GUIDELINES FOR
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

INTERNATIONAL SPINAL CORD SOCIETY

… ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING

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FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: ...................................

You will be informed of the acceptance or rejection of your abstract by ...........
If you have not been informed by this date, you should contact the Honorary Secretary.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

1) Rules on Authors of Papers
As stated in the Constitution (paragraph 21,b), the Society rules that for papers to be presented at a Scientific Meeting, one author at least, must be an Ordinary member or Associate member of the Society.

2) Usually only one paper will be accepted from an author or joint author, for platform presentation. On rare occasions more than one paper will be accepted, when preference will be given to authors unlikely to be able to attend many annual meetings. More than one paper may be accepted from an author for poster presentation.

3) You can find the Abstract Form on the website.

4) Please type your paper in English on the enclosed Abstract Form, to ensure there is no confusion on the spelling of names, addresses, titles of abstract, medical terminology, etc.

5) The title should be brief and identify clearly the nature of the study. The complete title should be in CAPITALS. Underline the name of the author who will present the study, ONLY. Do not include titles or degrees. Specify name and location of institution where the work was done. Follow the example below:

FLEXION MYELOPATHY OF THE CERVICAL SPINE
K. Mii, H. Iida, S Tachibana, K Yada
Dept of Neurosurgery, Sagamihara National Hospital, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan

6) The entire text should fit within the framed outline of the Abstract Form. It will form part of the conference proceedings and should, therefore, be typed in font size 12.

The body of the Abstract should be organized as follows:

a. A sentence stating the purpose of the study.
b. A brief description of the methods.
c. A summary of the results obtained.
d. A statement of the conclusions reached.
General statements, such as "The results will be discussed", are unacceptable.

7) Simple tables or graphs may only be included if they fit within the format. Additional tables, graphs, or pictures will not be accepted.

8) Non-proprietary (generic) names should be used and should be written in small letters. Proprietary names may be added in brackets.

9) E-Mail the original Abstract Form to the ISCoS Secretariat. Only electronic mail (e-mail) submission of abstracts is acceptable.

! The abstracts will be printed exactly as presented. Abstracts, which do not correspond to these instructions, will not be considered for presentation.

! Abstracts will not be considered if previously published or presented at an international scientific meeting.

! Abstracts will not be considered if dealing with non related subjects.

! Abstracts will not be considered if they do not give data. "Results will be discussed" is not acceptable