All participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation in the final program. Presenters may indicate their preference for either oral or poster presentation. Poster presenters will be allocated specific times for their presence at the poster viewing area.
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All abstracts must be submitted in English and should not exceed 1 page of A4 size. The abstract title, names of authors and affiliations should not be included in the word count. Please do not submit any tables or figures in the abstract. |
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The title should be in capital letters and bold print. Do not centralize. |
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The authors’ names should appear as their two initials followed by their family names. Authors’ affiliations should be indicated by numbered superscripts with the name of the respective institution(s), city and country listed immediately beneath the list of authors, typed in upper and lower case and single-spaced without using full-stops. The presenter’s name is to be underlined. |
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Structure the abstract as: Objective(s); Material & Method(s); Result(s); Conclusion(s). |
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Type the text in single-spaces with no indentations. |
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Take a new line for each new paragraph (objectives, methods, results, conclusions). |
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Do not include non-standard symbols, as they will not be recognized on setting up the printing matter and may be displayed wrongly. |
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Use standard abbreviations. Place unusual abbreviations between brackets (…) after the first appearance of the word. |
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Please save your abstract in Microsoft Word format with a preferred font size 12 point in Times New Roman. Should the presenting author be submitting more than one abstract, please number the files accordingly. |
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Corrections sent in after the abstract has been submitted cannot be accepted. |
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All abstracts will be pre-reviewed by the scientific committee. Accepted abstracts will appear in the Book of Abstracts and Supplement of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. |
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The presenting author whose abstract is accepted for presentation must register for the congress and pay the applicable registration fee. Omission will result in non-publication of the abstract. |
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Abstracts should be in the field of Sexual Health and will be categorized according to the topics listed below. Please select a topic that best suits your abstract. Indicate the category that you are submitting for below the abstract content (eg: a). Only ONE of the following abstract categories is allowed:
a. Sexuality Education
b. Sexological Research
c. Sexual Counseling
d. Sexual Psychotherapy
e. Sexual Medicine
f. Sexological Anthropology
g. Sexological Sociology
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DECLINE OF ABSTRACT : if you do not follow the above guidelines, your abstract may be corrected and returned for revision. |
Abstract is to be submitted electronically as a file attachment to the secretariat at
secretariat@aofs2010bali.com. Please ensure that you comply with the above specifications.
All presenting authors must register for the conference upon acceptance of their abstract(s). Authors will be notified of the status of their submission by24 July 2010. Details of oral presentation and poster format will be provided for successful submissions. Authors who wish to withdraw their submission papers are to notify the secretariat in writing.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to amend or change any part of the submission guidelines without prior notice.
