Call for abstracts open	1st February 2025
Abstract submission deadline	31st May 2025
Notification of Acceptance	15th June 2025

There will be awards for the 3 best posters and oral presentations. Cash prizes and certificates will be given to the winners.

1. Oral presentations:

1st prize	RM 1,000
2nd Prize	RM 750
3rd Prize	RM 500

2. Poster presentations:

1st prize	RM 750
2nd Prize	RM 500
3rd Prize	RM 250

- Successful presenters will be notified during the conference (closing ceremony).
- Free registration will be given to
       > 5 best Oral presentations and
       > 5 best poster presentations

⦁ Free paper presentation should be related to diabetes mellitus
⦁ Abstracts must be submitted in English only
⦁ The scientific committee will have the final responsibility for selecting abstracts.
⦁ The first author must be the presenting author and is a registered conference participant. The same abstract CANNOT be submitted multiple times by listing different presenting authors.
⦁ Previously submitted work CANNOT be resubmitted if it was presented at other conferences. Work published in journals before 1st August 2025 CANNOT be submitted to DMC 2025. However, previously submitted work can be resubmitted provided there are new methods and/ or findings.
⦁ If the abstract is not accepted or the author decides to withdraw, a full refund of the registration fee will be provided, provided the author does not attend the conference as a participant.
⦁ For Poster presentation, the first presenting author must be present during the assigned poster session.
⦁ Oral presentation will be for 8 minutes with 2 minutes Q&A.
⦁ The secretariat will notify the selected presenters to deliver their presentations in person at the conference.
⦁ The time and place of the presentations (oral and poster) will be informed by the conference secretariat.
⦁ Accepted abstracts will be published in the e-programme book.
⦁ Abstract should be submitted through https://forms.gle/hWXZrpScQyuM7Pqo6
⦁ Dateline for abstract submission: 31st May 2025

⦁ Abstract must be in Microsoft Word format
⦁ Graphs, tables and illustrations cannot be included in the abstract
⦁ The abstract should be fitted into one single page
⦁ Use Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.15 line spacing and justified alignment
⦁ Abstract should be less than 250 words
⦁ Title: the title should be
            ⦁ Clearly and succinctly specify the main variables and/or topic of the paper.
            ⦁ Written in the top-half of the page
            ⦁ Bolded and Centred
            ⦁ Use title case capitalization:
                        ⦁ Capitalize the letter of the first word, a word following a colon, and any significant words
                        ⦁ Do not capitalize the following: articles [a, an, the], prepositions [of, for, with, etc.], or conjunctions [and, but, or, etc.]
⦁ Two double-spaced lines after the end of the title
⦁ The Authors(s) name(s)
            ⦁ If the paper has more than one author, list authors in the order by which they contributed to the work
⦁ Affiliation:
            ⦁ On the line following the author’s name, write the name of the department or program the paper is being written for and the name of the University.
            ⦁ Include this information for each author.

⦁ Write the section label “Abstract” in bold title case, cantered at the top of the page, and place the abstract below the label.
⦁ This abstract should be a structured abstract. The abstract will be in a single paragraph divided into 5 parts. Please refer to the example below.
            ⦁ Introduction
            ⦁ Objectives
            ⦁ Methods
            ⦁ Results
            ⦁ Conclusion

⦁ Write the label “Keywords:” (in italic) one line below the abstract, indented 0.5 in. like a regular paragraph, followed by the keywords in lowercase (but capitalize proper nouns), separated by commas. Keywords should be between 3 to 5 words.

For enquiries, please contact: pdm@diabetesmalaysia.org.my

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