Difference between revisions of "Abstract format"

Revision as of 09:33, 23 February 2016

Abstracts should adhere to the following format

Title

Use capital letters in the title only where absolutely necessary

Authors

Presenting author's surname + first name initial(s). e.g. Smith JF

Co-authors' surname + initials. e.g. Sanders HF

If authors are based at different institutions provide a superscript to indicate their affiliations and separate numbers by comma whithout a space, e.g. Smith Jane F^1,2, Sanders HF²

Affiliations

Separate affiliations by semicolons and link to authors using superscripts, e.g. ¹Dept VW, Univ XY; ²Dept TU, Univ Z

Use abbreviations for Department, University, etc. (Dept, Univ), no trailing dot

Presenting author's email address is given at the end of all affiliations after a dot and a hyphen

Main text

Structured in paragraphs (introduction/methods/results/conclusions) but without headers

References

Provide up to four references

Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]

Use lower class letters for the title

Shorten page numbers as far as possible

Reference format sample:

Turner N, Kowalski GM, Leslie SJ, Risis S, Yang C, Lee-Young RS, Babb JR, Meikle PJ, Lancaster GI, Henstridge DC, White PJ, Kraegen EW, Marette A, Cooney GJ, Febbraio MA, Bruce CR (2013) Distinct patterns of tissue-specific lipid accumulation during the induction of insulin resistance in mice by high-fat feeding. Diabetologia 56:1638-48.

Figures

Submit up to two figures with short captions.

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 == Abstracts should adhere to the following format  ==
 '''Title'''
+::Use capital letters in the title only where absolutely necessary
-Use lower case letters for the title
 '''Authors'''
+::Presenting author's surname + first name initial(s). e.g. Smith JF
-Presenting author's surname + first name initial(s). e.g. Smith JF
+::Co-authors' surname + initials. e.g. Sanders HF
+::If authors are based at different institutions provide a superscript to indicate their affiliations and separate numbers by comma whithout a space, e.g. Smith Jane F<sup>1,2</sup>, Sanders HF<sup>2</sup>
-Co-authors' surname + initials. e.g. Sanders HF
-If authors are based at different institutions provide a superscript to indicate their affiliations and use subsequent comma, e.g. Smith Jane F<sup>1</sup>, Sanders HF<sup>2</sup>
 '''Affiliations'''
+::Separate affiliations by semicolons and link to authors using superscripts, e.g. <sup>1</sup>Dept VW, Univ XY; <sup>2</sup>Dept TU, Univ Z
-Separate affiliations by semicolons and link to authors using superscripts, e.g. <sup>1</sup>Dept VW, Univ XY; <sup>2</sup>Dept TU, Univ Z
+::Use abbreviations for Department, University, etc. (Dept, Univ), no trailing dot
+::Presenting author's email address is given at the end of all affiliations after a dot and a hyphen
-Use abbreviations for Department, University, etc. (Dept, Univ)
-Presenting author's email address is given at the end of all affiliations
 '''Main text'''
+::Structured in paragraphs (introduction/methods/results/conclusions) but without headers
-Structured in paragraphs (introduction/methods/results/conclusions) but without headers
 '''References'''
+::Provide up to four references
+::Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]
+::Use lower class letters for the title
+::Shorten page numbers as far as possible
-Provide up to four references
-Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]
-Use lower class letters for the title
-Shorten page numbers as far as possible
+''Reference format sample'':
+::Turner N, Kowalski GM, Leslie SJ, Risis S, Yang C, Lee-Young RS, Babb JR, Meikle PJ, Lancaster GI, Henstridge DC, White PJ, Kraegen EW, Marette A, Cooney GJ, Febbraio MA, Bruce CR (2013) Distinct patterns of tissue-specific lipid accumulation during the induction of insulin resistance in mice by high-fat feeding. Diabetologia 56:1638-48.
-Reference format sample:
-Turner N, Kowalski GM, Leslie SJ, Risis S, Yang C, Lee-Young RS, Babb JR, Meikle PJ, Lancaster GI, Henstridge DC, White PJ, Kraegen EW, Marette A, Cooney GJ, Febbraio MA, Bruce CR (2013) Distinct patterns of tissue-specific lipid accumulation during the induction of insulin resistance in mice by high-fat feeding. Diabetologia 56:1638-48.
 '''Figures'''
+::Submit up to two figures with short captions.
-Submit up to two figures with short captions.