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Abstract Policies

Rapid Paced Paper Session

New this year at the Vascular Annual Meeting! “Rapid Paced Paper Session” On Sunday, June 4 there will be a special paper session. Papers accepted for this session will be given 3 minutes to present, 2 for discussion, and will not be required to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Research papers will not be eligible for this session. If you are interested in being considered for this session if not accepted on the plenary session, simply indicate “yes” consider me for the rapid paced paper session in the abstract system.

If you have any questions regarding this session or the abstract process please contact Melissa Kabadian, Education Program Manager at 312-202-5602 or mkabadian@vascularsociety.org.

Dual or Redundant Presentation/Publication Policy

The work represented in the abstract must not have been presented, published or submitted to any other major meeting or journal.  If the abstract is accepted for presentation at the Vascular Annual Meeting 2006, it is expected that a manuscript of the work be submitted to the Journal of Vascular Surgery at the time of presentation. The manuscript must conform to the Journal's policies on originality and conflict of interest disclosure. The practice of multiple simultaneous submissions of abstracts followed by abstract withdrawal from other societies after receipt of the first acceptance specifically violates the spirit and rules of each of these societies and will require a personal explanation. Authors are required to complete the conflict of interest section when submitting an abstract.
 
It will be considered the responsibility of the member author or sponsor of the paper to consult directly with the Program Chairman prior to submission if there is any question regarding possible duplication or redundancy of the work to be presented or published.
 
Failure to comply will not only result in the paper being rejected, or later withdrawn or canceled, but also could result in similar action on future submissions for presentation or publication by any and all of the authors, subject to the discretion of the Program Committee or the Editors of the Journal.

Manuscripts

Manuscript submission to the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) for those accepted to present is mandatory. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the JVS prior to the meeting and no later than May 30, 2006.

Author Policy

It is the policy of the SVS that either the primary author or one of the co-authors of each abstract must be a member of the SVS. If you or a co-author are not a member, a member of the SVS must sponsor your abstract. The SVS will send all correspondence to the primary author or member sponsor regarding the submission.

Required Abstract Format and Style Guidelines

Abstracts must include the following parts

• Objective(s)
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

Your abstract body may have up to maximum of 2500 characters and a minimum of 250 characters and a word maximum of 550, which does not include title, authors, affiliations, tables, and graphics (spaces are not counted).

Power Point and Excel files cannot be uploaded in the system.

Abstract Text

1. Do not include title or authors within the abstract text
2. Format in boldface type Objective(s):, Methods:, Results:, and Conclusions:
3. Submit as one paragraph
4. Options for getting text in the system:
        Enter your abstract text in the text box
        Upload a Word or WordPerfect file directly into the system

Tables

Options for getting your tables in the system

• Create a table in the system
• Upload a table included with your abstract text file in Word or WordPerfect directly into the system. Use this method if you will need to edit or include special symbols

Graphics

1. Recommended graphic size to optimize the resolution is 2 inches wide by 3 inches tall and 300 DPI
2. Accepted file formats are (jpg, gif)
   
3. Graphics should be submitted separately from the abstract text
   May appear large on the screen, but will be adapted for publication

Research Abstracts

The Society for Vascular Surgery is also calling for Research papers to be submitted for    presentation at both the Vascular Annual Meeting-Research Forum Sessions and the Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference. The selection committee will determine at which meeting the abstracts will be presented. Manuscript submission for those accepted to present a research papers is encouraged but not mandatory. Due to the success of the poster session last year at the Research Initiatives Conference in Washington, DC the committee will again select abstracts for the poster session.

Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference
Renaissance Hotel Washington DC
Washington, DC
March 30-31, 2006

Vascular Annual Meeting-Research Forum Sessions
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
June 1-4, 2006

Any questions or feedback

Questions regarding the submission process or site should be sent to:

Melissa Kabadian
Education Program Manager
312-202-5602
mkabadian@vascularsociety.org