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Poster Competition

SCARF (I) welcomes all eminent psychiatrists, scientists, academicians, young researchers, and other mental health professionals. Join us as we showcase the latest innovations and research across the field of mental health and mental health service delivery. Engage with talented participants and discover groundbreaking ideas.

Categories/ Topics for posters

The posters can be in any topic related to mental health and mental health service delivery though preference will be given to posters relating to psychosis spectrum disorders. Original research work or innovative mental health service description posters are welcome.

Last Date for poster submission: 20th July 2024

Delegates intimation of poster acceptance: 31st July 2024

The link for online submission is https://in.eregnow.com/ticketing/iconsabst

Poster Specification

The poster in PDF format should be sent for selection to (mail ID: iconsofscarf@scarfindia.org) / by July 20, 2024. *Please note the change in guidelines and format. If the poster is selected the author is expected to bring the physical poster and display in the designated area at the assigned time.


Each poster should include:

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Title

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Names of the authors (the name of the presenting author should be underlined)

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Institutional affiliation

General Guidelines

The poster should be formatted with the following headings Background, aims, methodology, results, discussion and conclusions

Physical Poster Size: 3ft wide and 4ft height (Portrait)

Avoid crowding of text, data and figures. Illustrations and tables should be easily readable.

All sources of financial sponsorship of the study should be stated in the poster.

Guidelines to Authors for Poster Submissions

All poster submissions should be original work of the authors

  • Please submit full poster (abstract will not be accepted)
  • Previously published work (in any format) will not be accepted. The authors are requested to give an undertaking that the e-poster content has not been previously published or been submitted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission
  • All research posters are accepted with the understanding that the research has been approved by appropriate ethics bodies
  • All submitted posters will be screened for suitability by senior clinicians of SCARF
  • Authors will be informed by email the outcome of the screening
  • At least one of the authors should be a registered delegate of the conference if the poster is accepted for presentation
  • All posters will be displayed in the conference venue as physical posters. Authors will be provided the details of the day of the conference when the poster will be displayed
  • The author is expected to bring the physical poster and display in the designated area at the assigned time
  • The author is responsible for collecting the poster at the end of the display
  • All accepted posters will be considered for a poster competition
  • The poster competition will be judged by independent senior academicians
  • The posters will be judged on presentation criteria (novelty of theme, methodology and presentation style)
  • All displayed posters will be acknowledged with a certificate
  • The certificate of poster presentation will only be issued in the name of the first author
  • At least one author should be available in the poster presentation area to interact with the delegates and judges during the allotted time
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