Information for Authors

General information

Submitted abstracts will be assessed by the committee and allocated on the basis of the scores to Plenary, Short Papers (oral) or Posters sessions. Papers may be submitted in the categories of oesophagogastric, hepatopancreatobiliary or bariatric. Abstracts of a general upper GI nature should be submitted in the most appropriate or any category. Abstracts should not have been presented elsewhere at the time of submission. Please note that all accepted abstracts, whether for oral presentation or a poster, will be published on the British Journal of Surgery website (citable). Abstracts accepted for oral presentation will in addition be published in the AUGIS Programme.

Plenary and Short Paper Presentations

All presentations throughout the meeting will be delivered using PowerPoint format and authors will be sent detailed guidelines prior to the conference.
Presentations by trainees in the Plenary Session will be eligible to receive the British Journal of Surgery Prize.

Poster Presentations

Posters will be displayed in the exhibition hall for the duration of the meeting. Poster presenters will be sent detailed guidance notes on the adjudication in advance of the Congress. The three best posters will be selected for a 5 minute presentation on the last day of the meeting.

Author information

All authors who have abstracts accepted for the Congress are encouraged to submit a manuscript to the British Journal of Surgery at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjs for consideration for publication in the Journal.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts: Thursday 7 May 2009 at 1700hrs