Abstract formatting and submission guidelines

• Abstract submission opens on July 08, 2024 and closes on Oct. 05, 2024.
• Abstract has to be submitted at the dedicated portal gios2024.com
• Abstract received by e-mail will not be evaluated.
• Decision of abstract evaluation will be communicated by e-mail to the submitting (presenting) author by Oct. 15, 2024.

Abstract formatting and submission guidelines

• Case description
• Original research

Submission category

• Free paper only
• Poster only
• Either of the above

• All abstracts must be submitted in English-Times New Roman, with a font size of 12 and double spacing. To ensure blinded review-no identifying features such as names of hospitals, medical colleges, clinics or places may be listed in the title or text of the abstract.
• Do not include the names of authors and their affiliations in the abstract body. There will be provision of entering author details and their affiliation(s) in the submission platform.
• The material in the abstract must be original and not previously published.
• The title should be as brief as possible but long enough to clearly indicate the nature of the study. Abbreviations must not be used in the title. The title should not be written entirely in capital letters.
• The size of the abstract is limited to 400 words (excluding title, authors, their affiliations etc.)
• The brand names or name of the manufacturers for any drug or equipment is strictly prohibited. Use generic name(s).
• Structure your abstract using the following subheadings

Original research

• Background
• Aims & objectives
• Materials/patients & methods: Describe your selection of observations or experimental subjects precisely
• Results: Describe your results in a logical sequence
• Conclusions: Emphasise new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that are drawn from them
• Conflict of interest: Declaration of conflict of interest is mandatory

Case presentation

• Introduction
• Description of the case
• Conclusion. Mention why the case is unique and worth presenting
• No references, graphs, figures or tables are needed with abstract submission.
• Check spelling and grammar carefully. The abstract text cannot be edited after submission.