Theme: “Soliciting Trust Through Ethics & Regulation: A National Commitment to Responsible & Essential Laboratory Animal-Based Research in Sri Lanka & Beyond”

Date: 23rd and 24th January 2027

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) invites local and foreign scientists to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 14th  Scientific Sessions and International Conference to be held on the 23rd and 24th of January 2027.

  1. All participants at the Scientific Sessions must be registered (Members – LKR 5500, Non-members – LKR 6500, Undergraduates – LKR 4500, and foreign delegates – USD 75)
  • The Presenting Author may be a member of SLALAS (Life/ Regular/ Student) or if not must obtain session membership.
  • Abstract, consent form and ethical clearance letter (if applicable) must be submitted. In the absence of all required documents, the abstract will be rejected. Abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines given.
  • SLALAS will communicate on matters related to the respective abstract only with the  

Corresponding Author as indicated in the attached consent form.

  • On the request of the reviewers, a two (2) page-extended abstract may be requested from the  

Corresponding Author where the scientific material is given cannot be assessed based on the short abstract already submitted.

  • In the event an author is unable to make the presentation due to ill health or any other valid

reason, the President shall be notified in writing prior to the day of the presentation (on the day of the presentation in the event of an emergency) and a co-author shall then be allowed to make the presentation.

  • If an accepted abstract is not presented (oral or poster) at the Sessions, the Corresponding Author will not be allowed to present any paper at the SLALAS sessions for a period of three years, unless the reason/s for not presenting has been accepted by the Executive Committee.

9. The decision of the SLALAS Executive Committee shall be final on any matter related to abstracts.

FORMAT OF THE ABSTRACT

PLEASE USE THE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE IN THE LAST PAGE WITHOUT ANY FORMATTING TO SUBMIT THE ABSTRACT.

1. All abstracts must be in English, prepared using MS-Word, Times New Roman font size 12 in a A4 size paper with single spacing and 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins.

2. The title of the abstract should be in upper case and should be brief but adequately descriptive. The SLALAS reserves the right to modify the title where necessary.

3. Author’s name should be preceded by the initial(s) but not by prefixes such as Mr, Ms, Dr, or Professor. The names of all the Authors and their affiliations should be mentioned on the title page. Do not include qualifications here. The name of the Corresponding Author should be marked with an asterisk (*) and the Presenting Author should be underlined.

4. Abstracts must be based on original work which should include five (5) keywords, the purpose of the study, methods and materials used, statistical tests used, results obtained, and the conclusion. The abstract should be structured according to the IMRaD format which includes, Introduction – Method – Results – and – Discussion. The abstract should not exceed 300 words of text (excluding the title of the paper, names, and affiliations of authors and keywords). Statements such as “Conclusion will be discussed at the Sessions” are unacceptable. (Subtitles such as the Introduction, Methods, Results, a statement about previous presentation or publication, and acknowledgments of funding source/s will not be counted for the word limit of the abstract).

5. The Author/s should take responsibility for the research work and the content reported in the abstract.

6. If the work has been previously presented or published, in whole or in part, this should be stated clearly in the abstract. This does not disqualify a paper but must be indicated when submitting an abstract.

7. The SLALAS reserves the right to edit the abstract to improve its quality.

8. Abstracts not conforming to the above instructions will be rejected.

For correspondence:

Ms. Nirmani Samrakoon, Secretary/SLALAS – slalasci@gmail.com

      Account Name: Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science

       Account number: 167200120007451

       Bank Name: People’s Bank

       Branch: Town hall

       Swift code: PSBKLKLX

Click here to download the guidelines for abstract submission

Click here to download the consent form for abstract submission