Abstract Guidelines

Abstract submission has now closed and authors have been notified. 

Key Dates
Abstract Deadline: May 29, 2017
Author Notification: June 12, 2017 (or earlier)

Please carefully read the guidelines below before submitting your abstract. 

Title

• Abstract title should be limited to a maximum of 12 words.

• Abstracts are limited to 300 words. Abstracts which exceed this limit risk not being published. 

• List the full first and last name of each author. Initials are optional and permitted for middle name(s).
• Do not use an initial instead of a full first name.
  Examples
  Arthur C. Coldstream
  Peter Smith. 

• List affiliation in the following format: Company/Institute, Town, State, and Country. No other detail is required.
• Do not list full postal addresses. 
  
• Please translate foreign names of companies/institutes into English.
  Examples
  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK 
  Cook Regentec, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Formatting

• References are not permitted within your abstract.
• Do not use sub-headings (eg introduction, methods, conclusion) in your abstract
• Do not use images, tables or figures. Only plain text will be published.
• Use Me2SO not DMSO if referring to dimethyl sulfoxide.

Proof-Reading/Editing

• Submissions will be accepted in British or American English.
• The reviewers' decision will be directly affected by the how clear, concise and typo/error free your abstract is. Please proof-read your abstract carefully to give your abstract the best possible chance of being selected for presentation. 
• If your first language is not English consider having a native English speaker proof-read your abstract.

Funding/Conflict of Interest

• You may acknowledge the source of your funding. 
• Any potential conflict(s) of interest must be declared. 

Publication

• By submitting an abstract to CRYO2017 you are agreeing that the Society for Cryobiology can publish your abstract in both electronic and hard copy.