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Late-breaking Abstracts (LBA)
Please submit your abstract in accordance with the guidelines below.
*Please note that Late-breaking Abstracts will not be included in the printed program book. They will be available only in the online abstract viewing system.
*The presentation format for Late-breaking Abstracts (LBA) will, in principle, be POSTER PRESENTATIONS scheduled on THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026.
If you are unable to present on March 12 due to unavoidable circumstances, please contact the Secretariat by email after completing your abstract submission.
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Submission Period
December 1, 2025 – January 13, 2026 (Noon JST)
Requirements
1）Symposia and Regular Presentations
The first and presenting author must be a qualified Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ) member. You are required to pay the annual membership fees for both 2025 and 2026.
If you are currently not a PSJ member and wish to present your paper as the first author at the meeting, please apply for PSJ membership.
However, speakers from overseas and Symposium speakers are not required to join PSJ.
The Society also offers “Temporary Membership”. Non-members can submit papers for regular presentations at meetings of the Society by becoming the temporary member during the valid period of this membership.
For more information on “Temporary membership”, visit the website below.
http://physiology.jp/society/guide/temporary/
Except for the symposia proposed by the committees, symposia speakers are not eligible to be the first author of a regular presentation. Each person is allowed to give only one presentation as the first author.
2）Undergraduate Students
Please select “Undergraduate Student Session” as the presentation format. Undergraduate students are required to be PSJ members. Please refer to the URL below.
[Contact for PSJ Membership]
The Physiological Society of Japan
International Medical Information Center,
Shinanomachi-Rengakan, 35 Shinanomachi,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan
TEL：03-5361-7277 E-mail：psj@imic.or.jp
Presentation Format & Languages
1）Presentation Format
All Late-breaking Abstracts will be presented on-site in poster format.
2）Languages
| Session | Abstract | Presentation | Discussion |
| Plenary Lecture | English | English | English |
| Special Lecture | English | English *Japanese in some sessions | English *Japanese in some sessions |
| Educational Lecture/Session | Japanese | Japanese | Japanese |
| Symposium | English | English *Japanese is permitted in some sessions | English *Japanese is permitted in some sessions |
| Oral | English | English | English/Japanese |
| Poster | English | English | English/Japanese |
| Undergraduate students | English is preferred, but Japanese is also acceptable. | English is preferred, but Japanese is also acceptable. | English is preferred, but Japanese is also acceptable. |
Categories
| No. | Category |
| 1 | Neurophysiology, Neuronal cell biology |
| 1-1 | Plasticity |
| 1-2 | Neural network |
| 1-3 | Neurochemistry |
| 1-4 | Neurons, Synapses |
| 1-5 | Glia |
| 1-6 | Higher brain function |
| 1-7 | Motor function |
| 1-8 | Sensory function, Sensory organ |
| 1-9 | Others |
| 2 | Molecular physiology, Cell physiology |
| 2-1 | Membrane transport |
| 2-2 | Ion channels, Receptors |
| 2-3 | Others |
| 3 | Embryology, Regenerative Medicine, Development, Growth, Aging |
| 4 | Muscle |
| 5 | Digestion, Digestive system |
| 6 | Oral physiology |
| 7 | Blood, Lymph, Immunity |
| 8 | Circulation |
| 9 | Respiration |
| 10 | Urinary organ, Renal function, Urination |
| 11 | Reproduction |
| 12 | Endocrine |
| 13 | Autonomic nervous system |
| 14 | Environmental physiology |
| 15 | Physical fitness and sports medicine |
| 16 | Nutritional and metabolic physiology, Thermoregulation |
| 17 | Behavior, Biological rhythm, Sleep |
| 18 | Stress |
| 19 | Anthropology |
| 20 | Pathophysiology |
| 21 | Drug Action, Pharmacology |
| 22 | Medical education, Medical histology |
| 23 | Study Methodology |
| 24 | Others |
How to Submit an Abstract
1) You can submit your paper through the online submission system. Please click the “Abstract Submission” button at the end of this page to start the submission
2) PSJ membership ID code is required.
PSJ membership ID code is the number found at the bottom right corner of the Journal of the Physiological Society of Japan mailing label.
*Please enter 999999, if your membership application is in process or you are going to join the membership.
*Otherwise, please enter 000000.
3) Length of an abstract
(1) Title: Within 200 characters
(2) Body： Within 2,400 characters.
Conflict of Interest (COI)
Follow the COI guidelines and disclose conflicts of interest.
The Physiological Society of Japan requires all presenters (including co-authors and non-members) to disclose financial relationships related to the presentations for the past 3 years calculated from the time of abstract submission.
Please add “COI: No” or “COI: Properly Declared” to the end of your abstract. Even if you have financial relationships related to your research, you don’t need to disclose it as long as it doesn’t fulfill any of the COI criteria. In this case, please add “COI： NO” to the end of your abstract.
The Physiological Society of Japan COI guidlines
http://physiology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20151025_operational.pdf
Download a COI disclosure form below:
Ethical Procedure
This meeting is operated in accordance with the guidelines for ethical procedures in submitting abstracts for scientific meetings as set forth by the research ethic committee of the Japanese Medical Science Federation. Please indicate at the time of submission whether you have the appropriate review committee approval for human and animal experiments.
https://files.jmsf.or.jp/uploads/medium/file/298/20240111133412.pdf
Review/Modify Abstract
You can view or modify your abstract during the abstract submission period. Click the “Review or Modify Abstract” button at the bottom of this page, then log in with your e-mail address and password.
Neither modifications nor additions can be made to your submitted abstract once the abstract submission period has been closed. Please ensure that your submission is accurate and that no authors, affiliations, or other information have been accidentally omitted since your submission will be published as is.
Notification of Acceptance
Once the program is finalized, applicants will receive notifications of acceptance or rejection. The decision on abstract acceptance is entirely up to the Steering Committee.
Please note that the abstracts of symposia speakers may also be checked by the Steering Committee.
[Contact for the Physiological Society of Japan]
International Medical Information Center,
Shinanomachi-Rengakan, 35 Shinanomachi,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan
TEL：03-5361-7277 E-mail：psj@imic.or.jp
http://int.physiology.jp/
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