WISE2018

Call for Papers

The Women In Sport and Exercise Conference 2018 welcomes the submission of abstracts for original contribution to your respective field.

Lightning talks: We invite you to submit an abstract as part of our ‘lightning talks’.

The content of the abstract should fit into the themes of the conference:

• female-specific health and medical issues arising from participation in sport and exercise

• issues and opportunities for women's participation in sport and exercise

Presentation format Your ‘lightning talk’ should last 3 minutes, with 2 minutes available for questions. Although the presentations will be restricted in time, you can use any format that suits your content.

Abstract guidelines

• Write no more than 300 words
• Adhere to the following format, where applicable: title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), background, aim(s), methods, results, conclusion
• Use UK English spelling and punctuation
• Use Ariel font size 11, single-line spacing
• Use the APA (American Psychological Association) style of referencing, but keep referencing to a minimum
• For all abbreviations, write the word in full first and restrict the number of abbreviations
• Use SI units, where appropriate

All authors must have contributed to the abstract. Multiple abstracts can be submitted. All accepted abstracts will be made available to conference delegates.