The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery is accepting submissions for plenary speakers. Proposals will be screened on the basis of academic excellence and high originality, and selected speakers will receive a Presidential Award in the certificate of commendation and extra prize.
Selected speakers will be announced at the session, and original papers of the speeches must be submitted to the Society's official Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences (JHBPS) within two months following the Annual Meeting.
Submission period for Plenary Speakers
Submission period : September 3, 2018 - October 31 November 13, 2018
Abstract Submission has been closed. Thank you for your submission.
Please submit your "Proceeding Format" (download from the below) via e-mail to the Congress Secretariat.
Congress Secretariat : jshbps31[A]convention[D]co[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )
Instructions for Submission of Proceedings
Language
Please submit your proceeding in English.
"Proceeding Format"
Please prepare your proceeding in an A4 sized MS Word document, and organize your content under the following headings:
| 1) | Title, Speaker's (Co-Speakers') name(s) and Affiliations, |
|---|---|
| 2) | Abstract, |
| 3) | Body Text, |
| 4) | Cited Literature, |
| 5) | Tables & Figures. |
Word count
In principle, title, speaker (co-speakers') name(s) and affiliations, abstract, body text, cited literature, tables & figures should total no more than 2,000 words combined. This equates to 200 words per table or figure.
- Speaker (co-speakers): Up to 10 speakers
- Abstract: Up to 200 words
Body text
Please prepare your body text in IMRAD format.
Cited Literature
Where literature is quoted within the body text, please number and indicate each citation in parenthesis and compile all such cited literature at the end of the text.
Tables & Figures
You may include up to three black and white tables or figures no larger than 8cm horizontally by 6cm vertically. Please paste your tables or figures into your document and include titles and captions as instructed below:
- Tables: Titles above, captions beneath
- Figures: Titles and captions beneath
Process
When you register an abstract for the plenary session, please be aware of the process below.
- September 3, 2018 (Mon) - October 31 (Wed) November 13(Tue)
Plenary session Abstract Submission Period (Abstract Submission via "Proceeding") - November 1 (Thu) - November 16 (Fri) (tentative)
November 14 (Wed) - December 12 (Wed) (tentative)
Selection by the Scientific Committee of the JSHBPS (3 subjects) - Late November (tentative) Mid December(tentative)
Notification to authors of the selected abstracts. - On the day of the congress.
The three selected applicants will speak at the plenary session of the 31st Meeting of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, and will receive the President's Award during the JSHBPS General Assembly. - June 2019 After the congress - August 31 (only for plenary session presenters)
The three selected abstracts will be posted on JHBPS online.* In the review process "Reject" will not be posted to JHBPS, but the President's award will not be revoked.
Conditions of Conflict of Interest
Please confirm the "Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest".
All presenters are required to disclose Conflict of Interest (COI) related to the topics.
In case to disclose Conflict of Interest (COI), please fill in the "Principle Presenter (Author) Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest" form below and send it to the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (info[A]jshbps[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )) via E-mail by October 31 November 13, 2018.
Please list any financial relations with commercial interests and place a slide in your presentation data. If there is nothing to be disclosed, presenters are required to place a slide to demonstrate nothing to disclose.
For any inquiry about COI :
Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
E-mail: info[A]jshbps[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )
For inquiries
Congress Secretariat of the 31th Meeting of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
c/o Japan Convention Services
E-mail: jshbps31[A]convention[D]co[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )
