Abstract Submission Guidelines

The abstract submission to the APCO Singapore Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Disorders Summit (APCO – SOOMBODS) 2024 taking place on 17-19 May 2024 in Singapore is now open!

Use this opportunity to present your research in front of some of the most highly acclaimed experts in the field of Bone Metabolism!!!

General Information

The work covered by the abstract must not have been published elsewhere (manuscript or abstract) or presented at a national or international meeting before presentation at the APCO – SOOMBODS 2024 (May. 17-19, 2024).

To ensure that your abstract receives proper scientific consideration, be sure to submit to the appropriate abstract category:

  • Cat 1. Clinical
  • Cat 2. Basic Science
  • Cat 3. Translational

After the April 15th 2024, 6:00 PM submission deadline, abstracts are no longer accessible and therefore it will not be possible to revise or resubmit them after that date and time. Please proofread abstracts carefully to avoid errors before the submission deadline.

Abstract acceptance/non-acceptance status will be available by April 20th 2024. Please ensure that the email provided for the presenting author is accurate as all correspondences will be sent via email, to the presenting author.

Please make sure your e-mail settings will allow e-mails from secretariat@apcobonehealth.org to ensure important program participant related information to get through your spam filters, etc.

Abstract Copyright Transfer Agreement will be electronically signed during submission. Your selection of “Yes” grants permission to have your abstract on display at the meeting. Your selection of “No” prohibits display of abstract.

All abstract withdrawal requests must be received in writing (via email) by April 15th, 2024.

The presenting author of an accepted abstract must register and pay the registration fee for the meeting. Abstract presenters need to register in the appropriate category and pay the appropriate registration fees under each category.

All expenses (eg, airfare, hotel, Symposium registration) associated with the submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter.

All accepted abstracts will be scheduled in a poster presentation. However, we will be selecting 4 best abstracts for oral presentation during a special session devoted to it on Day 2 of the main congress. The presenters of the best oral abstracts also will be notified before the April 20th 2024 deadline.

All oral and poster presentation including question-and-answers will be conducted in English. Presenters of oral abstracts may request assistance from the moderator who will repeat or rephrase questions from the audience or may ask a colleague in the audience to assist with translation.

Abstract Grading

Abstracts successfully submitted by the April 15, 2024, 6:00 pm deadline will be blindly reviewed. Our intent is to be receptive and inclusive without compromising scientific integrity. As such, a team of 2 to 4 experts, from the Scientific committee will independently reviews abstracts in their category that best fits their expertise. Abstracts submitted for consideration must be an original idea, concept, or an improvement or revision of a previous idea. Abstracts are selected on the basis for the following:

  • Scientific Merit – direction toward the development of a new or improved diagnostic procedure or idea.
  • Organization – well organized, easy to follow and understand.
  • Practicality – should be available, logical, and feasible.
  • Presentation – should be clear, brief, show understanding of the subject matter.
  • Technical quality – the idea must stand up to scrutiny. Facts and data must have scientific backing.

All abstracts must be submitted in English with accurate grammar and spelling suitable for publication.

1. If identical abstracts are accepted at another meeting outside of APCO SOOMBODS, then one must be withdrawn and Organizing Committee member must be notified. If acceptance of a previously presented abstract is discovered prior to presentation, it will be withdrawn and acceptance of future abstracts will be jeopardized. If dual presentation of identical abstracts is discovered after presentation, the acceptance of future abstracts may be jeopardized and any award associated with the abstract will be withdrawn.

2. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author(s) to present it if accepted unless due to extenuating circumstances. Failure to present, if not justified, will jeopardize future acceptance of abstracts for future meetings/conferences.

3. There is no limit to the number of abstracts an investigator may submit. If selected, the presenter must be one of the co-authors listed. If multiple submissions are accepted, if there are schedule conflicts, the presenting author must arrange for a co-author to present.

Abstracts in all areas of Metabolic Bone Disease and those related to clinical, translational as well as basic science research will be accepted to APCO SOOMBODS 2024. However, preference will be given to the following areas: Advances in Osteoporosis Management, Epidemiology and Health Economic Evaluation of Metabolic Bone Diseases, Rare Bone Disorders, Imaging in Osteoporosis and the use of Artificial Intelligence in Osteoporosis.

Case reports and Case Series are also acceptable. However, as a general policy, case reports will not be accepted for oral presentations

Abstract Title

An abstract must have a short, specific title (containing no abbreviations) that indicates the nature of the investigation.

Author Name(s)

  • The submitting author is designated as the primary and presenting author. You may rearrange the order of the authors (during the submission period); however, always list the senior author last. The presenting author does not have to be listed as primary, the presenting author can be listed anywhere in the author block.
  • If an author’s name appears on more than one abstract, it must be identical on each abstract.
  • All authors’ names should be carefully reviewed for accuracy. If the abstract is accepted and eventually published, changes cannot be made after publication.
  • Please review the author block carefully. Edits cannot be made once submission is complete. Author block will be printed as shown below. Additions or deletions of author names are not permitted after the submission deadline. There will be no exceptions.

All abstracts must be submitted (and if accepted, will be presented) in English with accurate grammar and spelling suitable for publication.  Abstracts must contain original material neither published nor presented elsewhere prior to SOOMBODS 2024 (in print or electronically).

  • Authors should not “split” data to create several abstracts from one. If splitting is judged to have occurred, prior scores of related abstracts will be reduced.
  • Abstracts containing identical or nearly identical data submitted from the same institution and/or individuals will be disqualified.
  • To ensure that the abstract receives proper scientific consideration, please make sure that the abstract is submitted to the appropriate abstract category.
  • Proofread abstracts carefully to avoid errors before the submission deadline. The abstract will be published exactly as it has been submitted – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Abstracts may have the following identifiable sections: Introduction/Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions. These fields can be edited or deleted as appropriate for your abstract.

  • Describe briefly the objectives of the study unless they are contained in the title. Include a brief statement of methods if pertinent. State findings in detail sufficient to support conclusions. Abstracts should not describe research in which the chemical identity or source of the reagent is proprietary or cannot be revealed.
  • Use generic drug names.
  • Do not begin sentences with numerals.
  • Standard abbreviations may be used without definition. Nonstandard abbreviations (kept to a minimum) must be placed in parentheses after the first use of the word or phrase abbreviated.
  • Do not include the names or personal information of any patient participating in the study or trial.
  • Abstracts are limited to 1,950 characters (about 300-350 words). This includes the text ,but not the title or authors. All graphics (figures) and text-based graphics (tables) should be provided as 72-300 dpi, pre-sized .gif, .jpg or .tif images only, with a maximum width of 440 pixels (no limit on length). Black-and-white digital images should be in grayscale mode. Color images should be saved in RGB color mode.   Spaces do not count as characters.

Guidelines for abstract presentation will be provided to the presenting author of accepted abstracts on 20th of April via email.

Recording of any portion of the SOOMBODS 2024 Sessions whether by video, still, or digital photography; audio; or any other recording or reproduction mechanism. including the recording of presentations and supporting A/V materials and of poster presentations and supporting poster materials should be made only after obtaining explicit permission from the presenter (s).

Additionally, science information shared by investigators at the time of a meeting is confidential and often unpublished data.  Taking photos of or recording the content of meeting room slides is not advised.  

The Organizing Committee reserves the rights to all recordings or reproductions of presentations at SOOMBODS 2024.

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