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Technical Abstracts​​ & Presenter Resources

Submission Guidelines​

• Only abstracts for poster presentations will be considered for Cereals & Grains 22.
• Edit and proof your abstract before submitting it. Cereals & Grains will not edit abstract submissions; they will be published as submitted.
  
• An individual may be a presenter of only two (2) poster submissions.
• The designated presenting author MUST be registered for the Cereals & Grains 22 Annual Meeting and pay the fee by September 26, 2022. Failure to register will result in your abstract(s) being withdrawn from the meeting.
  
• Abstracts should be proofed to make sure all authors and affiliations were accepted to the online form.
• Publications of tables, charts, and graphs posted at the annual meeting by anyone other than an author or presenter is prohibited unless a release has been requested and received in writing from an author or presenter.
  

Acceptance Criteria

Presentations for the Cereals & Grains 22 are based on an anonymous peer-review process with the same requirements used for review of submissions to Cereals & Grains scientific publications.

The Reviewers Look for the Consistency Between the:

• Justification
• Objective
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Conclusions

In Case of an Overview Presentation, Reviews Look for:

• Added Value
• Novelty of the Information Presented

In Addition, the Reviewers Consider the Following elements:

• Soundness
• Importance to the Advancement of Cereal Science
• Timeliness of the Subject Matter
• Clarity of the Presentation

Use of company names is prohibited in titles of presentations. Use of registered or proprietary names or trademarks of ingredients, instruments or other items is discouraged in titles except when the name is so intimately connected with a particular process as to be synonymous with the method and results. Abstracts should minimize use of proprietary nomenclature or company name as well.

Terms and Conditions

If the abstract is accepted, I agree that the designated presenting author will present the abstract at Cereals & Grains 22, November 9 - 11, 2022, and will register and pay the registration fee by September 12, 2022. I confirm that this is an original work and that the abstract has not been previously published. I and any contributing authors, as sole proprietors of the abstract, agree to transfer copyright of the abstract to Cereals & Grains. Abstracts will be posted online in September 2022. By agreeing, I accept this copyright transfer.

I understand that failure to accept the copyright transfer will result in the immediate cancellation of my abstract submission.

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Submission Form Instructions

Overview

• Objectives, methods, and results are required in the abstract
• Presenters should NOT submit work previously presented at Cereals & Grains Annual Meetings
• Abstract should highlight clear scientific advancements
• Abstract should state relevance to industry or cereal grain science community
• Acronyms should be explained
• Abstract should be written in grammatically correct English

1. Title
2. Presenter's Email Address

3. Target Audience
   

• Fundamental/Basic Research
• Applied Research
• QA/QC
  
• Nutrition
• Processing


4. Category - Select the content category that best applies to your submission:
• Biotechnology
  
• Carbohydrates
  
• Engineering & Processing
  
• Food Safety
  
• Milling & Baking
  
• New Technologies
• Nutrition
  
• Protein
  
• Rheology
  
• Rice
• Quality
  
• Sustainability
  
• Pet and Animal Food
• Pulses
  
5. Terms & Conditions...Check if Accept
   


6. Awards
• You may only apply for one student paper award per abstract submission
• Carbohydrate Division Best Student Research Paper Award
  
• Engineering and Processing Division Best Student Paper Award
  
• Protein Division Best Student Paper Award​
  


7. People - Add Authors
• Click on "Add New Person" and type the name of the abstract author (presenting author and/or co-author) in the "Search" field. If the author is in the database, select their name. If multiple names display, select the record that displays the most recent known email address.
  
• If the author is not found in the database, select “Can’t find the person you’re looking for?” and then click on “Add New Person.” Continue to complete all required (*) fields and Save.
• The first person added will be designated as the Presenting Author, but this role can be changed after multiple authors have been entered.
• The presenting author email is used for all future communications and should be the same email used for registration. 
8. Abstract Text
• Abstract Maximum of 400 words
  
• The Abstract must be in one paragraph
• DO NOT include the title, author name(s), or author affiliations in the abstract text field
  
• Use the abstract toolbar to add formatting (italics, superscripts, or subscripts)
• Word count is limited to 400. No extensions on length of abstracts


9. Abstract Payments
• The abstract submissions fee is $45.00 (USD). It is non-refundable and payable by credit card.


10. Confirmation
• Scroll to bottom of page and click "Conclude Submission" to ensure your abstract is submitted

Email Confirmation

A confirmation email for each abstract submission will be sent to the designated presenter. This will come from aaccnet@confex.com. Check your regular inbox and your SPAM or JUNK email folders in case it is delivered there.​

Abstract Acceptance

Notification of acceptance will be emailed to the presenting author only.

If you have any questions, please send your inquiry to cerealsgrainsmeetings@scisoc.org​.

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