1. The Scientific Committee and Organizers of the Joint Conference of the Nigerian and African Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Abuja 2008) invite abstracts within the scope of the meeting. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by experts and be scheduled for oral or poster presentation during the congress if the topic is relevant and the quality of the data justifies its scheduling. Irrelevant or poor-quality abstracts may be rejected.

2. Abstracts can only be submitted online via the Association and Conference website or to the Chairman of the Scientific Committee. It is advisable to prepare the complete abstract text and any figures/tables before accessing online abstract submission.

3. Abstracts need to written in clear English, taking into account the specifications below:

  a. Maximum word count abstract title: 20 words.

  b. Maximum word count abstract text: 250 words (adjust in case of tables./figures).

  c. Abstract topic should be selected during the online submission process from the list of       predefined topics to facilitate abstract review and scheduling.

  d. A minimum of three specific keywords should be added during online submission for       indexing of the abstract. The Scientific Committee reserves the rights to delete, edit,       or add keywords to achieve uniformity throughout abstract publications.

  e. Use International Nonproprietary Names (INN) or research codes to identify drugs       throughout the abstract. Proprietary names may be used in the abstract text, not the       abstract title; the first time the drug is mentioned there (put proprietary names       between brackets).

  f. The identity of a new, previously unpublished drug substance needs to be disclosed in       the abstract, either by providing its structural formula or its full chemical name.

4. Abstracts will be published exactly as submitted. No editing of abstract texts will be done. However, non-adherence to the above guidelines may be corrected (e.g. use of drug names, keywords) by the meeting organizers.

5. After submission, abstracts cannot be changed by the authors anymore. Should minor changes be necessary after submission, the submitting author should notify the Chairman of the Scientific Committee by email, describing exactly the nature of the change to be made. The Conference organizers will then implement the change. In case of major changes, the authors should submit a revised abstract as an entirely new abstract and request the Conference Secretariat to delete the original abstract. The addition of a co-author constitutes a major change.

6. After completion of the abstract review, the submitting author will receive scheduling information via email. Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after receipt of the scheduling information by the submitting author. The presenting author must be registered as a Conference participant for final scheduling and publication of the abstract.

7. Accepted abstracts will be published as Proceedings of the Conference shortly after the meeting.