The Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science | 02 – 06 April 2027 | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

Instructions to Authors

Failure to adhere to these instructions will result in rejection of the abstract.

a) Title

The title should be in sentence case, brief and as precise as possible. 

The title should not be longer than 20 words.

It should be relevant to the key original point of information contributed by the study and should preferably be descriptive, e.g. “Caffeine primes neutrophil oxidative function”, rather than ambiguous, e.g. “The effects of caffeine on neutrophil function”.

b) Authors

Author names must be in sentence case, with the presenting author listed first. Please be advised, the submitting author must also be the presenting author.

c) Affiliation(s)

Affiliation(s) for all authors should be listed in the following order: Department, Institution, State and Country. The entire affiliation section should be in italics. Where the abstract includes authors from different departments, place the presenting author’s department first, followed by other departments, using superscript numerals to link all authors with departments.

d) Text

In general, “structured” abstracts convey information more economically and succinctly. If using abbreviations, give the full term, with the abbreviation in parentheses. Universally recognised abbreviations (e.g. FEV1, see Approved Abbreviations below) need no explanation. Do not use non-standard abbreviations in the title of the abstract.

e)  Introduction/Aim

The first sentences should state explicitly the background, rationale, aims, goal or purpose of the study.

f) Methods

A concise description of the methods should follow. The details of this depend on the originality of the technique or approach used. Abstracts without methodological details are regarded as deficient.

g) Results

Results should be provided in a quantitative manner in adequate detail. In some cases a small table(s) may be a useful means of presentation (maximum of two per abstract without title or legend), however the abstract, including tables, must comply with the specified formatting requirements. Statements such as “The results will be discussed” are not acceptable.

h) Statistics

Use the following format: x±y (state whether SEM or SD); n=z, p=q; eg. 60±6 (SEM); n=10, p<0.05.

i) Conclusions

The Conclusions should be clearly stated and must be referable to the results provided.

j) Grant Support

Any funding should be briefly acknowledged at the bottom of the abstract.

k) Declaration of Interest Statement

All abstracts must be accompanied by a Declaration of Interest on the prescribed form. No abstracts will be accepted without this declaration.

l) References

References are generally unnecessary, but if required should be limited to a maximum of 3, numbered in the text and listed immediately below the text (within the specified area) in the following sequence: Authors, Journal, Year, Volume, First and Last pages, e.g. I Cerveri et al, Chest, 2004, 125, 1714-1718.

m) Key Words

Select 3-6 key words which describe the abstract and list these in your submitted document.

n) Nomination for New Investigator Award

You must indicate your intention to nominate for the New Investigator Award (NIA) in your selected presentation type and submit the application. When nominating for NIA, you must also submit an accompanying letter of support.

o) Word Count

The abstract body text (excluding headings, title and author information) should be limited to 300 words. It needs to be 1 page including diagram and tables, no need to count words for diagram or table. Arial font size 11, single spacing.

p) Approved Abbreviations

Abbreviations for microorganisms should follow standard scientific notation, i.e. the first letter of the genus in capitals followed by the species name in lower case (e.g. P. aeruginosa). By convention, the entire abbreviation is printed in italics or underlined.

FEV1                           forced expiratory volume in 1 second

FEV6                            forced expiratory volume in 6 seconds

FEF25-75                       mean mid-expiratory flow

PEF                              peak expiratory flow

FVC                             forced vital capacity

TLC                              total lung capacity

FRC                             functional residual capacity

RV                               residual volume

VC                               vital capacity

DLCO, TLCO                 diffusing capacity

PD20                            provocative dose for 20% fall

PC20                            provocative concentration for 20% fall

PaO2, PaCO2                arterial partial pressure of oxygen, carbon dioxide

SpO2                           oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry

V’CO2                          carbon dioxide production

V’O2                            oxygen consumption

V’E                               minute ventilation

Units of measurement should conform to current scientific usage and can be abbreviated when they follow a number (eg. cm, mL, g, mg, nmol, °C). Unusual units should be defined in full.

q) Co-authors

The submitting author must confirm that the submission of this abstract has been approved by all co-authors.