II. With International Participation and V. National FUTURE OF MEDICINE CONGRESS

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

May 4-6, 2024

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 21, 2024, Sunday

Full Text Submission Deadline: June 15, 2024, Saturday

• In order for the abstract to be evaluated, the presenter must complete the congress registration and send the receipt of the congress fee payment to sauttatkongre@gmail.com.

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT WRITING

Abstracts in Turkish or English will be accepted in the formats of original research, case presentation, review, and meta-analysis. The abstract must not have been presented at any previous congress or published in a journal. The application should be made with an abstract, and the abstract (excluding title, speaker, and institution names) should not exceed 300 words. After peer review, accepted abstracts will be requested for a full-text submission. Abstracts should be submitted with attention to Turkish or English writing rules. For abstracts submitted in Turkish, an English abstract is also required, and for abstracts submitted in English, a Turkish abstract is required. Submitted articles should be written in MS Word, single-column, vertical A4 paper size, “Times New Roman” font style, 1.5 line spacing, and (12) point size. The main title of the abstract should be in the center, written in capital letters, and in bold. The author’s name should be centered under the title; if there is more than one author, their names should be written side by side. Academic titles should not be used at the beginning of the authors’ names. The presenting author, who will make the presentation and be contacted, should be indicated with (*) after their name. Authors should be numbered with superscripts, and just below, the institutions, universities, and faculty/school names of the numbered authors should be stated. In original research, the titles should be written using headings such as introduction-objective, material-method, findings, and conclusion. At least 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords should be used in the abstract. No references or figures/figures should be used in the abstract. The full form of abbreviations should be given at the first place they are used in the text. Abstracts must be uploaded online through the link to be announced on the congress website by April 21, 2024, at the latest. The evaluation of researcher’s abstracts will be done by a pre-determined Evaluation Committee while keeping the names/surnames and institutions of the authors confidential. The Evaluation Committee may request changes in the presentation formats of works submitted as oral or poster presentations. Scientific and legal responsibility regarding the abstract belongs to the authors. If the abstract book is published on the congress page after the congress, the Organization Secretariat and the Scientific Committee do not assume responsibility for intellectual property rights. Abstracts not presented at the congress, despite being accepted, will not be published in the congress abstract book. The presentation preference of the abstracts (poster presentation or oral presentation) should be specified.

ORAL PRESENTATION RULES

After peer review, accepted abstracts will be prepared as oral presentations. The language of the oral presentation can be Turkish or English, according to the preference of the active participant. Oral presentations should be planned not to exceed 10 minutes. The discussion time with the jury after the presentation is determined as 5 minutes. Presentations will be prepared in PowerPoint (ppt) format, with the title, author names, and affiliated department/institution information added to the first page. The ‘sauttat’ and ‘sau tip’ logos found on the Saüttat website can be added to the presentation. It is recommended to use the ready-made presentation template provided by the congress. In addition to this, the presentation background should be in white or gray. Dark-colored, patterned backgrounds should not be preferred. Presentations should be original, include references at the end, and should not contain media that violate copyright.

POSTER RULES

After peer review, accepted abstracts will be prepared as poster presentations. The language of the poster can be Turkish or English, according to the preference of the active participant. Each poster should be prepared as a ‘portrait’ type, with a maximum horizontal axis of 70 cm and a vertical axis of 100 cm. Congress and institution logos should be in the top left and right corners of the poster. The Saüttat logo will be on the right, and the logo of the institution where the author works will be on the left. In both Turkish and English posters, under the lines of the poster presentation title, the names of the researchers (without specifying academic titles) and the institutions where they work should be written. In the presence of researchers working in different institutions, the names of the institutions should be coded with different numbers, and the institution names should be indicated with a superscript next to the researcher’s name. The name of the participant presenting the poster should be underlined and emphasized. The poster title should be written in a minimum of 48 point font size and in bold. Care should be taken not to exceed two lines for the title. The title should be explanatory of the content of the study. Except for words like pH or NaCl, which have a special meaning in the title of the abstract, the first letter of all words, excluding small letter words, should be capitalized. There should be no “period” at the end of the title, and the topic title should be selected. The names of the authors and the department/branch of the institution where they work should be written in a minimum of 36 point font size and in bold. Names should be written in lowercase with only the first letter capitalized. Academic titles should not be used at the beginning of the names of the authors (e.g., Ahmet Genç). The responsible author to be contacted should be indicated with (*) after their name. Text headings should be written in a minimum of 24 point font size and in bold so that they can be read from a distance of 2 meters. The text should be written in a minimum of 24 point font size so that it can be read from a distance of 2 meters. The prepared poster abstract should include headings such as “Giriş / Introduction , Olgu Tanımlaması / Case Description, Tartışma / Discussion, Sonuç / Conclusion, Anahtar kelimeler / Keywords, Kaynakça / References”. The reference section must be included. The content of the poster should not consist only of the abstract text. Figures or tables that explain and support the research should be included and numbered according to the order used in the study abstract, along with subheadings. Posters should be hung in the designated area of the Congress foyer 1 day before the Congress. During the Congress poster presentation session, the author presenting the poster will stand by their poster and present it to the participants. Poster presentations should be planned not to exceed 3 minutes. The discussion time with the jury after the presentation is determined as 2 minutes.

**For questions regarding abstracts, contact: sauttatkongre@gmail.com

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