Submission of contributions

Information and Guidelines (PDF Download)

Information and Guidelines

General guidelines for abstract submission

1. Abstracts may be submitted online only.
2.  Abstract deadline is 31^st May 2024.
3. Submission of an abstract constitutes agreement with publication of the abstract, if accepted, in the SSDV congress special edition of Dermatologica Helvetica. Your abstract will be printed as submitted.
4. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author(s) to present, if accepted. The presenting author should be the submitting author.
5. Presenting authors of accepted abstracts must register for the SSDV conference
6. Posters submitted by companies are not considered for best poster awards (see below).
7. Posters submitted by companies are subject to a charge of 1,000, Swiss Francs unless it is included in your package as an exhibitor (Platin package have the right to 2 posters free of charge, Gold and Silver 1 poster, please indicate the name of the organisation) .
8. The platform used by SSDV is offered to you by the platform of Organizers . The submitting author will need to open a personal account. If you have submitted abstracts before using the same platform you should have a login already.
9. Your personal access code remains valid for future use, e.g., should you wish to edit or correct a submitted abstract or if you submit further abstracts to the SSDV conference or to any other future conference which uses Organizers as a provider. Renewed entry of your contact details will be unnecessary.
10. The content of Abstracts must be submitted in English, presentations of accepted abstracts may be held in German, French or English.
11. Please structure your abstract using the following headings for
    - original scientific work: Background / Objective / Results / Conclusion.
    - case reports/case series: Background / Observation(s) / Conclusion.
12. The maximum length for the abstract is 250 words. Do not add any reference, tables, charts or graphics.
13. Clarity of expression will be considered in the review process. The overall quality of language used should assure comprehension by the reader.
14. There is no limit to the number of abstracts an author may submit. Abstracts that appear to be replicate versions of a single study may be rejected.
15. Please limit the number of authors listed to those who have substantially contributed to the abstract. If authors’ names appear on more than one abstract, their names must appear and be spelled identically on each abstract to facilitate proper indexing. Enter every author’s name into a separate field for indexing. There will be a maximum of 10 contributed authors.
16. Do not use abbreviations in the title. Limit their use to commonly used abbreviations and expand all abbreviations at first mention.
17. After having submitted your abstract, you will receive a confirmation via e-mail with a reference number of your abstract(s), (for inquiry and correspondence purposes).
18. Submitted abstracts after the review process may be edited only with accordance with the SSDV. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact us at registration@organizers.ch.
19. Abstracts will be subject to peer review.
20. Posters as PDF in A0-portrait format, (Dimensions: 84.1 x 118.9 cm) can be submitted to the deadline of 17^th August 2024. Print is offered and will be coordinated by the SSDV. In you miss the deadline, the poster can be brought on site as printed version. 
21. The format of presentation will be decided on by the scientific committee, based on the quality of the abstracts submitted.
22. Authors will be informed by beginning of July 2024 on the decision of the scientific committee (please make sure to state your correct email address). Detailed information on installation and presentation of posters and oral presentations will be mailed directly to authors of accepted abstracts.
23. A Committee delegated by the board of SSDV supervises the abstract submission and reviewing process.

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Publication

All accepted abstracts will be published in the special congress edition of Dermatologica Helvetica. By submitting an abstract, the author agrees to allow publication and/or sharing over social media platforms and www.derma.swiss.

Posters will be presented online in the poster exhibition and any time accessible via the online postergallery.  

Poster presentation

Deadlines

Participation

The participation of the presenting author at the congress is compulsory. Please note that a separate registration is required.

There is no reduction for presenting authors foreseen.