Standards Governing the Publication of Abstracts, and the Presentation of Posters at the Annual Meeting of the SSN

 

 

  • The 'Organizer' of the Meeting of the SSN, is deemed to be the Council of the SSN, acting for the Society.
  • Abstracts can only be submitted by Members of the SSN, who are in good standing.
  • A Member in good standing is an active, fully paid up member of the SSN.
  • A Member who submits an Abstract is deemed the 'Corresponding Member' of the Abstract.
  • The Corresponding Member must be an Author of the Abstract.
  • All Authors do not need to be Members of the SSN.  
  • The Corresponding Member bears responsibility for the Abstract that is submitted.
  • By submitting an Abstract, the Corresponding Member confirms that all information of the abstract is correct and has been approved by all the Authors, and that all the Authors have agreed to the submission.
  • Submitted Abstracts cannot be modified or corrected after the submission deadline and will be published exactly as submitted.
  • Submission of an Abstract constitutes the Authors consent for publication (e.g. website, programme, other promotions, etc.)
  • The Corresponding Member warrants on behalf of all the Authors and institutions that the Authors are the sole owners or have the rights of all the information and content (“Content”) provided to the Organizer, and that the publication of the abstract does not infringe any third party rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights.
  • By submitting an abstract, the Corresponding Member and Authors grant the Organizer a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the Content.
  • By submitting an abstract, Corresponding Member confirms that the contact details saved in this system are those of the Corresponding Member, who will be notified about the status of the abstract. The Corresponding Member is responsible for informing the Authors about the status of their Abstract.
  • The Organizer reserves the right to remove any Abstract that does not comply with the above.