Abstracts submission 

If the Poster Presenter is registered with an in-person registration ticket and an abstract has been confirmed for an in-person presentation and they then decide to attend virtually at a later date, then the only presentation opportunity will be via the video/audio file preloaded with the digital poster. 

If the Poster Presenter is registered with a virtual registration ticket and an abstract has been confirmed for a virtual presentation and they then decide to attend in-person at a later date, then it is at the discretion of the Programme Committee as to whether the presentation opportunity will still only be via the video/audio file preloaded with the digital poster or a traditional poster board at the venue. 

• All abstract submitters who are accepted must complete, sign and return a conflict of interest link. A link will be sent in the abstract outcome notification if the abstract is accepted. The link must be completed within 72 hours from that date. When submitting an abstract with multiple authors, only the presenting author must complete the declaration of conflict of interest. We do not require the conflict of interest from all authors of the same paper.  If you have any queries please contact our WMS Accreditation Manager, Elena Plugaru on certificate@worldmusclesociety.org.
• There is no fee to submit an abstract. A WMS Membership is not required to submit an abstract unless applying for a Fellowship.
• To submit an abstract the author will have use a personalised link in the Registration confirmation email. No code is required like in previous years. Please do not use anyone elses confirmation link to submit your abstract or you will overwrite their submission.
• Upon submission, indicate one of the topics from the list that best describes the content of the abstract and then select a further sub-topic.
• Abstracts must be written in English.
• Maximum 2,000 characters (including spaces and excluding title and contact information on authors).
• The title must have a maximum of 150 characters and be written in sentence case.
• No spaces in the field after names, organisations, cities, countries please.
• A maximum of 20 co-authors per abstract are allowed. If more co-authors have contributed, these should be summarily stated as a Study Group and can later be displayed on the poster or appropriately be acknowledged during an oral. 
• References and credits are not to be included in the abstract, nor subheadings (background, methods, results, etc specifically labelled), graphical files, tables, figures or keywords. Note that all subheadings in abstracts will automatically be deleted by the programme committee.
• Remember to check if you are eligible for a Fellowship and apply during the registration process.
• Abstracts cannot be submitted by fax, hard copy or e-mail.
• Within reason, there is no limit to the number of abstracts that can be submitted.
• It is the presenting authors responsibility to make the appropriate potential conflict of interest disclosure acknowledgement on their poster/slide as indicated during the abstract submission process. It is the presenting authors responsibility to notify the organisers of any change to this status between submission and the congress. Slide templates are available Here.
• The submitter will receive all correspondence concerning the abstract including acknowledgement of receipt of the submission and is responsible for informing co-authors of the status of the abstract.
• The submitter will have access to the abstract in Save Draft status via the submisison portal until the abstract is submitted or the relevant abstract deadline has passed.
• In cases where the abstract is NOT accepted, participants will be contacted promptly and refunded if necessary.
• It is the author’s responsibility to submit a correct abstract; if accepted, any errors in spelling, grammar, or scientific fact may be reproduced as typed by the author. The Programme Committee reserves the right to shorten the abstract title to allow its publication in the congress programme and Neuromuscular Disorders Journal and edit the content to remove acknowledgements and misspellings identified by the Programme Committee.
• Outcome notification for abstracts and fellowships will be sent out at the end of May/ beginning of June, after the programme committee meeting. Fellowship payment forms will be sent out early July for return by 1st August 2023. Payment is post-congress.
• Should you need to withdraw your abstract, please contact abstracts@worldmusclesociety.org and we will be able to guide you through whether this is possible, depending on the stage of the process.
• PLEASE read and check the abstract before submission