Format for Abstracts

[ALL SESSIONS] (Research, Clinical, Resident, and Poster Abstracts)

1. Page Format: margins: 1 inch (2.5 cm) top, bottom, left and right, single spaced; laser printer quality
   - 1 page maximum (including title, authors, affiliation, abstract body, sponsorship, table)
2. Style:
   1. Title: Bold, Times New Roman, 12 pts, centered, no capital letters except proper names or product names. (Leave a blank line between the title and authors)
   2. Authors: - Include all authors - Format: initials followed by last name only, no degrees (ex: J. Skin, V. Derm ) - Times New Roman, 12 points, not bold, centered - Affiliation numbered in superscript following last name (leave a blank line between author and affiliation).
   3. Affiliation: - List affiliation of all authors in order following superscript -Name of department, School/Institution, City, State, Country (do not include address) -Times New Roman, 12 points, not bold, centered (leave a blank line between affiliation and the abstract body).
   4. Body: For original studies, the body of the abstract should contain the study objective, a brief statement of methods, statement of results, and conclusions. For Case Reports, the body should contain background, objectives, relative data, case summary, and conclusions. Results stated in the abstracts must be complete (though concise) and final. It is not acceptable to state “results will be discussed.” Results presented in oral or poster format must match those presented in the abstract.
      1. Times New Roman, 12 point, single spaced, right margin not justified, begin with the word “Abstract:” in bold, followed by the text.
      2. Spell out any abbreviation in full on the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
      3. Statistics: Describe statistical method and computer program used and if space permits, discuss eligibility of experimental subjects, give details about randomization and blinding, identify numbers of observations, treatment complications, and losses to observation (e.g. dropouts).
      4. Products listed, include the manufacturer’s name and address. Example: modified cyclosporine (Atopica: Novartis Animal Health, Greensboro, NC)
      5. Breed names are adjectives not nouns (ie: Siamese cat, not “Siamese”), and should only be capitalized if proper name (ie: German shepherd dog, not German Shepherd Dog).
      6. Numbers up to and including 10 are spelled out unless associated with time (days, weeks, months). Use “h” for hours, “min” for minutes, and “sec” for seconds.
      7. Data may be summarized to conserve text such as “3/9 dogs”.
      8. Drug doses are reported as mg kg-1 not as mg/kg and lab data should be reported in IU units.
   5. Sponsorship: Identify corporate sponsorship of the study or drugs supplied, separated from the body of the abstract by one line space.
   6. Table: only one small table is permitted, provided that it does not contain more than 5 rows and columns. Tables will be removed (not be included) in the abstracts when published in Veterinary Dermatology.
   7. When finished with your abstract, count the words to ensure you have not exceeded the prescribed limit. Free Communications abstracts (original research, clinical, resident, and posters) may not exceed 250 words (EXCLUDING title, author list, affiliations, and sponsorship statement). Abstracts exceeding these limits will be returned to the author unreviewed.
   8. References are not to be included in the abstract