◆ 下次会议：2024年第28届亚太呼吸学会年会/大会(APSR2024)

Submission Regulations

1. The person submitting the abstract will automatically be the Presenting Author and the corresponding author.
2. The presenting authors must be one of co-authors of the submitted abstract.
3. There is no limit on how many abstracts can be submitted by a single presenting author.
4. Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the online abstract submission platform.
5. The presenting authors must ensure that all authors have given their consent to be listed as co-author on the submitted abstract.
6. Authorship and author order should be agreed upon by all authors.
7. The presenting authors must declare that the material in the presentation is original and that it will not be published or presented elsewhere before the APSR 2023 Congress. (See Publication of Abstracts -# 7)
8. The presenting authors are required to complete a Declaration of Conflict of Interest. Abstracts supported in whole or in part by tobacco or tobacco-related industry will not be accepted.
9. The presenting authors must specify their own sponsoring entity in addition to that of all co-authors.
10. The presenting authors must choose one category for each abstract from the following:
    1. Clinical Respiratory Medicine
    2. Cell and Molecular Biology
    3. Clinical Allergy and Immunology
    4. Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology
    5. Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous)
    6. Tuberculosis
    7. COPD
    8. Lung Cancer
    9. Asthma
    10. Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep
    11. Critical Care Medicine
    12. Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques
    13. Pediatric lung disease
    14. Respiratory Structure and Function
    15. Pulmonary Circulation
    16. Interstitial Lung Disease
11. The presenting authors may request their preferred presentation method as oral, poster, or either. Please be reminded that the Scientific Program Committee will take the request into consideration but will ultimately decide which method will be allocated to the abstract.
12. Submission of closely related abstracts from the same group is discouraged.
13. Splitting of a body of work into multiple abstracts is discouraged and consolidation into one abstract is preferred.
14. Submission and presentation of abstracts are subject to the principle of no duplication or plagiarism in publications. Breaching of such rules will lead to rejection of submission or presentation at the Congress without refund of registration fee. All decisions are final with the Central and Local Congress Committee.
15. If identical abstracts are found to be submitted, only the abstract on the latest date of the submission will be considered for evaluation without prior notice.
16. The presenting authors are responsible for the accuracy of all contents of the abstract.
17. By submitting the abstract, the presenting authors confirm that the presented study meets the ethical guidelines for research and publication, including the legal requirements of the country in which the study was conducted.

Format and Content

1. Language:　English ONLY

Abstracts that contain non-English words/characters shall be rejected without prior notice.

2. Authors:

• Authors’ names should be provided in:
  • initial capital/lower case, NOT all capital/lower case.
  • full name, in ‘Given name Family name’ order.

⇒Example: (Incorrect) John S. / J. Smith / JOHN SMITH
        (Correct) John Smith

• Post nominal/degrees are NOT required
• If there are more than 20 authors, download the form for Abstract submission with more than 20 authors and send to congress@theapsr.org by the submission deadline. (Details are given in the online submission platform)

3. Affiliation

• The 1st author’s affiliation should be listed first.
• Department, Institution, City, Country/Region must be provided in each corresponding field.
• Full name of author’s institution must be provided.

⇒Example: (Incorrect) AP Hospital
        (Correct) Asian Pacific Hospital

• If authors do not have fixed affiliations, provide the affiliation where the work was conducted and/or patient was treated.
• Job position/role (e.g. Registrar, Trainee, etc.) should not be included in affiliations.
• If there are more than 20 affiliations, download the form for Abstract submission with more than 20 affiliations and send to congress@theapsr.org by the submission deadline. (Details are given in the online submission platform)

4. Title:

• The abstract title should be less than 25 words
• Capitalize the first letter of the title only (do not use all caps). *exception : unique words

⇒Example: (Incorrect) THE SOLUTION TO AIR POLLUTION
        (Correct) The solution to air pollution

5. Abstract Structure:

Abstracts that do not comply with the size requirement and structure may be rejected without prior notice.

