ABSTRACT
Before biomedical researchers start to write their abstract, it is important to check out any relevant rules and regulations and to make some important decisions regarding matters such as authorship and selection of data. The presenting author is usually the first author on the abstract. Ideally, other authors should be listed according to their level of contribution to the study. The instructions for preparation and submission of abstracts are usually available on the conference website. Read the instructions carefully, noting whether a word count or character count is specified and whether researchers are allowed figures and tables in the abstract. Some conferences require a member of the learned society that runs the conference to sponsor each abstract submission. There is often a limit on the number of abstracts that one person can sponsor, so act quickly to sign up researchers sponsor.
