ABSTRACT SUBMISSION RULES

Congress delegates are cordially invited to submit abstracts of their scientific work for presentation as a free communication at the 12° Congresso Nazionale AICPE.

An unlimited number of abstracts may be submitted provided the presenting author applies for the registration.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Deadline For Abstract Submission:

Abstracts should be submitted by 30th January 2025 – 23:59 CET

Confirmation of receipt

Receipt of the abstract will be acknowledged by e-mail immediately after submission.

Notification of acceptance or rejection

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection within 15th February 2025.

Registration

The presenting author of each abstract must register for the congress.

IMPORTANT: when submitting the abstract, please make sure to indicate as presenting author the person who will register and attend the Congress (no other authors).

The presenting author cannot be modified after the submission.

HOW TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

It is important to carefully follow the instructions below. Incorrectly prepared abstracts will be rejected.

The text must be clear, concise, and written in proper English. The content must not have been previously published in academic journals or subject to peer review. Significant technical information must not be withheld. Abstracts must absolutely contain results. Statements such as “results will be discussed” are not acceptable and will lead to rejection.

  1. Abstracts should be prepared off-line in advance;
  2. Prepare your abstract on a word processor (such as Microsoft Word);
  3. Do not include title, authors’ names and affiliations in the abstract file
  4. Tables and figures are not allowed
  5. References are not allowed
  6. When abbreviations are used, spell out the full word at first mention in the text followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter, use the abbreviation throughout.
  7. When the on-line system requires the abstract to be entered, copy and paste your text. In case your text includes special characters (apex, subscript, Greek letters, etc.), please note that they should be inserted through the appropriate buttons which you can find in the online submission system.
  8. Abstracts are limited to 2300 characters, spaces included (title, authors’ names and affiliations excluded). The system will automatically notify you if the abstract exceeds this number of characters.
  9. Title, author(s) and affiliation(s) must be added separately at the appropriate step.

Step 1

Please check carefully that your e-mail address is correct!

It is necessary to fill in the personal data form OF THE PRESENTING AUTHOR.

Filling in the fields is a necessary condition for proceeding.

You must also indicate the relevant topic (topic), choosing it from the topics given.

Next you need to specify the title of your abstract in italian and in english.

The title should be brief and clearly express the type of the study.

Step 2

You will then be able to indicate the authors of the abstract by following the procedures specified below.

Authors, written as follows:

  • Last name
  • First name
  • Affiliations in Italian written in uppercase/lowercase font complete with:
    • Operating Unit
    • Hospital/University
    • City

In case more than one author has the same affiliation, the exact same wording must be entered in the appropriate field.

We would like to inform you that the sequential number of affiliations will follow the alphabetical order.

The body of the abstract should consist of the following 4 points:

  • Background-Aim: Briefly describe the assumptions and purposes of the research
  • Methods: describe the samples or population under study and the diagnostic methods used
  • Results: Brief and meaningful presentation of the results obtained
  • Conclusions: Synthesize the results obtained from the perspective of the intended purpose

Please type the text of the abstract directly into the spaces provided to ensure that the original formatting of the text does not change.

Once completed, confirmation of receipt will be sent to the specified address.

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