1) Abstract length: Abstracts for all submissions are limited to 2300 characters including spaces. The title, authors and institutions are excluded.
2) Special characters and formatting: If you copy and paste the title and/or body from your word processor, special characters or formatting may not transfer. You will have to replace special characters and/or insert formatting tags using the character palette in the abstract submission website.
3) Title: The Abstract title should be entered in mixed case. PLEASE DO NOT enter the title in all capital letters.
4) Authors: Please enter all submitting authors in the order they should appear in the heading of the abstract. Presenting and corresponding authors should be chosen and marked.
5) Institutions: Enter institutional affiliations of all submitting authors. Department is an optional field.
6) Keywords: You are required to select and submit at least two key words from a predefined list.
7) Corresponding author: Please identify the corresponding author for the abstract. This individual will receive all communications regarding the abstract status from the organizer. Corresponding author data should be given when creating new account at On-line abstract submission website.
8) Conflict of interest: Once you submit your abstract online, you will be asked if you have any conflict of interest to disclose.
9) Proof: Carefully check the proof of your abstract. Make sure all special characters and formatting is displaying properly in your proof. If you find errors, return to the abstract title, authors or body, and make your corrections.

• Abstracts may be submitted as “Poster Only"
• Each abstract should represent complete and original results.
• Abstracts submitted for presentation must be based on empirical research and report actual (not promised) results along with relevant statistics and significance values.
• Papers that have been published or presented elsewhere prior to the time of presentation at the 12th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine may not be submitted for consideration by ICBM.
• Presenters of accepted abstracts must pre-register for the Congress by the early-bird deadline of May 1st, 2012.
• Each presenting author is responsible for his/her registration fee(s) as well as travel and housing costs.
• Presenters who are unable to attend the ICBM should arrange for another individual to present the paper (oral)/poster in question.
• If changes to your presentation are necessary, you can make them in the on-line abstracts submission website during the submission’s period. (You can do this by entering into the system with your username and password and choosing the modify button) (If any changes are necessary after the on-line abstract submission period please notify the Congress Secretariat Ms. Melinda Papp-Vid at pappvid@congressline.hu).
• Abstract presenters who withdraw a presentation may be denied the right to submit an abstract for the 13th ICBM. The only exceptions to this policy are 1) absence due to weather related issues that hinder a presenter’s travel to the meeting, 2) absence due to work related emergency, or 3) absence related to personal injury or family health emergency. Please Note: Miscalculation of travel costs by the presenter does not qualify as an acceptable reason to withdraw one’s abstract. In the event this occurs, no refunds will be given.
• All abstract submissions must be in English official language of the 12th ICBM. All presentations based on accepted abstract submissions must be made in English.