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Guidelines for submitting an abstract

Topics, language

• Abstracts can be submitted and presented in German or English.
• Each contribution must be assigned to one of the specified topics.

Scope, content

• The abstract is limited to 3,000 characters (approx. 400 words).
• The title should be short and descriptive.
• The structure of the question, methodology, results and conclusions must be strictly adhered to.

Restrictions, formatting

• An abstract may not be submitted multiple times under different topics of the congress.
• The list of authors is limited to a total of 8 people. Speakers must always be named first.
• The abstract must be formulated in such a way that it can be published (new spelling).
• The use of special text formatting should be sparing. There is no guarantee that all formatting can be displayed correctly in all media.

Publication, presentation

• Accepted lecture abstracts will be published in the journal “Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SOT)”.
• All persons listed must agree to the content and publication of the abstract and to their names being mentioned in all conference media.

Evaluation and participation

• All registrations are assessed anonymously by several reviewers.
• The objective and question (original, important, clearly defined), material and methodology (adequate study design, prospective/retrospective study), results (complete, trend-setting, statistically verified) and conclusion (critical, well derived, current literature) are assessed.
• After the evaluation is complete, the first named will receive an email informing them whether the contribution has been accepted or rejected and will inform all co-authors of this.
• If accepted as a lecture or poster, the first named will receive discounted conference access.
• All other persons on the list of authors must register regularly if necessary.