Difference between revisions of "Abstract format"

Revision as of 09:28, 7 September 2018

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 and support

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 case 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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 '''Title'''
-::Use capital letters in the title only where absolutely necessary
+:: Use capital letters in the title only where absolutely necessary
 '''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
+:: 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>
+:: 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>
-'''Affiliations'''
+'''Affiliations and support'''
-::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
+:: 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
+:: 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
+:: Structured in paragraphs (introduction/methods/results/conclusions) but without headers
 '''References'''
-::Provide up to four references
+:: Provide up to four references
-::Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]
+:: Cite references in the text by sequential numbers given in brackets, e.g. [1]
-::Use lower class letters for the title
+:: Use lower case letters for the title
-::Shorten page numbers as far as possible
+:: Shorten page numbers as far as possible
-''Reference format sample'':
+''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.
+:: 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.