Submission of Abstracts

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December 2008
Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 2009

Authors of Free Communications or Posters are hereby kindly invited to submit an abstract for contributions to WSFBP 2009 Congress by using the online submission form.Please note that online submission is mandatory.

Free communications and posters submitted individually and accepted by the International Scientific Programme Committee will be grouped by category topics into thematic sessions in order to promote communication among the presenters and participants and to allow for inspiring discussions.

Please note that accepted abstracts will be printed in the congress supplement of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry only after completed registration and payment of the congress registration fee.

Free Communications
The free communications will be selected by the International Scientific Programme Committee after abstract submissions have been reviewed. The 90-minutes sessions will be grouped by topics and chaired by selected specialists. The time slot for a single presentation in a free communication is 15 minutes including discussion time.

Posters
Each accepted poster will be exhibited at the WFSBP 2009 Paris Congress in the foyers of the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The Posters exhibited simultaneously will be grouped into thematic Guided Poster Tours chaired by renowned specialists. The Guided Poster Tours will give the authors the opportunity to present their findings and discuss them with the audience. The congress will deliver WFSBP Young Investigator Awards for the five best posters based, please refer to Grants & Awards.

Young Scientists' Award Sessions


A limited number of authors under 40 years of age will be acknowledged for their high quality papers and will be granted a financial support of EUR 250 and free registration.

Please note that online submission is mandatory, otherwise abstracts will not be accepted.
Further proposers need to provide the following information to the congress and exhibition office CPO HANSER SERVICE:

  • a copy of the abstract as it has been submitted online
  • a short CV (up to 2 pages)
  • a letter of recommendation from a senior scientist
  • a copy of passport or identity card

Rejected papers may be referred to the Free Communications or Poster Sessions.

Guidelines for the Preparation of Abstracts please see here.

Submission Procedure
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December 2008
Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 2009

Abstracts for Young Scientists’ Award Sessions have to be submitted electronically by using the online form. Detailed instructions regarding the electronic submission procedure can be found on the website.
For any further assistance, please contact the congress and exhibition office:

CPO HANSER SERVICE
Phone: +49-40-670 882 0
Fax: +49-40-670 32 83
E-mail:

Guidelines for the Preparation of Abstracts

  • Please submit your abstracts online and in English,the official language of the WFSBP Congress 2009.
  • Please choose a title that clearly indicates the content of the contribution.
  • Please avoid abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations may be used in the text if they are defined when used first.
  • The author’s name (full first name, family name) and place of work (institution, city, country) should be given. Degrees, titles, street addresses, and acknowledgements of support should be omitted, however.
  • The abstract submission must be complete.
  • Please choose a topic from the topic list.
  • The text of the abstract should briefly state: Objectives (indicate the purpose of the study or the hypothesis that was tested), Methods (include the setting for the study, the subjects, the diagnosis or intervention, and the type of statistical analysis. If references are needed, they should be given in the text), Results (present as clearly as possible the outcome of the study and statistical significance if appropriate) and Conclusions (briefly discuss the data and emphasise the significance of the results).
  • The length of your abstract is limited to a maximum of 300 words.
  • Please ensure that the abstract does not contain spelling,
    grammar or scientific errors, as it will be reproduced exactly as submitted. Submitted abstracts will not be edited in any way. Thus, typographic and grammatical errors that appear in a submitted abstract will also
    appear in the printed abstract.
  • A disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or other affiliations with a funding organisation or with a commercial supporter of the session and/or provider of commercial services is required.
  • All abstracts will be published online in the scientificprogramme of the WFSBP Congress from April 2009.

Submission Procedure
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December 2008
Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 2009

Abstracts for Free Communications and Posters have to
be submitted electronically by using the online form

Detailed instructions regarding the electronic submission
procedure can be found on the website.

For any further assistance, please contact the congress
and exhibition office:
CPO HANSER SERVICE
Phone: +49-40-670 882 0
Fax: +49-40-670 32 83
E-mail: