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See you in San Diego on Nov 12-16 for Neuroscience 2022.
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Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submission Opens June 1

Abstract submission for virtual and in-person posters will open on Wednesday, June 1. Submit and finalize your abstract by Wednesday, June 15, 5 p.m. EDT, including payment of the nonrefundable $145 submission fee. 

Neuroscience 2022 will be held in-person in San Diego, CA, November 12-16. SfN will also offer a sampling of annual meeting content virtually, including the opportunity for virtual posters. Learn more about the Neuroscience 2022 Virtual Component.

Remember, emeritus, regular, postdoc, or student (graduate or undergraduate) SfN membership is required for abstract submission. Affiliate and institutional members are not eligible to submit abstracts. Make sure your membership is up-to-date prior to submitting. Check now and beat the rush before abstract submission opens.

SfN members are each allowed to submit one scientific abstract and one Theme J (History, Education, and Society) abstract.

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Call for Abstracts

  • Notice of Abstract Acceptance Status

    Communications regarding abstracts will be sent to presenting authors only. Other co-authors should ask their abstract's presenting author for information regarding their abstract. Presenting authors will be notified about their abstract's acceptance status by early August. 

  • Abstract Length

    The body of the abstract should be no more than 2,300 characters, including punctuation but not spaces. Use this range as a frame of reference, then count characters and revise accordingly.

    Use standard abbreviations. When using abbreviations for chemical compounds, spell it out in full for the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Do not abbreviate compounds in the abstract title.

  • Themes and Topics

    Accepted abstracts are organized into topically-based scientific sessions and Theme J sessions. Abstracts are grouped together based on the theme and topic that abstract submitters select from the Themes and Topics list during abstract submission. Theme and topic selections help the Program Committee to group abstracts; they do not represent the titles of annual meeting sessions.

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  • Scientific Rigor in Annual Meeting Presentations

    Accepted abstract presenters will be expected to transparently report a study’s experimental design and analytical methods in their poster or nanosymposium presentation at the annual meeting. Efforts to ensure scientific rigor include blinding, statistics, sample sizes, and replication. Error bars should be defined. Biological variables such as species, sex, age, strain, or cell line should be noted in the presentation, if applicable.

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  • Justify Your Abstract Presentation

    Download this letter to help secure your participation at Neuroscience 2022.

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  • Trainee Professional Development Award

    The Trainee Professional Development Award recognizes undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research. Applications will be accepted June 17–June 30.

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Abstract Submission Policies

  • Abstract Licensing Agreement

    Review the terms of use agreed to when submitting an abstract for Neuroscience 2022.

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  • Rules for Abstract Submissions

    Read over the rules for submitting an abstract to Neuroscience 2022.

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  • Embargo Policy

    Information and data included in abstracts submitted for the SfN event are embargoed until the conclusion of the SfN presentation or press conference. Abstract presentations may not be presented at another meeting or published in an archival scientific publication before the scheduled SfN presentation date unless it is at an SfN-hosted event, such as a press conference, during Neuroscience 2022. All authors must abide by SfN's embargo policy.

    Coverage of an abstract, lay summary, data, or supplemental material is strictly prohibited until the embargo is lifted. Promotion of general topics, speakers, or presentation times is permitted and encouraged within the stated guidelines.

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