Abstract Submission Guidelines

The Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna invites abstracts in the field of medicine for the Research Conference of Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna (RCFMJ-2022) to be held on the 6th of August 2022.

  • Abstract submissions should be made electronically through our online abstract submission portal.
  • Abstracts should represent the original work.
  • You may be an author for more than one abstract. However, one author can present a MAXIMUM of two (02) abstracts.
  • All research studies should have obtained ethics approval and should be able to submit if requested.
  • All the authors should declare any conflict of interest in their presentation at the conference.
  • The scientific committee reserves the right to make alterations and to edit text to improve the presentation.
  • The abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by two reviewers.
  • Please note that the corresponding author will receive all correspondence about the abstract.
  • If a revision is required, the revised abstract must be sent back within the date indicated.
  • If the abstract is accepted, the presenting author is required to register for the sessions.
  • Accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceeding.
  • Abstracts not conforming to instructions will be rejected.

Structure of the abstract

  • Abstract title: Follow English grammar rule for capitalization. Character limit = 150 (including spaces).
  • Abstract text is limited to maximum of 350 words.
  • Abstract layout – Abstracts should be structured as follows:
    • Introduction
    • Objectives
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusions
    • List of keywords not exceeding 5.
  • Format for the MS Word document
    • Font: Times New Roman
    • Font size: 12, single line spacing
    • Title: Bold letters

Instructions for online abstract submission

  • Abstracts have to be submitted through the online submission portal (CMT) only. Abstracts sent directly via Email or any other methods will not be considered as submission.
  • The submission portal can be accessed through Faculty of Medicine or JUICE 2022 website or directly clicking the link for abstract submission indicated in the flyer.
  • Please insert the relevant category in the cage given in the abstract submission portal.
  • Please DO NOT include the title, names of the authors, institutions, sub-headings or any tables/graphs/figures or references within the body of the abstract. Only the main text of the abstract should be included.
  • Please upload the word file of your abstract (without Author’s names and affiliation) and Author’s declaration form (word/pdf file).

Author’s Declaration Form

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