Guidlines for Abstracts, Full Texts and Presentations

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 March 2010 18:35

FULL TEXT GUIDELINES

As you know, all the full text articles will be published in Croatian prestigious medical journal - Lijecnicki vjesnik, and the Abstract book will be published as a supplement of Lijecnicki vjesnik.
The guidelines that are used by Lijecnicki vjesnik are those from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors www.icmje.org, please visit this link and read the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication.

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Abstract form

The abstract form should at least contain :

Title - The title of the research work should be clear, not exceeding 10 words and should contain the necessary information that makes the classification of the article possible;
Names of author(s) and co-author(s) (first name in full or only the first letter) or Professor that supported the research work, tutors and their academic title;
Institutional affiliation with the author and co-authors (medical faculty and country) or affiliation with the organization that patronizes the investigation;
The abstract contains the essentials of the research work: .

• It usually contains a description of the problem, the methodology, the most important results and the most important conclusions;
• Avoid indicating bibliographic references, results or conclusions that are not found in the article;
• Use in the abstract and in the article a formal language;
• It cannot contain more than 300 words.

Keywords - up to five relevant keywords should be supplied for subject indexing.
(Any research work that does not use these instructions will not be published in the Abstract Book)

Poster presentation

Should not last more than 10 minutes including two minutes for questions.
The poster should be presented by only one person, in case of participant's delay the poster will not be presented
The posters should be in the "poster room" 2 hours before the presentation and should be left there at least for the rest of the session.
Previous arrangements must be made by the OC in order to guarantee the security of the posters, including the necessary materials for the setup of the poster session.
Once in the poster room, it cannot be corrected
One poster per study (dimensions: 1m x 70cm) on only one side, colors and materials of choice.
Should be numbered and should include (as in the article)

• Title and subtitle (incl. the name of the authors and co-authors)
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgments

Free (oral) presentation

Should not last more than 10 minutes plus five minutes for questions.
Should be presented by only one person;
In case the participant is delayed (or not present) the OC decides whether it can be reprogrammed;
Should include visual support as slides transparencies or computer: these are numbered and should include (as in the article).

• Title and subtitle (incl. the name of the authors and co-authors)
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgments

The number of slides is the responsibility of the author.
In case of problems with the slides the presentation will continue, as there will be given no extra time
The slides should be given to the OC at least 24 hours before the oral presentation.