Study Submission

All surveys and research proposals must be reviewed by the Society’s Survey Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Survey proposals are reviewed by the Survey Committee twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. The submission deadline for the next review is April 15, 2025.

Please return a completed submission form along with a copy of your abstract and survey or proposal to the Society Office. For further information, please contact Brooke Bixler at bbixler@breastsurgeons.org.

Overall Guidelines for Survey and Research Proposals

• The study submission form and an abstract are required for all surveys and research proposals.
• As a part of the review process, the submitter may be helped by the Survey Committee or other members of the ASBrS leadership to improve the survey as time allows.
• The data will be the property of the ASBrS but will be transmitted to the requesting member who will have 1 year to analyze the information and prepare any publications. A courtesy copy of your manuscript submission to a peer reviewed journal is required.
• Results from the survey or research proposal must be submitted to the Survey Committee. If the data will be presented and/or published, you must provide information on where it will be presented and/or published.
• After 1 year, the data will become available to members of the Society for analysis and publication.

For Survey Proposals

• Surveys will be reviewed in October and April.
• Preferential treatment will be given to members of the Society.
• The survey will be distributed by the ASBrS with the ASBrS email logo, and the ASBrS will collect the data. The survey email, in addition to the survey itself, will be subject to approval by the Board.