GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION: 15 OCTOBER 2024

MAXIMUM CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WRITING YOUR ABSTRACT. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES, DESIGNED TO STANDARDIZE THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PROCEDURE. ABSTRACTS THAT DO NOT MEET THESE CRITERIA WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

ABSTRACT PREPARATION

FORMAT:

Original studies and case reports in all areas of Plastic Surgery will be considered suitable for presentation: history, research, basic science, all different types of reconstructions, congenital malformations, aesthetic surgery, burns, traumas, flaps, microsurgery, etc. To achieve a balanced final program, papers are divided into categories, and abstracts should be prepared accordingly:

- Research

The purpose of the investigation should be clearly stated and results must be supplied. Please note that only clinical research abstracts will be considered for EURAPS. Basic research abstracts must be submitted to the ERC – EURAPS Research Council.

- Reconstructive (Pediatric) Craniofacial, Head and Neck

 Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Reconstructive Breast (Implant or Autologous)

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Aesthetic Face and Neck

Emphasis should be given to the description of the procedure, evaluation of the results and complications

- Aesthetic Breast and Body

Emphasis should be given to the description of the procedure, evaluation of the results and complications

- Pelvic, Perineal and Genital

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Extremities: Upper Extremity

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Extremities: Lower Extremity

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- General Microsurgery and Lymphatic Surgery

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- General Plastic Surgery

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Burns

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

- Facial nerve and plexus brachialis

Data of the prospective/retrospective study along with complications must be produced

Abstracts should be uniformly written giving a title (which must not contain companies and products’ names) and using the following headings for the body text:

1. Introduction

2. Materials (not for case reports) and Methods

3. Results

4. Conclusion

Names, addresses, institutions must not appear in the text, penalty the exclusion.

EXAMPLE

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Submitters
Abstract submission is open to all Plastic Surgeons and residents/fellow researchers in plastic surgery . Under exceptional circumstances, others can be included after inquire to Secretary General.
Non-members of the association must indicate the name of a EURAPS Member to sponsor their abstract submission. The sponsoring member must previously read the abstract and agree to its submission. After submission, the member is automatically contacted by the EURAPS Office to confirm his/her sponsorship of the submitting author.

Language and Format
Abstracts must be submitted in English, correctly spelled and carefully checked. Text must be single-spaced, and not exceed 300 words. If accepted for presentation, the original text of the submitted abstract will be printed without any changes or corrections in the final abstract book.

Submission
Abstracts must be submitted online via the EURAPS website by 15th October 2024.
Upon submission, authors must select the relevant category (Research; Reconstructive (Pediatric) Craniofacial, Head and Neck; Reconstructive Breast (Implant or Autologous); Aesthetic Face and Neck; Aesthetic Breast and Body; Pelvic, Perineal and Genital; Extremities Upper Extremity; Extremities Lower Extremity; General Microsurgery and Lymphatic Surgery; General Plastic Surgery; Burns), and specify whether it is a case report. Submitters must indicate the time needed for their presentation: 4 or 8 minutes. It is up to the Scientific Program Committee to resize the length of the presentation, if necessary. Case reports will automatically be given a presentation time of 4 minutes.

ACCEPTANCE POLICY

Review
After submission, the reviewers will perform an anonymous evaluation of the abstracts, and only the best of each category, will be selected according to methodical criteria and accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting by the Scientific Program Committee. Information regarding acceptance/refusal of the abstracts will be issued by the end of December 2024.

Accepted Abstracts

The person whose name appears as “first author” will be presenting the submitted abstract. The presenter must be a board certified plastic surgeon or a resident/fellow researcher in plastic surgery. Onsite substitution of absent first authors by co-authors, or other participants to the meeting, will not be possible.
Without acceptable excuse, personally forwarded to the Secretary-General’s Office, last minute cancelations after publication of the scientific program or “no-show” authors will be automatically excluded from paper submission to future EURAPS Meetings.

Multiple Submissions

EURAPS website accepts up to two (n. 2) abstracts per first author. However in case both abstracts will pass review and selected to the final program, the first author should choose the abstract he will present himself, while the second abstract will be automatically presented by the next co-author available. Attempts of submission after 2 abstracts will be rejected.

ETHICS

EURAPS has a strict policy against plagiarism, and has implemented software that verifies authenticity and originality of papers. Multiple submissions of the same abstracts with different authors, different titles, in different categories, submission of abstracts with similar texts, are strictly forbidden and will be immediately identified and lead to complete exclusion of the abstract(s) from further evaluation and complete exclusion of the author(s) from future EURAPS Meetings. In accordance with EURAPS by-laws, authors are requested to be sensitive to, and show full respect for, ethnic, cultural, religious, and gender diversity.