Call for Abstracts

Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), along with its collaborating institutions and organisations are inviting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the ‘National Symposium on Tribal Health’ to be held on Dec 15, 2023 in Kolkata. 

Topics can include medical, public health and social and economic development related to tribals. All forms of research such as systematic reviews and evidence maps, on all developmentally oriented topics such as education, child rights, climate change, one health, infrastructure development, rural and agricultural development, social work, and financial services, and focused on tribal health will be accepted.

Abstracts should be related to at least one of the topics listed below. Applicants should choose the topic that most closely matches the theme of their abstract. Abstracts should be submitted through an online system. Authors are encouraged to submit more than one abstract for the conference.

List of topic areas for abstracts:

1) Evidence synthesis methods and processes

2) Health policy

a. Universal Health Coverage, 

b. Health Financing & Health Insurance

c. Capacity building 

d. Health infrastructure

e. Health access

3) Community and stakeholder engagement, community processes in implementation

4) Environmental and Climate Change, and Health

5) One Health

6) Non-communicable diseases

7) Mental health

8) Other topics

Topics can include medical, public health and social and economic development related to tribals. All forms of research such as systematic reviews and evidence maps, on all developmentally oriented topics such as education, child rights, climate change, one health, infrastructure development, rural and agricultural development, social work, and financial services, and focused on tribal health will be accepted.

Abstracts should be related to at least one of the topics listed below. Applicants should choose the topic that most closely matches the theme of their abstract. Abstracts should be submitted through an online system. Authors are encouraged to submit more than one abstract for the conference.

Review, acceptance, notification and final inclusion in the conference schedule:

1. Review

All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and adjudged based on a final decision by members of the Symposium Scientific Committee. 

2. Abstract acceptance and notifications

For oral/poster submission the abstract’s primary contact will receive an email notification indicating the abstract’s acceptance or rejection.

3. Final inclusion in the conference program

The primary presenter of accepted abstracts must be registered for the conference to confirm the final inclusion. Abstracts which do not fulfil this requirement will be withdrawn from the program.

Abstracts review and scoring criteria

1) Appropriateness to the conference theme(s): The concept of the abstract should be appropriate to the conference theme(s). 

2) Original and innovative contribution: Abstracts with original and innovative ideas will be given a higher score, particularly those developing or enhancing novel concepts, approaches or methodologies, tools or technologies. 

3) Scientific/ Methodological rigour

Abstract submission guidelines 

• Abstract must be in the English Language (use English (India) in MS Word), and should have the following structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion, Source of Funding and Conflict of Interests
• The title must not exceed 100 characters, with no abbreviations and the beginning of each word capitalized.
• The abstract text must not exceed 500 words (including introduction, methods, results and conclusions, source of funding; conflicts of interests).
• Title, authors and affiliated authors are not included in the word count.
• All abbreviations must be defined at first mention 
• The word ‘percent’ must be used rather than %
• Confidence Intervals should be defined at first mention (i.e. Confidence Interval (95% CI: 0.33 – 2.4) and then stated as 95% CI thereafter) 
• All numbers less than 1 should have a 0 in front e.g. p< 0.001
• For numeric lists Arabic letters in parentheses should be used (i.e. (i), (ii), (iii))
• Numbers up to 100 should be spelled out and for 100 and over given as numerals. Units of time and measurement should be given as numerals. Dates must be in form of 8 June 1960 and not 8/6/60 or 6/8/60. Currency should be given using currency abbreviations (see www.xe.com/iso4217.php) and must always include a conversion to INR in parentheses after the local currency (i.e. INR ___). 
• No Tables, Figures and Charts are allowed as part of abstracts
• No references allowed

4) Conference presentation

All participants whose submissions are accepted will be provided travel support (Third AC or flight whichever is lower) to present their work at the conference. Only one author from the author team will be provided travel support per submission. 

Symposium Secretariat

Office Address

MANT

The Chambers,

Space no. 006 & 007, Ground floor,

1865 Rajdanga Main Road

Kolkata – 700107, West Bengal, India

Email: nsth2023@cphr-mant.org