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Call for Scientific Papers/Posters |
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The Scientific Committee of the joint 15th Federal of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress and World Organization for Animal Health symposium is now calling proposals for scientific papers at the FAVA Congress/OIE Symposium to be held on 27-29 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The congress will serve as platform for veterinarians, scientists and practitioners to discuss and disseminate their knowledge and expertise with other delegates.
Full papers for oral and/or poster presentations are invited. Please indicate your preference (oral/poster). The deadline for full paper submission (oral and poster presentations) will be in June 2008. Online submissions are available via the congress website at www.fava2008.com attn: Dr. S. Kanchanapangka or at drsumolya@gmail.com. Personal details must accompany the full paper submission. Enquiry specifically about submission of abstracts and full paper should be directed to Dr. T.Rung-ruangkijkrai rtilladi@hotmail.com.
Session
• Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety
• Food-born Pathogens, Drug and Chemical Residue
• Infectious Diseases
• Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis
• Small Animal Practices
• Large Animal Practices
• Poultry Medicine
• Swine Medicine
• Aquatic, Wildlife Medicine and Farming
• Veterinary Alternative Medicine
• Veterinary Education
• Animal Health, Production and Nutrition
• Animal Welfare
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June - December 2007 |
January - June 2008 |
Only abstract is required for consideration of both poster & oral presentations |
Full paper is required for consideration of both oral and poster presentations |
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Full Paper Submission Instructions |
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In general
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Papers must be in Microsoft Word format (Microsoft Word version 2000 or higher), written in Time New Roman 10 pt. on A4 papers (21 cm. X 29.7 cm.). |
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The mandatory template will give the following margin : top 2.5 cm. bottom 2.3 cm., left 1.6 cm. right 1.6 cm. |
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The template will divide the entire text into two columns. The space between columns will be 1.0 cm. |
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The right margin of the text will be justified. |
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The entire paper can not exceed two pages. |
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All texts are in single spaced, including subheadings, tables and figures. |
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Do not include page numbers or line numbers. |
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Title must be completed within 2 lines. (Bold in Times New Roman 14 pt. ) |
Authors
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Use 10 pt. Times New Roman, initial(s) followed by lastname of all authors in regular typing. |
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The name of the presenting author should be in bold and underlined ; the corresponding author is emphasized by an asterisk. |
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Affiliations
Keywords : not more than 5 keywords |
Subheadings
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The paper should contain following subheadings : Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion or Results and Discussion, References and Acknowledgement. If references and/or acknowledgement are not applied, omit these subheadings. |
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Subheadings shoud be in bold. Do not use capital letters. |
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Each subheading should be placed on a single line without any body text using a double space between the previous text and the subheading. |
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Body text
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The text should be divided into two column and written immediately beneath the subheading (no blank line under the subheading). |
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The paper should be understandable on its own. |
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The text should state clearly the objective, method, results, discussions and conclusions of the study. |
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Leave single space between paragraphs. Do not use indentations. |
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Use standard abbreviations. Place a special or unusual abbreviation in parentheses after the complete word the first time it is used. |
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Use a dot in front of decimals (example : 0.23), Use a comma in numbers greater than 999 (example : 2,358). |
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If sub-subheadings are used, they should be written in italics and followwd by a colon and text in the same line (example : Blood samples : On day 7, blood samples were taken from ......). Leave a blank line above sub-subheadings. |
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Reference should be numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text. Cite references in the text by placing the number in parentheses, for example : (1). |
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Introduction : The problem(s) under investigation or proposed hypothesis. |
Materials & Methods : Experimental methods used (including microorganisms and/or samples). |
Results : In summary form , with sufficient quantitative data and statistical tests. Summary such as "to be completed" or statements as such are not not acceptable. |
| Discussion : Summary of findings that are supported by the results (statement such as "The results will be presented and disscussed" will not be accepted). |
References
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In the list of references, references should be written and numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text. |
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Do not leave blank lines between the references. |
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The titles of the references should be omitted. |
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In case of more than two authors, use only the lastname of the first author, followed by et al. |
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The year of the publication should follow the authors' lastnames. |
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Use abbreviation on names of journals. |
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Tables and Figures
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Tables and figures must not be wider than a text column and should be suitable for printing in black and white. |
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Colored phptos may be used but should be suitable for printing in black and white. |
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Table headings should be written above the table. |
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Figure headings should be written below the figure. |
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Write "Table 1" and "Figure 1" in bold. The rest of each table/figure heading should be in regular typing. |
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Limit the number of lines in tables. Avoid vertical lines if possible. |
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 Personal Details (must accompany the full paper submission)
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