Guideline for Full Paper Submission

Full Paper Sample/Template

Online Abstract Submission

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The deadline for abstract submission is extended to April 15. The deadline for full paper submission is extended to April 30..

The Conference Scientific Committee invites you to submit a technical paper representing your original work covered by the WSRC VIII. The topics of WSRC VIII will be as follows:

1. Germplasm
   1. A1 Collection, conservation and evaluation
   2. A2 Allele mining and diversity
   3. A3 Germplasm enhancement
   4. A4 Evolution and speciation
   5. A5 Seed Technology
2. Genetics and Breeding
   1. B1 Yield
   2. B2 Quality
   3. B3 Biotic stress
   4. B4 Abiotic stress
   5. B5 Male sterility and hybrid
3. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
   1. C1 Gene
   2. C2 Molecular marker
   3. C3 Genomics
   4. C4 Comparative genomics
   5. C5 Proteomics
   6. C6 Transformation
4. Physiology and Crop Management
   1. D1 Plant nutrition
   2. D2 Nodulation and nitrogen fixation
   3. D3 Yield physiology
   4. D4 Farming system
   5. D5 Modeling and information technology
   6. D6 Mechanization
5. Crop Protection
   1. E1 Insects
   2. E2 Diseases
   3. E3 Weeds
   4. E4 Integrated management
   5. E5 Agricultural biosafety
6. Soybean Storage and Processing
   1. F1 Storage and logistics
   2. F2 Modern processing technology and equipment
   3. F3 Traditional processing and its modernization
   4. F4 Others
7. Soybean Product and Use
   1. G1 Food, nutrition and health
   2. G2 Animal feed
   3. G3 Safety assessment
   4. G4 Industry products
   5. G5 Ingredients, additives and new products
   6. G6 Integrated usage
   7. G7 Others
8. Global Demand / Trade / Strategy
   1. H1 Extension
   2. H2 Trade and marketing
   3. H3 Economic analysis of soybean industry
   4. H4 Poverty alleviation and malnutrition reduction
   5. H5 Quality standards and related policies

The expanded Soybean Industry Forum will cover hot topics related to the chains of soybean industry as follows:

9. Soybean Industry Forum
   1. I1 International trade, and safe and secure supply
   2. I2 Livestock and aquaculture feed industry needs
   3. I3 Biotechnology and its innovation
   4. I4 Conservation and sustainable utilization of wild soybeans (UNDP China Forum)
   5. I5 Sustainable farming practices
   6. I6 Intellectual property protection
   7. I7 Health and nutrition
   8. I8 Food safety and quality management

Guideline for Abstract Submission

Online Submission

All abstracts should be submitted online. On the online submission page, you have to open a new account first and input necessary personal information. Then you should input abstract related information. Under the "body", please click the radio button for "Include Non-text Element (chart, table and graphic, etc.)". This way, you can upload your word version of abstract. For better formatting and intactness, uploading is preferred.

Link to Online Abstract Submission

General Requirements

• Abstracts for all oral and poster presentations are to be submitted in English and containing no more than than 250 words in the body text.
• The submitted abstract must represent the author(s)' original work. And the authors assume sole responsibility for their manuscript.
• All the accepted abstracts will be included in conference proceedings. At least one author of the accepted paper has to register and pay the appropriate registration fee before April 15, 2009 for the Conference.
• Please log to the conference web site before February 15, 2009 to submit (upload) the electronic version of manuscript in both Microsoft Word 2000 or above and PDF file. Fax and email submission are NOT acceptable.
• File name: The file name of your submitted manuscript is suggested to be the presenting author's name. If more than one paper under different topics is submitted by the same author, the numeral should be added as 1, 2, 3, etc.
• The acknowledgement of receipt of abstract will be automatically delivered to the e-mail address you provide. For any further question please do not hesitate to contact paper2009@caas.net.cn.
• The process of validation and acceptance and /or rejection of abstracts shall be under the authority of the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified the acceptance or rejection of their abstract before April 15, 2009. Full papers for invited presentation and the selected oral presentation should be submitted before April 15, 2009.
• At least one author of the accepted abstract should have registered and paid the appropriate registration fee before April 15, 2009. Late registration may result in exclusion from the Abstract Book.

Abstract Format

Please format your abstract in the following manner. A well-formatted sample abstract can be downloaded so you can just type it over or paste your abstract, without format and paragraph by paragraph, into it.

• Prepared in English, containing title, authors, affiliation, the presenting author's e-mail address, text and keywords.
• Fit on one A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) page, with 2.5 cm margins (top, bottom, left, and right), single space, and black ink.
• Title: The title should be centered in 12 point Times New Roman, bold and capitalized.
• Author(s)
  • The author's name should be centered in 11 point Times New Roman, separated with the title by a blank line.
  • The author's first name should be followed by his last name. Underline the presenting author's name.
  • More than one author from different affiliations should be numbered, superscripted after the author's name.
• Author's affiliation
  • Centered in 11 point Times New Roman. More than one affiliation should be indicated by numbers, consistent with superscripts of the author name.
  • Please state the presenting author's e-mail address at the end.
• Text
  • Less than 250 words in length.
  • Use 10 point Times New Roman and single space.
  • Figures and tables should not be included in the abstract.
• Keywords
  • Keywords heading: 10 point, bold.
  • Keywords: 10 point Times New Roman. The number of keywords is limited to 5.