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Abstract Submission
The Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the Scientific Program. All abstracts have to be submitted through the 15th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies website (www.apsistanbul2016.org) and must conform to the general guidelines for submission. Abstracts submitted via e-mail, fax or other will not be accepted. The online abstract system will take you step by step through the submission of your abstract.
After having submitted your abstract you will receive a confirmation page with the following information:
o Reference number of your abstract (for future correspondence and questions).
o Your personal address code (password) should you wish to make corrections to an abstract already submitted (before the deadline for submission).
Abstracts
1. The Scientific Committee will only accept original scientific material, which has not been published before. However, abstracts presented at local, regional or national meetings may be submitted.
2. Abstracts should be submitted in English.
3. Graphs, tables/statics and pictures should be attached as, .jpg pictures in the insert image module. Maximum size is 1024 x 768 pixels.
Required Information
1. Abstract information; please select the langauge, type of presentation, and main topic.
2. Institution information; please use capitals only.
3. Author and contact person information; Name and complete address of the first (presenting) author, to whom correspondence will be sent. Registration of co-authors; please fill out the surnames, first names, institutes. All notifications will be made with the person who register to abstract submission system.
4. Abstract title; please use capitals only. The title (including spaces) should not exceed 200 characters. Do not type a full stop at the end of the title.
5. Abstract body; no more than 2000 characters. You may provide your e-mail address at the end of the abstract for publication.
6. Keywords; you will be able to enter 5 keywords to define your abstract.
7. Table and picture; you will be able to create three tables and attach three pictures.
8. Preview and Finalize: See the abstract body and submit your abstract's final version. You can edit your abstract before abstract submission end date; however, please do not forget to finalize your edited abstract.
* Do not use HTML codes and 'end of lines' as the text will wrap automatically.
* Do not include a table in the body text of your abstract, but create a table following the instructions on the website.
* Please adopt the following structured format:
a. Background
b. Aims
c. Methods
d. Results
e. Summary/Conclusions
Language Setting of Your Keyboard
The keyboard configuration of computers in non-Western countries often causes problems with the printing of the abstracts when special non-Western characters have been used. To avoid these problems you need to change the language setting of your computer. This can be done by done opening "Start", then "Settings", then "Control Panel" and then choosing "Keyboard". Once in the menu, set the language of your computer to English (United States) or US (International). Next, open MS Word (or the word processing software you are using) and set the font type to Arial - Western. In the preparation of your abstract, if you require certain special characters that are not available. (e.g. '±', '®', 'µ') use the insert symbol feature (special characters). To do this,select Arial as the font (Unicoded, if possible), then select the required character, and copy and paste the symbol into the text of the abstract. If a special character is still not available, describe the character, e.g. 'alpha'. Authors who do not want to make use of the special character feature should put their references between brackets.
Browser font preference
Before submitting your abstract, select Unicode as the preferred font. If Unicode is not available, please select Western.
