ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

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We invite all interested Scientists to submit Abstracts for Oral presentation at the 3rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STUDY GROUP OF METABOLIC SURGERY (MSSG) on 20 and 21 OCTOBER 2023. Corresponding authors must fill out the contact form and follow the guidelines. Abstracts, that are not prepared according to Guidelines, will not be considered as valid and will not be accredited. Submission deadline of Abstracts is Saturday, 30^th September 2023.

Guidelines

1. Abstracts must be written in English.
2. Abstracts should be attached as a Word file on the required field of submission platform.
3. Each Abstract, excluding title, authors’ names and institutional affiliations, should be of maximum 400 words and text must be fully-justified. Each table or figure will count for 50 words (included in the 400).
4. Please use Arial Font 10 for the entire Abstract. The text of the summary should be structured in separate, single-spaced between paragraphs.
5. Please divide up your abstract text using the headings:
   Background,
   Methods,
   Results, and
   Conclusions.
6. For the Abstract’s TITLE, please use Bold ALL CAPITAL letters and full justification. Please avoid using abbreviations.
7. Authors’ names should appear in Bold font below the title of the abstract in lowercase and must be given in full. Surname Name first with first letter Capital. Please, underline the name of the presenting author who has been registered for and will attend the Meeting.
8. The official title of the institutional affiliations and the city/town should be provided on a new line below the authors’ names in lowercase letters. If more than one institution, please separate by using superscript arabic numerals (1,2,3).
9. Only one (1) submitted abstract may have the first or same presenting author. If the same team of authors wishes to submit more than one 1 abstract, it is necessary to indicate a different presenting author, who needs to be registered at the Meeting.
10. Words should not be split at end of line. Please write word in full on new line.
11. Abstracts may include images, diagrams and tables. For column alignment please use Tabs instead of whitespaces.
12. The abstract file must be saved to your computer first. For filename please use Latin characters only and do not insert spaces between words. All submissions will be reviewed and notifications will be sent out within October 2023.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Meeting’s Secretariat should you need any additional clarifications or may you have any queries.