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Abstract Formatting Requirements

The abstract submission deadline is October 18, 2019. Use Times New Roman, size 12 font for all sections. Upload abstracts as a Word document or PDF file.

Title:

  • Use a short and concise title that indicates the content of the abstract
  • Bold the Title
  • Capitalize the first letter of each word except prepositions, articles, and species names
  • Do not place a period at the end of your title
  • Do not place hard returns in your title
  • Italicize scientific names of organisms

Example: Real Time PCR Assay for G. destructans Identification in Fungal Cultures and in Bat Tissues

Authors:

  • List authors using first name, middle initial(s) if applicable, and last name
  • Bold type the presenting author’s name

Example: Ryan A. Jones1, John B. Smith2, Deborah Brown1

Affiliations:

  • Reference each institution and author with superscript numbers: include the department, institution, institution’s city, two-letter state abbreviation, and country
  • Italicize affiliation(s)

Example: 1Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; 2Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Abstract Text:

  • Only use hard returns for new paragraphs
  • Italicize scientific names of organisms

Example: In this example of the abstract text guidelines, as defined above, do not use a hard return at the end of a text line unless it is to begin a new paragraph. In addition, be certain to italicize the scientific name of organisms identified in your abstract, like G. destructans.

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