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Congress Travel Grants
APLAR will award 50 need-based travel stipends to AYR members, covering part of their travel and lodging expenses along with complimentary conference registration.
Key dates
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Abstract Submissions Open
21 August 2024 -
Early Bird Registrations
February to 6 May 2025 -
Abstract Submissions Close
EXTENDED28 March 2025
CLOSED18 April 2025
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Abstract Acceptance Notification
June 2025 -
Standard Registrations
7 May to 3 August 2025 -
Late Registrations
4 August to September 2025 -
APLAR 2025 Congress
3-7 September 2025
Further questions
If you have any questions regarding abstract submissions, please refer to the FAQs page before contacting the APLAR Program Manager.
Abstract submissions for the 27th Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology congress are now closed.
Before submitting your abstract, ensure you read the below guidelines carefully. All the information that you require is included below.
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Congress Travel Grants
The APLAR Congress Travel Grants are once again available to support APLAR Young Rheumatologists (AYR) members presenting accepted oral or poster abstracts at the 2025 Congress. APLAR will award 50 need-based travel stipends to AYR members, covering part of their travel and lodging expenses along with complimentary conference registration. Priority will be given to those with oral presentations and first-time Congress attendees.
Abstract Awards
The Best Abstract Award will once again be available in 2025!
The shortlisted abstract award nominees will be notified the week prior to the congress. There will be a total of ten (10) Best Abstract Awards.
Winners will be announced during the closing ceremony and nominees are requested to attend this ceremony.
Eligibility criteria
- Submit abstract via the online submission portal
- Submit abstract prior to the advertised deadline
- Only standard abstract submissions are considered (late breaking submissions are ineligible)
- Abstract accepted as an oral presentation
- Oral presentation completed during the congress
Best Abstract Award prize
The winner of the Best Abstract Award will receive an award certificate and financial prize.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
We have prepared abstract guidelines to assist you with preparing your abstract for the congress.
It is important to read these carefully when preparing for your submission.
To read detailed information below please click on “+” buttons below.
Abstract submission guidelines
Outlined below are the guidelines that must be followed when submitting your work to APLAR 2025.
- All submissions must be in English. English is the official congress language and all presentations must also be in English
- Submission titles must not be longer than 20 words and must clearly indicate the nature of the presentation
- Submissions must not exceed 400 words, be clear and concise, highlight relevant aspects, findings and conclusions
- Only standard abbreviations may be used within submissions
- References are not required for submissions
- The abstract title, section headings and references are not included in the overall word count
- Abstracts should follow the following format
- Background/Purpose: background or statement of purpose
- Methods: methods, materials and analytical procedure used
- Results: summary of the results in sufficient detail to support conclusion (we do not recommend including “results will be discussed”)
- Conclusion: conclusions reached
- Tables, graphs and images are permitted within submissions (maximum 2)
- What is an encore presentation?
An encore presentation is one where you have already presented the submitted work before. For example if you have presented the work at another rheumatology event. - Does APLAR 2025 accept encore presentations?
- Yes we do accept encore presentations
- Encore presentations are permitted as long as work has been presented after APLAR 2024 (21 – 25 August 2024)
- Encore presentations are permitted as long as work has not previously been published prior to submission
- Encore submissions are required to disclose the name and date of the event where it has been presented
- Original abstracts are strongly recommended
IMPORTANT
Please enter submission information carefully, information will be published exactly as submitted
All abstract submissions must be received online through the abstract submission portal.
