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The information you provide will appear as entered in the Program and Meeting Abstracts, so please ensure it is accurate.
A preview of how your abstract will appear in the Meeting Abstracts is shown at the bottom of the submission confirmation page. Please review your content.

Character Limit

The character limits, including spaces, are as follows (HTML tags are not counted toward the character limit).

  • Title: 200 characters
  • Author information (names and affiliation abbreviations): 400 characters *Please keep the affiliation as short as possible.
  • Abstract: 1,540 characters

Title

  • Capitalize only the first letter of the title; use lowercase for the remaining words, except for proper nouns.
  • Do not use abbreviations in the title.
  • Do not place a period at the end.
    e.g.) Heat-shock transformation of <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Abstract

  • Within 1,540 characters. Figures and tables cannot be included in the abstract.
  • Please note that excessive paragraph breaks in the abstract text may result in extremely tight line spacing in the Meeting Abstracts due to space limitations, which can make it difficult to read.

Affiliations

Abbreviate all authors’ affiliations.  See Abbreviation List

e.g.)
Division of Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry →Div. Biotechnol. Macromol. Chem.
Department of Biotechnology →Dept. Biotechnol.,
Graduate School of Engineering →Grad. Sch. Eng.
University of Tsukuba → Univ. Tsukuba
Company Limited → Co., Ltd.
Corporation → Corp.

Authors

  • Enter each author’s surname first, followed by the first name and middle name (if any), with only the first letter capitalized.
  • If an author does not have a surname, enter an asterisk (*) in place of the surname.
e.g.)
Surname/Last name Given name/First name
Chang James T.
Kim Hyung Joo
* Elis

Categories

Select categories (technological fields), specialized areas, and outputs from the lists (multiple choices allowed).

  • List of Outputs:

    Food Industry
    Chemical Industry
    Healthcare Industry
    Environmental Protection
    Agriculture
    Basic Science

Keywords

Select keywords from the lists (up to four).
If you cannot find an appropriate keyword, select “Others” and enter your keyword in the provided field.

  • Use lowercase letters, except for words that are normally capitalized as proper nouns.
  • Use only single-byte English characters for keywords.

e.g.) lactic acid, biomass, <i>Aspergillus oryzae</i>, α-amylase

Corresponding Author’s E-mail

Provide the author number and the email address of the author responsible for correspondence regarding this presentation (if you are a student, enter the information of your supervisor).
Corresponding authors of oral presentations who are SBJ members may be asked to serve as session chairs or judges for the Student Excellent Presentation Award.

Student Presentation Award

Outstanding presentations by student members will be recognized.
Up to two presentations per corresponding author (supervisor) may be considered for the award. Please obtain the corresponding author’s consent before applying.

Application for Hot Topic

The Society regards the annual meeting as an important “seeding” opportunity for members from industry, academia, and governmental institutions. It aims to facilitate the dissemination of research seeds as widely as possible through members’ presentations and reports in the mass media. Please indicate whether you wish your presentation to be considered for media dissemination.

About 30 “Hot Topic” presentations will be selected and shared with Technology Licensing Organizations (TLOs).
If selected as a “Hot Topic,” you may be asked to:

  • Submit an extended abstract for the Hot Topic Abstracts (A graphical abstract is mandatory.)
  • Participate in potential press interviews

Remarks

To request consecutive scheduling, list the Registration IDs in your preferred order (e.g., E0001 → E0021 → E0013).
Please note that requests will be reviewed by the committee and approval is not guaranteed.
If there is any information that cannot be entered in the standard form, please provide the details in this field.

Contact

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