The University Graduates of
Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), also known as Graduate Nurses Association
of Nigeria (GNAN) will hold its 18th National Professional
Conference and Update from Monday 10th to Friday 14th July 2017 at
Ibadan, Oyo State. UGONSA cordially invites every Nurse to submit an abstract
in research, project, dissertation, thesis, or theoretical/conceptual framework
to be considered for presentation at the 2017 conference. Please, note that
project papers should include best evidence-based practices.
THE NURSING SCOPE: UGONSA
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCE
THE NURSING SCOPE is the UGONSA International Journal of Nursing Science that
has been comatose since the third volume was published in the year 1990. The
maiden edition of the journal was first published in the year 1988.
Reactivation of the comatose International journal, THE NURSING SCOPE, forms
one of the key appeals of the epoch-making conference and update code-named
"Nursing Reformation Summit”.
Goal of the UGONSA International Journal of Nursing Science
The goal of the UGONSA International Journal of Nursing
Science that shall now accompany every UGONSA National Professional
Conference and update is to showcase the best new scientific research and
evidence-based practice in all areas of Nursing Science.
Submission Deadline
Materials must be received by
UGONSA no later than 12 Midnight on Friday March 31, 2017. No extension will be
granted. Materials should be submitted electronically through the UGONSA
official email address, gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com.
Abstract Review and Selection Process
After the submission deadline, all
completed and eligible abstracts will be made available to UGONSA Abstract
Reviewers (AR) for blinded review, vetting and scoring following satisfaction
of originality index test. Final decision will be made by the programme
committee in late May 2017.
Abstracts will be evaluated and
scored solely on their scientific merits.
Incomplete Abstracts will not be
reviewed.
Likewise, any material that fails
the originality index test will be regarded as a plagiarized work and will
accordingly be rejected.
Acceptance/Rejection Notification
Notification regarding acceptance
or rejection of abstracts will be sent to the presenting author in early June
2017 by email; consequently, an accurate email address is critical. If your
abstract is accepted, the email will specify whether it is accepted for
presentation at the plenary session or whether it has been selected to be
published in our journal and online on our website only. If you submitted an abstract and did not
receive any notification at this specified time, you should send us an email
via gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com or visit
our site, www.ugonsa.com , and fill the
contact form.
If after completing your
submission, you did not receive a confirmation email from UGONSA within 72
hours, you should contact us as stated above.
Abstract Submission Fee
There is a N3000 (three thousand
naira) non-refundable abstract submission fee for vetting and test of
originality index of the submitted works. Payment must be made into UGONSA
National Account, 3089525712 First Bank, within 7 days of submission of
abstract.
The Abstract submission fee does
not include registration for the National Professional Conference. Therefore
all authors planning to attend the conference must register for the conference
like every other participant.
If the primary author is unable
to attend the conference and has made arrangements for someone else to present
the paper, the person must register for the conference and pay the applicable
registration fee.
Conference Registration fee and Accommodation
The Conference schedule and
registration modalities will be on the conference posters and fliers that will
be circulated round the country by January 2017. Registration fee is N10, 000
(ten thousand naira) for Graduates and N5000 (five thousand naira) for
undergraduates. Fee shall cover conference T-shirt, bag, Materials and meals
(breakfast and lunch) only.
Accommodation shall be paid for by each of the
participants. UGONSA shall bargain and arrange for decent and affordable hotel
accommodation in Ibadan within the price range of N2000 (two thousand naira) to
N7000 (seven thousand naira) per night to make cost of lodging minimal and
considerate for participants.
Conference Programme
The onsite printed programme will
include the specific time for each abstract presentation and the name of the
moderator for each session. Abstracts may list multiple study authors.
Presentation at the Conference
The presentation at the
conference must reflect submitted abstract. In particular, the abstract title,
authorship, and scientific content of the presentation at the conference must
match the submitted abstract, although updates on results may be added.
Guidelines for Paper Presentation at the Conference
Paper must not exceed 15 pages,
including tables and references, and should be typed double line space on
A4-sized paper.
APA referencing format, 6th
edition, should be used.
20 hard copies to include cover
page with title, author’s/authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation, and
email address should be presented during registration at the conference, if the
work was accepted for presentation.
Commitment
Each submitter will be notified
about the programme committee’s decision on acceptance of an abstract. Each
author shall be asked to accept the invitation to present. Presenters must take
very seriously their commitment to make presentations, except in cases of true
emergency. In such case UGONSA shall publish an errata sheet to be distributed
with the proceedings indicating the names of individuals and their abstract
titles that have been listed for presentation but would no longer be presented
at the conference. If a scheduled
presenter failed to show-up for reasons other than the aforementioned, such
shall attract blacklisting which shall cause UGONSA to refuse to accept
subsequent works from the affected author in the future.
Abstract Withdrawal
Once an abstract is accepted, a
written request to withdraw must be submitted no later than May 15th
2017 through gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com
if the author decides to withdraw the abstract for any reason. Abstracts will
not be withdrawn after this deadline.
UGONSA reserves the right to
withdraw abstracts that are in violation of the Association’s policies and
guidelines, such as those that have failed the originality index test for
plagiarism, or have been deemed scientifically unsound, or have been found to
include inaccurate data, etc.
Questions?
University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA),
CAC/IT/69387
C/0 National Secretary
O & G Theatre Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki,
Ebonyi State Nigeria.
Phone: +2348065585953
Email: gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com
Website: www.ugonsa.com
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