To facilitate the blinded peer review process and to ensure that abstracts are properly formatted, please follow these instructions,
which are supplemental to the instructions at the upload web site.

 

• The uploaded file should contain only the body of the abstract (NO TITLE, AUTHORS, AFFILIATIONS, OR SYNOPSIS), all of which are captured in data entry fields at the upload site.
   

• The document must be in .rtf or .doc format.  If creating your abstract in WordPerfect, just "save as" .rtf.
   

• The text should be formatted in one column across the page (see sample on left below).
   

• In order to achieve a proper conversion of your abstract to its final form, please use a template that is 8.5" (21.5 cm) wide x 11" (28 cm) high with a 1.25 cm (top), 1.25 cm (bottom) (you must leave 5.0 cm blank at the bottom of the page to allow for the title and author insertion or you will get the "document too large" error message) and 1.25 cm (left) and 1.25 cm (right) margin.   Please also use standard fonts such as Arial, Times, or Times New Roman.  The font size should be 8pt or larger.
   

• Your abstract should be no more than one page in length once the title and authors are added by the submission system (see sample on right below).