Submissions Platform
SCS 6th
Annual Meeting
the submissions will be accepted from from 1st July until 22th September 2023 at 23:59 hours CET
abstracts
The Scientific Committee of the joint 11th International Conference Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Physiology of Exercise (EEVFA) and the 6th Annual Conference of the Strength and Conditioning Society (SCS) invites all participants to submit their abstracts.
submission platform
The platform for submissions will be open from 1st July until 22th September 2023 at 23:59 hours CET.
Abstract Language
Abstracts may be submitted either in English or in Greek, at the special section of this submission platform.
topics
Abstracts must be submitted to one of the topics shown below:
- Strength and conditioning in team-sports.
- Strength, power and speed training.
- Neuromuscular basis of strength and conditioning.
- Resistance training and fitness.
- Injury prevention and return-to-play.
- Biomechanics and motion analysis.
- Exercise physiology.
- Biochemistry and molecular biology of exercise.
- Clinical exercise physiology: exercise and health.
- Sports and exercise nutrition.
- Training and testing.
Presentation Format
Authors must choose a preferred presentation format from:
- Oral presentation for abstracts selected from the EEVFA Society only
(10 min presentation followed by 5 min discussion).
- Mini oral presentation
(in the form of debated electronic poster presented for 2 min,
followed by 1 min discussion).
- ePoster
(in the form of non-debated poster).
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their abstracts by two weeks after submission and not late than 25th September.
– Accepted abstracts submitted in English will be published in the Open Access Journal “Sports” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sports) in the form of a Conference Report.
– Abstracts submitted and presented in Greek (accepted abstracts will be published in the Greek book of Abstracts on the website of EEVFA https://www.eevfa.gr/ ).
Acceptance and publication of abstracts
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please follow the formatting instructions below when submitting your abstract:
- Language:
ENGLISH or GREEK (ONLY accepted abstracts submitted in English will be published in the Open Access Journal “Sports”). The accepted abstract submitted in Greek will be published by EEVFA in its official website.
- Maximum length:
main text must be 400 words or less, as indicated in the Sports template model document
- Maximum number of references:
4 bibliographic references, as indicated in the Sports model document. Abstracts NOT complying with this requirement will NOT BE taken into consideration.
- Each presenting or submitting author may submit no more than 2 abstracts as first author. There is no limit to the number of abstracts submitted as a 2nd, 3rd, etc. or last author.
- Abstracts should not contain images or graphics.
- Format:
word document.
HOW TO PROCEED
Abstract submission is exclusively done through the dedicated platform.
- Carefully read the requirements and conference topics.
- Download the abstract template (download).
- Insert your abstract text, as required.
- Fill-out the submission form with your information and the details of all co-authors. The submitted abstract should be presented by the first author, who must be registered to the Congress. Exceptions to the rule are permitted only if approved by the Scientific Committee. You will need to identify who will be the “presenting author”, which will be underlined in the program.
- Select one of the proposed topic areas.
- Select the type of presentation (mini oral, poster non-debated).
- During the submission process, select/apply if you would like your abstract to be evaluated for one of the awards (SCS Young Investigator, SCS Applied Science Award, or EEVFA oral presentations and poster presentations awards-in Greek language). See below for more detail.
- Upload your abstract in the selected field and finalize the procedure.
- Once the abstract has been sent it can no longer be modified.
- Once your abstract is evaluated, you will receive confirmation of acceptance by email.
- To be granted access to the Conference and the Abstract Publication in the Official Journal of the SCS, Sports Journal, you will need to pay your registration fees by September 30th.
awards
SCS Young Investigator Award Requirements
- The first author (presenter) must be 30 years of age.
- Candidates will be evaluated on creativity, effort, attention to scientific detail, and presentation skills during the poster sessions.
- Three finalists will present their work in a dedicated oral communication session on Saturday 21st October 2023. The selection of the three finalists will be done on Friday by the SCS Awards Committee based on the quality of the poster presentations.
- The SCS Awards Committee will take into consideration the similarity between the submitted abstract and the poster presentation.
SCS Applied Science Award Requirements
- Candidates will be evaluated on creativity, effort, and applicability to sport, coaches, or athletes.
- Three finalists will present their work in an oral communication session on Saturday 21st October 2023. The selection of the finalists will be done on Friday by the SCS Awards Committee based on the quality of the poster presentations by the SCS Awards Committee.
- The SCS Awards Committee will take into consideration the similarity between the submitted abstract and the poster presentation.
Winners will be presented during the Award Ceremony and receive an award certification, free registration to the next SCS Meeting, and free 1-year SCS Membership. Enquiries can be sent to: research@scs.academy.
EEVFA Oral and Poster Presentations Awards
- Candidates will be evaluated by a special award committee during the presentation of their oral or poster communication.
- Three winners will be selected for each type of presentation (3 poster and 3 oral). Winners will receive a special certificate and free access to the next two Congresses of EEVFA.
abstracts submission section
Submit your English abstract here.
For submissions of Greek abstracts click here (you will be redirected to the form for submission of Greek abstracts).
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