Abstract Format
- Abstracts shouldn't exceed 500 words (consider 300 words max). Shorter abstracts will lessen review time, but provide authors scope to say something meaningful
- Consider whether abstracts include figures
- Design an abstract template and make it easily available (e.g. via GESSS website) before abstract submissions open
- Consider how abstracts will be submitted (by email, website or shared drive) and format (e.g. Word, PDF)
- Abstracts should be suitable for black and white printing (to save colour printing costs)
Abstract Review
- Have 3-4 people review abstracts (more opinions make it difficult to form decisions)
- Reviewers could include Program and Abstracts Committee Members, the Chair and/or Vice Chair
- Could include reviewers who are specialists in fields related to the abstracts (if other reviewers aren't experienced in that field)
Abstract volume
- Abstracts for poster or oral presentations must be published in an abstract volume available on the day of GESSS
- Download the Abstract Volume Template here
- You can make the abstract volume available on your GESSS website
- Abstract volumes are to acknowledge sponsors
After all GESSS are held, the GSA will collate all abstracts into a GSA Abstracts Volume which will be freely available to members and can be referenced. This volume will also be available in digital format.