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Abstract Guidelines

Abstract and Poster Information

All abstracts will be published in the SPS Abstract & Program Book. In addition, authors are invited to have their abstracts published in the Journal of Pharmacological & Toxicological Methods. Abstracts should describe the aims of the work, methods, and the key experimental findings in a clear and succinct manner. Brevity is important to adhere with the publication guidelines of JPTM. All abstracts will be reviewed for scientific content and the Abstract Committee reserves the right to refuse abstracts that do not adhere to publication guidelines. It is hoped that abstracts and posters will be the first presentations of the study represented. Abstracts presented since the previous year's SPS Annual Meeting are welcome for submission at this year's meeting; however, previously published abstracts will not be published in JPTM.

Junior Investigator Poster Contest

Junior Investigators are encouraged to participate in the Junior Investigator Poster Competition. Cash prizes will be awarded to the most outstanding posters based on both the poster itself as well as discussions with the Abstract Committee Poster Competition judges. If you are interested in participating in the Junior Investigator Poster Competition, please check the appropriate selection on the on-line submission form. Junior Investigator presenter must be present during judging. Please see Poster guidelines for allowable size of poster.

NOTE—To participate in the Junior Investigator Travel Award AND the Poster Contest, two separate abstracts are needed: a 500 word abstract submitted by e-mail (see Junior Investigator and/or Student Award) AND a 250 word abstract submitted on-line, details below.

Directions for Submitting Abstracts On-Line*:

Please prepare your abstract in a word processing program, using Times 12, spell check and proofread, and copy into appropriate data entry field on the on-line submission form. Each text entry field has character limits, as follows:

Title: UPPERCASE letter only (120 characters)
Presenting Author: List first author only (25 characters)
Affiliation: Institution name, city, country (100 characters)
Abstract Body: 1600 characters with spaces. Tables and graphs should not be included. Please be aware that special characters (superscript, etc) and exponents may not appear. If they are critical, please electronically submit as a PDF to SPS Headquarters, so they may verified/edited against the web downloaded version. Additional Authors: List secondary authors, separated by comma (220 characters). If the author list exceeds the 220 character limit, please electronically submit the abstract, as a PDF, to: SPS Headquarters.

*These are the standards set by Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods for publication of abstracts.

SUBMISSON OF ABSTRACTS AND ALL REVISIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY midnight EDT July 18, 2008: A submitted abstract may be edited on line prior to midnight EDT July 18, 2008. To perform edits on-line, you will need your e-mail address and abstract id number for this purpose (found on your abstract confirmation of receipt).

Abstracts will only be received via this on-line system.
Please contact SPS Headquarters if you are having problems.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission within two days, submit the abstract again.

Generally all abstracts are accepted for poster presentations. If your abstract is not accepted you will be notified in early August. All abstracts will be published in the SPS Abstract & Program Book. In addition, authors are invited to have their abstracts published in the Journal of Pharmacological & Toxicological Methods. Abstracts should describe the aims of the work, methods, and the key experimental findings in a clear and succinct manner. Brevity is important to adhere with the publication guidelines of JPTM. All abstracts will be reviewed for scientific content and the Abstract Committee reserves the right to refuse abstracts that do not adhere to publication guidelines. It is hoped that abstracts and posters will be the first presentations of the study represented. Abstracts presented since the previous year's SPS Annual Meeting are welcome for submission at this year's meeting; however, previously published abstracts will not be published in JPTM.

Continue to On-Line Abstract Submission