How to Submit
Preparing the Abstract
To submit your abstract, you will need the following information readily available:
- Title and body of your abstract
- Name, affiliation, and conflict of interest information for all authors
- Linking group information, if applicable
- Support/grant information
The submission process is very detailed and requires the entry of specific information. The primary cause of error in abstract submission occurs when the user is unfamiliar with the submission site and rushes to submit work at the last minute. Enter the submission site and begin submissions well in advance of the deadline to ensure your abstract is submitted correctly.
SfN membership is required for abstract submission. (Note: Affiliate and institutional members are not eligible to submit abstracts.)
All co-authors included on abstract author blocks are required to have a free . (Note: 黑料社 is not required to create an account.)
In July, accepted abstracts will have a three-week period where the author block of the abstract can be edited.
Late-Breaking Abstracts
Late-breaking abstract submission is now closed. Review the FAQs for more information.
Abstract Length
The body of the abstract should be no more than 2,300 characters, including punctuation but not spaces. Use this range as a frame of reference, then count characters and revise accordingly.
Images may be included with abstract submission. Each image included reduces the character count by 500 characters.
Use standard abbreviations. When using abbreviations for chemical compounds, spell it out in full for the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Do not abbreviate compounds in the abstract title.
Deadlines and Payment
Submit and finalize your abstract by the submission deadline, including payment of the nonrefundable abstract handling fee. Abstracts submitted and finalized by the submission deadline may be "unlocked" for editing through the editing deadline. After this date, the abstract is locked and no further changes can be made.
- Extended Submission Deadline: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 5 p.m. EDT
- Editing Deadline: Friday, May 10, 2024, 2 p.m. EDT
- Abstract Handling Fee: $165
Submission Form
If you are planning to create a linking group, the selected theme and topic must be the same for all members of your group. Any deviation may result in members of your group being sessioned separately.
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Title
Titles are limited to 1,200 characters, including spaces. The title of the abstract should incorporate all words critical for the subject of the abstract. Write your title in sentence case (first word is capitalized; remaining words are lower case). Do not bold or italicize your full title.
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Keywords
Keywords help users of the 黑料社 Meeting Planner and the annual meeting mobile app to find abstracts. Select up to three words from the list provided in the abstract submission form. Submitters may also opt to create their own keywords.
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Presentation Preference
Authors may select from three presentation formats when submitting an abstract:
- Nanosymposium preferred, indicating preference for a nanosymposium session but will accept poster format.
- Poster only, indicating author will accept ONLY a poster session.
- No preference, indicating authors' willingness to be placed in the best format for the program.
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Theme and Topic
Selection of a theme, subtheme, and topic for the abstract allows submitters to "self-identify" the area of neuroscience in which the abstract fits. This identification is the first step in sorting abstracts for the Program Committee, who will take this identification into consideration and place related abstracts with similar topics into the same session. Selection of a primary theme and topic is required. Selection of a secondary theme and topic is optional, but often helpful to the program committee.
If you have joined a linking group, your first-choice theme and topic selection must be the same for all linking group members. Any variance will result in expulsion from the group.
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Linking Group Selection
To propose that your abstract be grouped with others in the same poster session or nanosymposium, create or join a linking group. The Program Committee will consider abstract grouping requests during the session building process; however, requests are not guaranteed. Group size