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March 1st, 2010!


 


109 days since Microbicides 2010.
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How Abstracts Are Selected

  • Abstract submissions will be peer reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee for the 2010 International Microbicides Conference (M2010). 

     

  • To minimize subjectivity in the scoring process, any reviewer with a conflict of interest (as defined by NIH rules, e.g., co-authorship, financial interest, or scientific/personal conflict with the authors that could affect objectivity of scoring) will be excluded from scoring or discussing the abstract in question. 

     

  • In the final rankings, mean score and standard deviation will be calculated, and the reviewer’s scores will be anonymous. 

     

  • Abstract acceptance is based upon abstract quality, the potential significance of the observations, and the rigor with which the scientific methods were applied.  Further, the Scientific Program Committee considers thematic balance in determining which abstracts will be presented orally.

 

Some Typcial Reasons for Abstract Rejection

 

  • Abstract poorly written
     
  • Not enough new information
     
  • Hypothesis missing
     
  • Methods inadequate or insufficient to support conclusions
     
  • Data inadequate or insufficient to support conclusions
     
  • Insufficient sample size or number of patients
     
  • Controls inadequate or missing
     
  • Statistical evaluation inadequate or missing
     
  • Summary of essential results inadequate or missing
     
  • Duplicate or overlap with another abstract
     
  • Study is too preliminary
     
  • Inappropriate for Microbicides 2010