Abstracts should be submitted via online abstract submission system through conference website no later than March 13, 2017. Submitted abstracts can be revised using the Abstract Modification System on the website during the abstract submission period.

Please use online abstract submission system through conference website http://www.ic-kpba.org according to the submission formats. It is authors' responsibility to review the abstracts and correct them. Submitters are responsible for every typing error on the abstract.

Abstracts will be published as submitted; i.e. any error appearing in the submitted abstract will appear in the published abstract book. An acknowledgement of the receipt of abstract will be automatically sent to the corresponding author by e-mail upon the on-line submission.

Please follow these guidelines carefully. Failure to comply with the guidelines will prevent the abstract from being
considered for presentation at the conference.

	All abstract submissions and presentations must be written in correct form of English.
	Abstracts must describe original and previously unpublished work.
	The abstracts should be no longer than 300 words. Word count only includes text body of your abstract.
	Abstract titles should be brief and reflecting the content of the abstract.
	Tables and images are required to be uploaded as attached files.
	You can save and re-edit your abstracts online until you decide to submit them via the abstract system.
	When submitting the finalized version of your abstract, please fill all required fields in the online system.
	Corresponding & presenting authors will automatically receive an e-mail confirming the acceptance of his/her abstract.
	Abstract submission does not constitute registration for the conference and presenters are required to register for the conference separately.

Abstract Review Process

Abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific program committee and may be selected for oral or poster presentation (or may be rejected).

The reviewers will judge the abstracts according to the relevance of IC-KPBA 2017, standard of English, objectivity of statement, description of what was done, suitability of methods in relation to aims, conclusions confirmed by objective results, ethics, scientific value, potential clinical value, originality of work and overall impression. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed to the corresponding & presenting authors at the e-mail. Bearing in mind the increasing security measures and firewalls, we kindly request that you ensure that emails can reach you by adapting your spam filter accordingly.

Accepted abstracts will be published in the supplement of “The Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract”. The presenting authors should be paid registration fees.