SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All Submissions to the IAGG-ER 2019 conference are now closed.

SYMPOSIUM

– Submission closed

Notification on acceptance of the Symposia and included abstracts will be sent to the convener’s e-mail on 15 November 2018. The convener must then notify all other symposia participants.

ORAL PRESENTATION

– Submission closed
Notification on acceptance/rejection will be e-mailed by January 22nd 2019.

Abstracts submitted for oral presentation (of approximately 10-15 min, depending on the number of presenters in the session). The presentation will be joined into a common theme for other abstracts and chaired by one of the presenters. Abstract which cannot be thematically organized into an oral session will instead be considered for a poster presentation.

ORAL POSTER

– Submission closed

Notification on acceptance/rejection will be e-mailed by January 22nd 2019.

Abstracts submitted for oral-poster presentation includes posters in conjunction with a brief oral presentation. The posters will be on display for a full day, and the author is given the opportunity to highlight the poster (max 5 minutes) in an oral-poster session, using max 2 slides. Abstract which cannot be thematically organized into an oral-poster session, will instead be considered for a poster (only) presentation.

POSTER

Submission for LATE BREAKER POSTER is closed.

Late-breaker abstracts are expected to report high-quality and novel research. The review quality criteria will be identical to the previous submission formats.

Submission for late-breaker poster is open until March 11, 2019.

Notification on acceptance/rejection will be e-mailed by April 1^st.

ABSTRACT AS PART OF SYMPOSIUM, ORAL PRESENTATION, ORAL-POSTER, AND POSTER/Late breaker :

Abstract as part of Symposium: CLOSED
LATE BREAKER POSTER: Deadline March 11th 2019. CLOSED

Submit via the General abstract submission form by creating a profile/account page.

After entering authors contact details you will be asked to indicate if your abstracts is:
“Abstract as part of symposium” and if so state the unique symposium code.
or
“Stand Alone abstract” and if so then indicate the preferred type of presentation (i.e., oral, oral-poster, or poster).
The submitted abstract might, however, be accepted into another presentation format (oral, oral-poster, or poster).

The abstract title can be maximum 50 words, abstract text max 2100 characters, incl spaces and excluding title and contact information of authors.

The abstract should clarify the objectives of the study, theories and methods used, results obtained, and conclusions to be drawn. If subheadings are used in your abstract text, please format the headings in bold followed by a colon (e.g. Objectives:)

Access after submission: The corresponding author will have access to the abstract during and after submission via an online Account/Profile Page. For more info on access to Profile page see further below.

Notification of acceptance:
For Symposia: Notifications will not be sent to individual abstracts, only the convener will receive notification on acceptance. For Oral, Oral-Poster, and Poster abstracts: Notification on acceptance of the abstracts will be sent to the stated e-mail address no later than 22 January 2019. The corresponding author will receive feedback concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing co-authors.

General information

All submissions are, independent of format, subjected to a peer-review process to secure high quality.

All submissions must be made electronically via the submission system on the congress home page.

All submissions must be written in English.
Please note that the word “elderly” should be avoided (as stated in APA guidelines concerning Bias-free language).

One and the same author is allowed to make or partake in more than one submission (i.e., more than one submission per submission category, and/or more than one submission type; Symposia/Oral/Oral-poster/Poster)

It is your responsibility to submit a correct text. Any errors in spelling, grammar, or scientific fact will be reproduced as submitted. Please spell-check all texts before entering them into the submission system.

All accepted abstracts will be published in the Final program/Abstract book, on condition that the presenting authors have registered and paid the registration fee no later than 11 March 2019.

Notification with session information (date, time) of the symposia and/or abstract will be sent no later than 30 April 2019.

Upon submission, you are also requested to:

First, indicate the main topic that best describes the content of the abstract.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary
Biological Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Humanities and Arts
Research on Policy and Practice

Next, chose topic keywords that best describes the content of the abstract (minimum 2 and maximum 5) This can be made using keywords suggested in the list below.

Assessment – Procedures and Methods
Attitudes, Ageism, Age Discrimination
Care, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
Civic Engagement and Volunteering
Communication and Language
Cognitive Health and Neuroscience
Cultural & Cross-national studies
Dementia, other Neurodegenerative conditions, and Delirium
Demography and Longevity
Disability, Frailty and Mobility
Disease and Co-morbidity (incl Cancer, Cardiovascular, Osteoporosis, etc)
Economics and Business of aging, Pensions and Pension systems

Employment, Older Workers and Retirement
Education in Gerontology and Geriatrics
End-of-life, Palliative Care, Dying and Bereavement
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ethics and Legal Issues
Family and Intergenerational Relations
Gender and Socioeconomic Issues
Genetics, Genomics and Gene Expression
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Housing and Transportation
Immunology and Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance
Incontinence
Informal Care and Caregiving
Life Course and Developmental change

Mental Health (incl Depression and Anxiety, Sleep)
Nutrition and Food
Migration and Diverse Populations
Mobility, Physical activity and Exercise
Oral health
Pain and Pain Management
Personality and Coping
Pharmacology and Drugs
Politics and Policy issues, Media
Psychosocial environment and interventions
Quality of Life and Well Being
Sensory functioning
Sexuality and LGBTQ
Social Networks and Loneliness
Technologies and Design
Theory in Gerontology, and Research Methods in Aging Studies

Account / Profile Page
To submit your symposia, abstract part of a symposia or a stand alone abstract/late breaker poster you need to create a Profile account first. When you start to submit your abstract you can follow the progress on-line by entering your Profile Page and complete an already started submission and make changes until the submission deadline.

Your Account/Profile Page for abstracts makes it possible for you to edit, read and print your abstract as well as make changes until submission deadline (22 October 2018 for Symposia and symposia abstracts, and 3 December 2018 for oral, oral-poster and poster abstracts)

If you have any questions regarding abstracts please contact: iagger2019@meetx.se