Please download and read carefully the MVSS SUBMISSION POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. This document contains important information regarding ACCME Disclosure and Policy on Employees of Commercial Interests and other policies and guidelines for submission including:
Journal of Vascular Surgery
Abstracts accepted for presentation at the Midwestern Vascular 2013 will be submitted for publication in the November 2013 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. The author confirms that the results cited in the abstract are final and will not change once the manuscript is submitted for publication. These published abstracts are citable, and it is imperative that they are accurate and conclusions are final.
Manuscript Submission to the JVS
The authors of abstracts that come to oral presentations are required to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Vascular Surgery. The exception is for the authors of Rapid Fire abstracts, who will be encouraged but not required to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
SVS VAM The Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society prohibits dual presentation and dual publication of research. An abstract submission that has been accepted for presentation at the SVS VAM (oral or poster), or will be published prior to presentation at the MVSS meeting, should not be submitted to the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society.
In addition, the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society has a policy that prohibits dual submission, presentation, or publication of research as follows:
MVSS DUAL PRESENTATION/PUBLICATION POLICY
Items at risk for dual presentation/publication:
o Any abstract/data that has been presented at a National or International English language meeting or published in an English language journal PRIOR to the annual MVSS meeting and is presented at the annual MVSS meeting will be considered a dual presentation or publication.
o Presentations at local and state level meetings that do not publish in English language journals are exempt. Presentations in languages other than English are exempt.
o An abstract submission that has been accepted for presentation at the SVS VAM (oral or poster) should not be submitted to the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society
Items under consideration for presentation at the MVSS annual meeting:
o Items submitted to the MVSS for consideration for presentation at the annual MVSS meeting shall not be published in an English language journal before the annual MVSS meeting. Furthermore, at the time of abstract submission to the MVSS, the data shall not be under review for publication in a peer-review English language journal.
Penalty for dual publication or dual presentation:
o Both the submitter and the senior author may be barred from submitting abstracts/data to the MVSS for 3 years. The department chair of the submitter and senior author may be notified by letter.
Due process:
o The Executive Committee of the MVSS will review the case and render a decision within 3 months of the discovered dual publication or presentation. The submitter and/or senior author may appeal the decision to the MVSS within 90 days of notification. The MVSS will complete the process within 6 months following initiation of the appeal.