2012 HANC Behavior Science Working Group Meeting - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)-facilitated Behavioral Science Working Group (BSWG) Meeting Program Committee invites papers of high quality in the areas of HIV/AIDS behavioral and social science research for inclusion in the June 6-7 2012 BSWG Meeting (Miami, FL). Abstract submissions are peer-reviewed for scientific content, logical presentation, timelines, and current interest of the topic to the research community. Please circulate this notice to colleagues in the field.
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts should be submitted electronically no later than 5 pm local time, Friday, January 27, 2011.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Individuals submitting abstracts that are accepted agree to attend the meeting and present their abstract as scheduled (as an oral abstract, poster, and/or themed discussion presentations, as determined by the BSWG Program Committee). Travel and accommodations will be provided for one author only.
REQUIRED ABSTRACT FORMAT
Subject Category: For scoring and scheduling purposes, abstracts will be divided into the categories listed below. Please read through the entire list before identifying the subject category, as selection of the wrong area may delay review of the abstract. To ensure the submission is read by the appropriate review team, the Program Committee may reassign an abstract to an alternate category.
Abstract Submission Categories:
- Advances in assessment/measurement science (including HIV risk behavior; neurocognitive functioning; reproductive intent and contraception; and product adherence and acceptability)
- Behavioral aspects of biomedical HIV prevention approaches (including acceptability, uptake, adherence, persistence, implementation science, and operations research)
- Novel behavioral/social science interventions to promote HIV screening, risk reduction, care engagement/retention, and ARV adherence
- Knowing your Epidemic: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS (including disparities in HIV infection and treatment outcomes; and/or social, contextual, and structural determinants/predictors of HIV risk/infection)
Title: Use a concise title that indicates the content of the abstract.
Authors: Authors’ names should be typed in upper- and lowercase letters (please do not use all capital letters). Use first name and last name. The presenting author must be designated. Note there is a limit of 10 authors per abstract.
Affiliations: Each author should be listed by institution, city, state (if applicable), and country.
Abstract Body: The abstract body is limited to 2,500 characters (this includes spaces).
- Background: indicate the purpose and objective of the research, the hypothesis that was tested or a description of the problem being analyzed or evaluated.
- Methods: describe the setting/location for the study, study design, study population, data collection and methods of analysis used.
- Results: present as clearly and detailed as possible the findings/outcome of the study, with specific results in summarized form.
- Conclusions: briefly discuss the data and main outcome of the study. Emphasize the significance for HIV prevention, treatment, care and/or support, and future implications of the results.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
The abstract body must be pasted into the web form below. Questions about submissions can be directed to Amy Ragsdale.
HOW ABSTRACTS ARE SELECTED
Abstract submissions will be peer reviewed by the Abstract Review Committee. To minimize subjectivity in the scoring process, any reviewer with a conflict of interest (as defined by NIH rules, e.g., co-authorship, financial interest, or scientific/personal conflict with the authors that could affect objectivity of scoring) will be excluded from scoring or discussing the abstract in question. In the final rankings, mean score and standard deviation will be calculated, and the reviewers’ scores will be anonymous. Abstract acceptance is based upon abstract quality, the potential significance of the observations, and the rigor with which the scientific methods were applied. Further, the Program Committee considers thematic balance in determining which abstracts will be presented orally.
NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Authors should print and keep a copy of the confirmation email. Abstract dispositions will be emailed to the contact listed on the abstract on or around March 18, 2012. It is the responsibility of the contact to inform co-authors about an abstract’s disposition. Travel and accommodations will be provided for one author only.
LATE BREAKER ABSTRACTS
Abstracts that contain new data not available at the original abstract deadline may be submitted for consideration for presentation during the conference. Only abstracts containing novel, cutting-edge information will be considered. Because of the limited number of slots and the nature of late breakers, very few if any submissions will be accepted for presentation. The deadline for late breaker abstract submission is 5pm local time, Friday, April 27, 2012.