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Step 1 – Terminology Affirmation*:
Indicate your affirmation to adhere to the guidelines regarding the use of addiction terminology. Click for more details:http://www.researchsocietyonalcohol.org/rsaacerstatementsandguidelinesreaddictionterminology
Step 2 – Presentation Affirmation*:
Indicate your affirmation that, if accepted, the individual indicated as 'Presenter' will register for the RSA meeting.
Step 3 – Membership Status*:
Select yes, no or pending as appropriate. Pending is only for those who have already submitted a membership application. If a non-member, name the RSA Member endorser of your abstract (as required) in the next field.
Step 4 – Status*:
Select appropriate status from available options (Undergraduate, Student, Jr. Investigator, Sr. Investigator).
Step 5 – Gender*:
Select desired answer option.
Step 6 – Race*:
Select desired answer option(s).
Step 7 – Ethnicity*:
Select desired answer option.
Step 8 – Additional Diversity Demographics:
Respond YES if applicable.
Step 9 – Poster Category*:
Select appropriate Category from pull-down menu.
Step 10 – Poster Category – Second Choice*:
Select appropriate Category from pull-down menu.
Step 11 – Principal Author Affirmation*:
Select “Yes, I affirm”.
Step 12 – All Author Affirmation*:
Select “Yes, I affirm”.
Step 13 – Sponsored Research*:
Select “Yes” if research is sponsored by a for-profit corporation (or foundation of a for-profit corporation), otherwise select “No”.
Step 14 – Sponsored Research Name:
If you answered “Yes” above, enter name of sponsor. May be noted for additional review to determine if appropriate to accept.
Step 15 – Diversity in Topic*:
Select appropriate response.
Step 16 – Title*:
Enter title of abstract in ALL CAPS – max word count is 22 words.
Step 17 – Authors*:
List authors by first initial(s) and last name (i.e., J. Doe, MA Smith). Max word count is 35 words.
Step 18 – Affiliation(s)*:
Enter the Affiliation where work was done; not for each author. Format as Affiliation, Department, City, State, Zip/Postal Code, Country. Max word count is 35 words.
Step 19 – Abstract*:
ABSTRACT FORMAT: Abstracts (alcohol research required) should be complete abstracts including purpose, methods, data, results, conclusions.
Title – should be entered in all CAPS (22 max word count).
Authors – should be entered as first initial(s) and full last name. (35 max word count).
Affiliation(s) – should be entered as Affiliation, Department, City, State, Zip and Country. (35 max word count).
Body of Abstract (360 max word count).
NOTE: If you paste text more than the MAX 360 words, your text will be truncated.
ORGANIZE THE BODY OF THE ABSTRACT AS FOLLOWS:
a. state purpose of the study, if not given in the title
b. give a brief statement of methods used, if pertinent
c. summarize the results obtained
d. include a statement about the conclusion reached.
It is not acceptable to write: "results will be discussed". Tables, graphs and/or charts are not allowed. Also, avoid citing sources in your abstract. There are two reasons for this: The abstract should focus on your original research, not on the work of others. The abstract should be self-contained and fully understandable without reference to other sources or future studies reference(s).
Step 20 – Submit Abstract*:
Review all data to be submitted and click on the ‘Submit Abstract’ button when ready to submit. Upon submission, a message window will appear that says:
GREAT! Your Abstract has been submitted. The submission has been assigned ID # xxx. You will receive a confirmation email.
You may now use the menu to further update submission -- either Add Author (blue box) or skip.