Withdrawing an Abstract

Abstract Withdrawal Deadline - Monday, October 15, 2012

Prior to the abstract submission deadline of 11:59 pm on September 7, a submitter can withdraw his/her abstract by returning to the submission site.

If a situation arises that requires an abstract to be withdrawn after the submission deadline, e-mail ABRCMS staff Ronica Rodela (rrodela@asmusa.org) immediately.

All accepted abstracts not being presented at the conference must be withdrawn by the abstract withdrawal deadline of October 15. Failure to withdraw an abstract may result in disciplinary action.

Correcting an Abstract

Changes can only be made to an abstract by returning to the submission site before the abstract submission deadline of 11:59 p.m. PST on September 7. The same login name and password must be used each time a student visits the submission site. This will ensure that only one account exists. After September 7, no changes can be made to an abstract.

Typical Errors

In the “review my work” section, at the end of the submission process, check for the following common errors:

• Only one author is listed in the author block. Return to the author block section and enter the name(s) of your research mentor, program director, and/or all other co-authors. Abstracts with only one author in the author block will be automatically rejected.

• The same university/organization affiliation is listed more than once in the author block. This is due to the same institution being entered differently. Double-check that common affiliations are typed in exactly the same manner each time.

• The title, author block and/or abstract is in all caps, bold, italics, or underlined. Do not use bold text or put in ALL CAPS. Only scientific names of organisms (genus and species) should be in italics.

• Duplicate title and/or author block. If this occurs, it is most likely caused by the title and/or author block being uploaded into the abstract text box. These must be entered separately in the title and author sections. Delete the title and author block from the abstract text section.

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