Guidelines for submitting an abstract

Submission, Deadline

Each contribution must relate to one of the given topics.
Abstracts may be submitted and presented in German or English.
Abstracts which have been submitted in English language and have been accepted for presentation at the AGA Congress will be published in OJSM (Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine). The submitting author will approve the publication at the end of the submission procedure.

The abstract is limited to 3,000 characters (approx. 400 words), incl. spaces, up to 2 tables (equivalent of 50 characters each) and 1 image (equivalent of 300 characters).
The title should be short and significant. The text must be orthographically suitable for publishing.
The following structure of the abstract is mandatory: Objectives, methods, results and conclusions.
Concerning the methods it has to be clear if the study is prospective or retrospective. Statistical procedures have to be specified.
The setup of experimental studies has to be documented.
The abstract has to contain all relevant data and figures. Abbreviations must be defined at first usage.
The usage of special formatting should be limited. The correct replication in all media cannot be guaranteed.
It is not allowed to submit an abstract several times to different topics of the congress.
The number of papers submitted by the same author is limited to 10.
The number of authors per abstract is limited to 8. The presenter must be listed first.

The presenter is responsible for the compliance with data protection, copyrights, ethic regulations and laws on animal protection.
To assure the anonymous review it is not allowed to mention any names or locations in the paper.
Results that have already been lectured elsewhere cannot be submitted.
Accepted papers will be published on CD-ROM/USB flash drive according to the principles of Open Access.
Authors’ fees or royalties cannot be claimed.
All listed authors have to consent to the abstract text as well as to their publication in all congress media.
Conflicts of interest through commercial benefits have to be disclosed.

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by several experts.
Evaluation criteria are: Aim and objective, material and methodology, results and conclusions.
Abstracts that show formal errors (multi-submission, not anonymised) will be rejected.
E-Mail notifications about acceptance or refusal will be sent to the presenting author subsequent to the reviewing process.
In case of acceptance as oral or poster presentation, the presenting author is eligible for a free congress ticket. Co-authors do not receive free tickets.

Research Award: The AGA Research Committee awards the AGA-Research Award, sponsored by DJO Global. The best abstracts which had been accepted for presentation during the Research Day will be awarded with: 1st 1,500 €, 2nd 1,000 € and 3rd 500 €.
Poster Awards: Submitted and for Poster Presentation accepted papers will compete for the Poster Awards, sponsored by SPORLASTIC GMBH. Categories are: 1st in „Clinical Studies“ 1,000 €, 2nd in „Clinical Studies“ 500 €; 1st in “Biomechanics/Basic Science” 1,000 €, 2nd in “Biomechanics/Basic Science” 500 €. The jury will consider the score from the Review-process, the graphical presentation and the presentation during the Poster Session.