Information for Authors

-Submission deadline is due until 6 August 2017 (not extendable)

- All abstracts should address the congress themes.

- Please note that non-English and review articles will NOT be accepted.

Abstract Guideline

 - All abstracts should comprise a maximum of 300 words excluding "References".

- Please refrain from using all caps, unless absolutely necessary (e.g., for acronyms such as PET or PRESTO, etc.).

- Abstracts should be formatted to include the following parts:

1.     Introduction

2.     Methods: Including sufficient details when necessary may give the readers a more clear understanding of the study.

3.     Results: By adding sufficient details on both data and results, you can demonstrate a clear description of the study. For example include information on data acquisition and analysis, number of the tested subjects, quantitative results and statistics where appropriate.

4.     Conclusions

5.    References: A maximum of 5 references can be entered per abstract.
-       An example of a correct citation: Annas, G.J. (1997a), New England Journal of Medicine)

6.    Figures (optional):

-       Up to 4 figures can be uploaded

-       Figure files should be less than 10mb in size.

-       Figures should not exceed a width of 500 pixels.

-       Acceptable File Formats include JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF.

-       If you would like to include a caption for your figure, please embed it directly onto the figure.

Presentation Guidelines 

1- Each of the accepted abstracts shall be presented by the first authors

2- The posters are encouraged to be vertical in the standard size of 70*90 cm

3- Posters should be at a level that will provide a positive viewing experience for the attendees. An effective poster is self-contained and self-explanatory. Viewers can proceed on their own while leaving the author free to discuss points raised in inquiry

4- All posters should be balanced with both figures and texts and they shall not be formatted as either journal printouts or slide show presentations

5- Unlike slide based presentations, time spent at a poster presentation is determined by the viewer, not the author

6- All the presentations (posters and oral talks) are only in English.

7- The abstracts accepted as oral presentation are strictly limited to 15 minutes, including question/answer period.

 8- The first author of each accepted abstract is required to register for the congress and attend the congress to present the work.

9- Everybody must pay the registration fee, except the keynote/invited speakers.

10- If you are a foreign visitor and require a letter of invitation, please contact us at ihbm@sbu.ac.ir.

11- If you have any questions or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at ihbm@sbu.ac.ir.

12- Authors can set up their posters from 7.30 to 8.30 on the first day of the congress.