Information for Authors

Short Paper Presentations

There will be several sessions for short papers at the Congress. Please note that all accepted abstracts, whether for oral presentation or a poster, will be published online on the British Journal of Surgery website (citable). Abstracts accepted for oral presentation will in addition be published in the ASGBI Abstract Book.

Failure to present such an abstract, unless it is formally withdrawn at the time that acceptance is notified, will be taken seriously and the names of the authors published in the next edition of the Association’s Newsletter.

There will be a number of Short Paper Prizes, and the winners will each receive a cheque for £150.

All authors who have abstracts accepted for the Congress are encouraged to submit a manuscript to the British Journal of Surgery at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjs for consideration for publication in the Journal.

Poster Presentations

Poster adjudication will take place during the Thursday lunch break, when presenters will be expected to attend to discuss their work with the adjudicators. Adjudication will be carried out by members of the Scientific Committee and representatives of the Specialty Associations in General Surgery.

Those posters marked Posters of Distinction (the highest ranking posters as adjudicated by the Association’s Scientific Committee) will be presented orally as E-posters. E-posters will be available to view electronically throughout the meeting and following the meeting on the ASGBI website. All poster presenters will be sent detailed guidance notes in advance of the conference.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts: Midnight on Friday 11th December 2009.