GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT FORMATTING:

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  We recommend 10 point 'Times' font.

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  Use capitalized font for the title paragraph and normal font for the authors/affiliations and body paragraphs (as below).

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  Within the body of the abstract, indentation is not required.  Headers (such as "Objectives"/"Background", "Methods"/"Materials", "Results", "Conclusions") are suggested but not required.

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  To be certain the size will be right, you can set the size of the printed region on the working page to 5.8 inches wide and 10. inches high (i.e. a 6.8"W X11."H page with 0.5" margins all around), the layout will simulate that of a single column of the two-column format published in the journal, and the abstract will fit in about 3/4 of a full column in the journal if it does not wrap to a second page. 

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  You may download an abstract template for Microsoft Word which has those settings.  Simply paste your content, save, and copy from that to the upload software.

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  There is no fixed size limitation, but we suggest limiting to <500 words.  Tthe maximum size of the uploaded files is 1,000 kb.  Please contact us (abstracts@simd.org) if you require special arrangements.

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  Submit abstracts on-line, not as hardcopy.  But, you do need to forward the non-exclusive license agreement showing that all authors agree to publishing the abstract (only needs to be signed by one author- mail, scan/email, or fax to Leslie Lublink).

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  All abstracts accepted will be published in the journal Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.

• Follow instructions in the On-Line Abstract Submission software.

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