• The abstract body must be less than 250 words
• The following are excluded from the word count:
  • Title
  • Author / Affiliation information
  • Keywords in the “Keywords” field
  • References in the “References” field
  • Acknowledgements/Disclosure statement
  • Table/ Image
  • Sub-headings
• The abstract must have the following sub-headings depending on abstract type:
  • Original Research: Background and Aims – Methods – Results – Conclusion
  • Case Report: Introduction – Case Report – Discussion
•  Abbreviations must be defined in parentheses on first mention in the text.

6. Keywords

Keywords should be limited to THREE and provided in each corresponding field.

Abbreviations should be avoided in the keywords list.

7. References:

• References are discouraged and should be limited to THREE and provided in each corresponding field, if any.
• References should be cited using superscript Arabic numerals in the order in which they first appear in the text and should follow the reference style of Respirology
  (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14401843/homepage/ForAuthors.html#Preparation)

• Any references included in a reference list must be cited within the abstract.

8. Acknowledgements/Disclosure statement:

Any Acknowledgements or Disclosure Statement should be listed in each corresponding field if any.

9. Case Report:

• A case report should describe only a single case and contain a description of the actual case, and a discussion of the novelty and importance of the specific case.
• A case report must have the designated sub-headings. (See Format and Content – #5 Abstract Structure in the Abstract Submission Guideline)

10. Systematic Review and meta-analysis:

• Systematic reviews that include clear questions and scientific analysis such as meta-analysis CAN be submitted.
• Systematic reviews and meta-analysis must have the same sub-headings as the Original Research. (See Format and Content – #5 Abstract Structure in the Abstract Submission Guideline)

11. Literature review

A literature review abstract can NOT be submitted.

Figure/Table

Figure and table that do not comply with the requirements and are considered inappropriate may be removed without prior notice.

1. Inclusion of tables and figures is discouraged and should be limited to a maximum of 1 figure or 1 table.
2. The figures should be limited to a single graph or image – figures containing multiple graphs or images will not be published with the abstract.
3. Author headshots are not appropriate figures and will not be published.
4. If a table or figure is included, it must be cited in the abstract text.
5. Figures must be sharp and all text must be legible.
6. Format: JPG or JPEG format ONLY – Extension should be .jpg / .jpeg
7. Recommended size for optimal resolution:
   • Tables: up to 5 columns x 8 rows (larger tables will not be published)
   • Figures: a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and a minimum width of 169 mm
8. Maximum file size: 20MB
9. Filename: Alphanumeric characters ONLY
10. When including a table, it is recommended to save the table as an image before uploading it

Category	APSR Member			Non-Member	Accompanying Person
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate
Early Bird [27 Mar – 15 Aug]	INT: USD 650 LOCAL: USD 520	INT: USD 250 LOCAL: USD 200	INT: USD 200 LOCAL: USD 160	INT: USD 750 LOCAL: USD 600	USD 150
Standard [16 Aug – 4 Nov]	INT: USD 750 LOCAL: USD 600	INT: USD 300 LOCAL: USD 240	INT: USD 200 LOCAL: USD 160	INT: USD 850 LOCAL: USD 680	USD 150
Onsite [5 Nov – 19 Nov]	INT: USD 850 LOCAL: USD 680	INT: USD 350 LOCAL: USD 280	INT: USD 200 LOCAL: USD 160	INT: USD 950 LOCAL: USD 760	USD 150
Pre-Congress Workshop	Half-day: USD 60 / Full-day: USD 100
Gala Dinner	USD 120

All prices quoted are in USD and local delegates are subject to prevailing rates for Goods and Services tax (GST).

*APSR Member rates are also available for APSR members of en bloc societies, and all members of the JRS.

Accompanying persons are limited to spouse and/or children and will be entitled to attend the Opening Ceremony, Welcome Reception and Closing Ceremony.

All registered attendees can enjoy favorable rates on airfare and accommodation from our selected partners for your stay in Singapore.

REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE:

• Attendance to all sessions from 16 to 19 November 2023
• Light refreshments during breaks as indicated in the programme