, please contact the congress secretary (info@ecvimcongress.org)