Abstract submission topics
- Advances in pain management
- Allied health: alternative medicine
- Allied health: case report
- Allied health: COVID-19
- Allied health: nursing
- Allied health: physiotherapy
- Allied health: psychological intervention and miscellaneous forms of care
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Autoinflammatory diseases
- Basic science related to rheumatic diseases
- Behcet’s disease and miscellaneous rheumatic conditions
- Big data
- Case report
- Clinical immunology related to rheumatic diseases
- COVID-19
- Crystal-induced diseases
- Epidemiology, COPCORD, health care system and pharmacoeconomics
- Fibromyalgia
- Genetics
- IgG4-related disease
- Imaging techniques and diagnosis
- Infection-related rheumatic diseases
- Medical technologies and innovation (including AI)
- Metabolic bone diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Paediatric rheumatology
- Precision medicine
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rehabilitation for rheumatic diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis anti-TNF therapy
- Rheumatoid arthritis bDMARDs
- Rheumatoid arthritis clinical aspects and co-morbidity
- Rheumatoid arthritis csDMARDs
- Rheumatoid arthritis non biological treatment
- Rheumatoid arthritis non-TNF biological therapies
- Rheumatoid arthritis tsDMARDs
- Scleroderma, myositis and related syndromes
- Sjogren syndrome
- Soft tissue rheumatism
- Spondylarthropathies biological and non-biological therapies
- Spondylarthropathies clinical aspects and co-morbidity
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogrens and antiphospholipid syndrome clinical aspects, comorbidities and complications
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogrens and antiphospholipid syndrome therapies
- Systemic vasculitis related to rheumatic diseases
- Telemedicine
Presentation Formats
Abstracts can be submitted for either oral or poster presentations.
Oral presentations
Oral presentations will be asked to present an oral presentation at the congress including a PowerPoint presentation and Q&A with the audience.
Poster presentations
Poster presentations will be asked to present a traditional physical poster display.
Abstract review
- All submitted abstracts will be peer reviewed (blind review) by a subsection of the APLAR 2025 Scientific Committee
- Incomplete abstracts or abstracts not written in English cannot be processed and will not be reviewed
- No revisions are possible after the submission deadline – no exceptions.
Conditions of acceptance
If accepted into the official program; the following conditions will apply:
- Oral presentations can only be presented by one author
- Presenters must be a listed author on the submission
- Accepted presenters must register, pay and attend the congress (in-person), otherwise the abstract will not be included in the official program or published in the IJRD supplement
- Abstract submissions remain the property of APLAR and the Scientific Committee reserves the right to publish and distribute
Terms and conditions
All abstract submitters are required to agree to the below terms and conditions prior to submitting their work:
- Submitting author hereby commits with the present data protection and privacy policy
- Submitting authors declare that the submission is the original work of at least one author/presenter
- No funding is provided to accepted presenters. Accepted presenters acknowledge they must register, pay and attend the congress for their work to be included in the official program.
- Submitting authors must declare the work described in the abstract has appropriate approval under local, ethical and animal experimentation rules
- Submitting authors must declare that their work does not conflict with any existing copyright agreements with alternate publishers
- Submitting authors provide consent for their presentation materials to be used to assist APLAR 2025, future congresses and on-demand content
FAQs
Q: How do I submit?
A: All abstract submissions are required to be completed online. To submit your abstract click the submit abstract tab above. Please read the abstract submission guidelines prior to commencing your submission as this document contains important information. Please note, emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Q: What type of presentations are available?
A: Oral presentations and poster presentations.
Q: Do you accept encore presentations?
A: Yes we do accept encore presentations with the below conditions:
- Encore presentations are permitted as long as work has been presented after APLAR 2024 (21-25 August 2024)
- Encore presentations are permitted as long as work has not previously been published
- Encore submissions are required to disclose the name and date of the event where it has been presented
It is important to note that original abstracts are strongly recommended.
Q: What is an encore presentation?
A: An encore presentation is one where you have already presented the submitted work before. For example if you have presented the work at another rheumatology event.
Q: Can I use QR codes in my abstract submission?
A: No, QR codes are not permitted in submissions. However, they may be used in presentations.
Q: Can funding or disclaimer statements be included?
A: Yes, if applicable. They should be placed at the bottom of the abstract and are not included in the word count.
Q: When will congress registration open?
A: It is anticipated that registration will open in February 2025. Please ensure that you regularly check the congress website for updates.
Q: When will authors be notified of submission acceptance or otherwise?
A: Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission via email in June 2025.
Q: Are presenters required to register for the congress?
A: Yes, as a presenter you are required to register and pay for the congress. Any presenters not registered for the congress will not have their abstract included in the program or the International Journal of Rheumatic Disease (IJRD).
Q: Are accepted abstract presenters eligible for early bird registration rates?
A: If successful, your notification email will contain a special code which will allow you to register at the early bird rate.
Q: Will submissions be published?
A: Only successful abstract submissions where the presenter has registered and paid to attend the congress will be published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (IJRD).
Q: What are the key dates that I need to be aware of?
- Submission deadline
28 March 202518 April 2025
- Author notifications June 2025
