Call for Abstracts
Call for Abstracts
[Designated Topics: Registration through the system is not required. The secretariat will contact you separately to request submission of abstracts.]
Only online submission via the Internet is acceptable. Each presenter can submit only one oral or poster presentation. You may check and modify your abstract as many times as you wish during the abstract submission period.
*Please note that new submissions and modifications will not be possible after the abstract submission deadline.
Submission Period
Monday, August 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – Friday, September 4, 2026, 11:59 p.m.(JST).
Presenter
The first presenter must be a member of the Japan Epidemiological Association (JEA) except for invited sessions.
Membership number is required to submit an abstract as the first presenter. If you are not a member of the JEA, please complete the membership application to the JEA. Please contact the Secretariat of the JEA for membership information.
If you have not paid the annual membership fee up to 2026, please make sure to pay it before registering your presentation.
Japan Epidemiological Association
Hongo MT bldg. 4th fl.
7-2-2, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
113-0033, Japan
TEL: 81-3-5684-5556
E-mail: jea@jeaweb.jp
HP: https://jeaweb.jp/en/membership/index.html
Registration Notification
All abstracts must be registered online via this website.
Please proceed from the “Abstract submission Form” at the bottom of the page.
For a new submission, please proceed from "New Submission" and for confirmation or revision, please proceed from "Edit".
When submitting a new abstract, please set a password of your choice.
To revise an abstract that has been submitted, you will need the email address and password you entered during registration.
You can revise and confirm your registered abstract as many times as you wish before the deadline.
Registrants must manage their password.
After completing your abstract submission, an automatic reply email will be sent.
If you do not receive an e-mail, please contact the Secretariat at the bottom of the page.
*After the deadline, you will not be able to register or revise your abstract.
*Just before the deadline, there will be a high volume of access to the website, so it is expected that it will take some time to submit your abstract. Please submit your abstract in plenty of time.
Presentation Type
There are three types of General Session presentation:
Oral
Poster (On-site)
e-Poster (Online)
*Please note that the final decision about presentation type will be made by the president.
Language
Please select your presentation language (Japanese or English) at the time of abstract submission.
Please use the same language for the abstract and presentation.
If you choose English, your presentation will be given in the English session.
Presentation Category
| 01 | Epidemiological methodology |
| 02 | Bioethics |
| 03 | Social epidemiology |
| 04 | Infectious diseases |
| 05 | Cancer |
| 06 | Cardiovascular diseases |
| 07 | Mental health |
| 08 | Nutritional epidemiology |
| 09 | Physical activities |
| 10 | Environmental epidemiology |
| 11 | Occupational health |
| 12 | Maternal and child health |
| 13 | Gerontology and Geriatrics |
| 14 | Genetic/Molecular epidemiology |
| 15 | Disaster epidemiology |
| 16 | Non-communicable diseases（obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome) |
| 17 | Global health |
| 18 | Oral health |
| 19 | Others |
Abstract Format
Please fill out the required information on the abstract submission form.
Tables and figures cannot be inserted into the body of the abstract.
A maximum of 20 presenters and 30 affiliated institutions can be registered.
Word limits are as follows:
| Title | Japanese (full-width) | 50 characters |
| English (half-width) | 100 letters | |
| Abstract | Japanese (full-width) | 1,000 characters |
| English (half-width) | 2,000 letters |
Abstract Text
Please structure your abstract as follows (the standard format is as follows):
【Background】
【Objective】
【Methods】
【Results】
【Discussion】
【Conclusion】
Ethical Review Confirmation
When registering an abstract for presentation at the Annual Meeting, you need to clarify that the abstract has been approved for ethical review per the "Ethical Guidelines for Life Sciences and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects" and/or other guidelines. When the abstract is not required for ethical review, you can indicate that in the Abstract Submission Page.
Conflict of Interest (COI)
The first presenter, on behalf of all co-presenters, is required to declare his/her financial relationship with "companies or commercial organizations related to the presentation" for the past three years from the time of registration of the abstract.
Please be sure to read the "Policy and Bylaws for Conflict of Interest in Epidemiological Research", and use the "COI disclosure form"
The first presenter is required to submit the COI disclosure form, but co-presenters are not required if there is no COI to be disclosed.
If co-presenters have COI, please combine the COI disclosure forms of the first presenter and all co-presenters into a single PDF file.
We recommend that you prepare the PDF file of COI disclosure forms before starting abstract submission.
Please upload and submit the COI disclosure form at the time of abstract submission.
Please refer to the "Example of declaration in slides" and describe the COI status on your slides or posters at the time of presentation.
Even if there is no conflict of interest, please be sure to state that there is no conflict of interest when making a presentation at the conference.
If you have any questions about JEA's policy for conflicts of interest, please contact the Secretariat of the JEA（jea@jeaweb.jp）.
Submission System
This submission system has been tested with the latest versions of 【Firefox】【Google Chrome】【Microsoft Edge】【Safari】.
Regarding acceptance or rejection of the abstract
Submitted abstracts will undergo peer review, after which a decision on acceptance will be made. Notification of acceptance or rejection is scheduled for mid-November, and details regarding the presentation format and time for accepted abstracts are scheduled to be announced in late November.
Abstract Submission
Inquiries
The 37th Annual Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association, Secretariat.
c/o Keiso Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd.
2-1-1 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0005 Japan
E-mail: jea37@keiso-comm.com