Abstract Submission Checklist
Abstracts submitted to the MDICAC 2016 international conference are peer reviewed. The
criteria against which reviewers make their recommendations are detailed in the online abstract
submission form. These criteria are listed here in the form of a checklist for you to use prior to
submitting your abstract. You may also like to invite a "critical friend" to review your abstract
against these criteria before you submit it. If you have any ticks in the "no" column you can then
amend your abstract before you submit it and hence increase the potential for your abstract to
be accepted and included in the conference programme.
The purpose of the abstract is twofold:
1. To enable the Conference Committee to make an informed decision on the suitability of
the proposed presentation for the conference programme.
2. To provide participants attending the conference with written information on the
presentation.
Criteria for abstract selection
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Core criteria relevant to all modes of presentation
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The abstract must detail a research project or other research
related issue (e.g. an issue of methodology or policy analysis).
2
Abstracts must be concise and coherent. The abstract must
focus on an issue that is relevant to and international
audience.
3
The abstract must make clear what the author(s) intend to
present.
4
The abstract title should be kept short and should accurately
reflect the content of the abstract.
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Abstract for empirical studies should summarise the research
process and the key focus of the analysis. They must also state
the month(s) and year(s) when the data were gathered and
provide an indication of the results. (NB abstracts will not be
accepted for research projects where data has not yet been
gathered).
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Abstracts that report on the results of research studies should
be structured as follows: Background; aims; methods; results;
discussion; and conclusion.
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Where appropriate, abstracts should contain details of sample
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size and sampling method.
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Abstracts must provide relevant contextual information.
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Abstracts must state how the paper will add to the
development of global knowledge and its contribution to policy
and practice within the field being discussed.
All abstracts must be written in English. NB All accepted
abstracts will be published ‘as submitted’. The onus is on the
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author to ensure that the spelling, grammar and syntax is of an
acceptable academic publishing standard.
Criteria specific to the mode of presentation
The word limit must be adhered to:
a) For symposium submissions the word limit is 300 for each of
the individual papers to be included in the symposium
11 (excluding references, authors' details and principal author's
CV).
b) For workshop submissions, 1000 words (excluding
references and principal author's CV).
For poster and short paper sessions, up to three references
12 may be given. Please use the Harvard referencing system to
cite these references.
For symposium and workshop abstracts, please submit a CV
13 demonstrating the principal author’s competence to deliver
the session.