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.