Plenary Sessions and Symposia (subject to peer review)

This page is only for overseas applicants who are not members of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS).

Non-JCS overseas members may submit an abstract for English Plenary Sessions and Symposia. Please read the summaries given by the Chairperson in each session, which are announced on the following link Chairperson's Message, and proceed to complete the abstract submission according to the instructions shown below.
The meeting is to be held onsite; therefore, an online presentation is NOT available.  If you seek any financial support to attend the meeting, you may apply for Travel Grant.

Outlines of the Plenary Sessions and Symposia

The outlines of the Plenary Sessions and Symposia are described below (excluding some of the Japanese sessions).

• 1) Plenary Sessions

• • a)The invited overseas speaker will deliver a state-of-the-art lecture, followed by approximately five presenters including one invited speaker and those who have been selected as a result of the abstract review.
  • b)The presenters are expected to give overview lectures discussing the present situation and future prospects, while showing data collected from their studies in their respective fields of specialty.
  • c)Presentations must be conducted in English, excluding some of the Japanese sessions.
  • d)There will be no free discussion in this session.

• 2) Symposia

• • a)The invited overseas speaker will deliver a keynote lecture (excluding some of the Japanese sessions), followed by approximately five presenters including one invited speaker and those who have been selected as a result of the abstract review.
  • b)Each presenter is expected to speak on the cutting-edge achievements of their studies, and encourage free discussion.
  • c)Presentations must be conducted in English, excluding some of the Japanese sessions.
    
    If you wish to withdraw an abstract, we will accept withdrawal requests by 2 months prior to the first day of the conference session (i.e. Tuesday, January 9, 2024).
    
    As of Wednesday, January 10, 2024, withdrawals will not be possible, since the abstract will be treated as an academic presentation/achievement by that date.

Deadline for Abstract Submission

Online abstract submission starts: Thursday, July 6, 2023, 10:00AM (JST)

Deadline for Initial Submission: Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 06:00AM (JST) Closed

Deadline for Revision: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 06:00AM (JST) Closed
Thank you for your submission.

Initial abstracts submission will be accepted from Thursday, July 6, 2023, 10:00 AM (JST) until Wednesday, August 9, 6:00 AM (JST), while the deadline for revision is at Thursday, August 10, 2023, 6:00 AM (JST). Please note that only the abstract revision will be accepted until Thursday, August 10, 2023, 6:00 AM (JST). Also, registering, revising, deleting or changing your abstract after this date are not allowed.

It is likely that this website will be heavily accessed as the deadline approaches, which may result in slower response while you fill out the online registration form. It is crucial that your abstracts are submitted punctually; therefore, we strongly recommend that you register early.

Depending on your computing environment, your online abstract registration may be rejected (e.g. when a firewall interferes with communication). Please note, however, that no special treatment will be given even in such cases.

How to Submit Your Abstract

For summaries of the sessions, please refer to the Chairperson's Message of each session from the link. http://www.congre.co.jp/jcs2024/en/program.html

1) Accessing the Online Registration Form

Please access the online registration form from this page. The registration form will be available from Thursday, July 6, 2023, 10:00 AM (JST).

2) Registration Procedures

Instructions for abstract registration will be shown on the online registration form. Please follow the instructions to register your abstract. Please note that one person as the first author may submit only one abstract for Plenary Sessions and Symposia.

In case any abstract is identified by the Congress Chairperson as the same as an abstract that has already been published in a different Japanese journal or featured in another scientific meeting in Japan, it will be deleted immediately, regardless of whether or not the abstract review result has been announced.

If abstracts with the same content appear in different categories, all of the abstracts will be deleted.

3) Body of the Abstract

The body of the abstract (excluding title, author's name, and organizational affiliation) must be 250 words or less in English. It may include one diagram, which should be in GIF or JPEG format and of 5MB or less in size. The diagram can be in either landscape or portrait orientation, which will be reduced to about 6cm x 4cm when printed. However, in case the abstract includes a diagram, the body of the abstract should be 200 words or less.

4) Registration Number and Password

Before you submit an abstract, you need to set your Log-in ID and Password through the button “New Abstract Submission”. Once you set your Log-in ID and Password, you can submit multiple abstracts. For security reasons, we cannot assist you if you forget your Log-in ID and Password under any circumstances, so you are responsible for keeping them safe.  When you submit an abstract, the registration number is to be assigned to each abstract. You need the registration number(s) upon inquiring about your abstract(s). You are also responsible for keeping it safe.

5) Conflict of Interest

When submitting an abstract, it is necessary for the Presenting Author and all the co-presenters to check whether there are conflicts of interest with a company or for-profit group related to the subject of the presentation. If there is a COI, you should disclose the status of COI within the past three years on the COI Self-Disclosure Form.
For more details, please access the abstract registration website and check whether there is a COI related to your presentation. Please also disclose your status of COI during your presentation at the annual meeting (either slide or poster presentation).
Please refer to the following Detailed Regulations for more information:
Detailed Regulations of COI

※Abstracts funded by tobacco companies

The JCS has decided to follow the recommendations of the World Medical Association and arrangements under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and will not publish research papers funded by tobacco companies (including subsidiaries) and tobacco research organizations such as the Smoking Research Foundation, in Japan and overseas.

6) Result of the Abstract Review

Notification of acceptance of your abstract will be sent to the registered e-mail address by the evening on Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Abstract submission has been closed.
Thank you for your submission.

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