How to Submit an Abstract

For ASBMR members, it is your member login and password. If you are a non-member or non-registered user of the ASBMR website, you will need to create a new account by clicking “create new account” on the homepage of the ASBMR Abstract Center. If you have forgotten your password, click on “forgot your password” on the login page and follow the instructions. If you are unable to create a new account with your email address, you may already have an existing account in the ASBMR database. Contact ASBMR offices at asbmr@asbmr.org to verify.

The submission fee is $175 per abstract for all submitters. You may pay with Visa, MasterCard, or AMEX. The abstract submission fee is non-refundable. If you need to pay using a different mechanism, please call ASBMR at +1 (202) 367-1161.

New this year, Early Career level abstracts do not require a sponsor for submission. However, Mid-Career and Senior Career level investigators do require an ASBMR member to sponsor each abstract. Members may sponsor only one abstract, including their own. Current members in the following categories may sponsor their own abstracts: In-Training, APDEM, Full, and Discounted.

You or another co-author will need to join ASBMR.

Yes. Once you have submitted your payment, your ASBMR membership will be active, and you will be able to sponsor your own abstract in the Mid/Senior career level submission site. If you have not submitted an application for membership and are interested in becoming an ASBMR member, please contact ASBMR staff at asbmr@asbmr.org to assist you. Current members in the following categories may sponsor their own abstracts: Full, In-Training, APDEM, and Discounted.

Yes. You may be the primary and/or co-author on an unlimited number of abstracts.

Yes. You can have more than one oral presentation, but the Program Committee may decide to limit the number of oral presentations to no more than two.

No. The presenting author must be fluent in English. If none of the authors are fluent in English, you need to select “Poster Only” from the drop-down menu in the “Additional Information” section in the Abstract Center.

Yes. If your abstract will be published online or in print prior to Thursday, June 27, 2025, you may still submit the abstract for presentation; however, you must check “Poster Only” in the “Additional Information” section in the Abstract Center.

Yes, at the time of abstract submission, the manuscript should not have been previously published verbatim as a scientific article or meeting abstract. However, interim research products, including manuscripts deposited to a preprint server, are eligible for abstract submission.

Yes, abstracts on initiated trials will be accepted and considered for oral or poster presentation at the Annual Meeting. The abstract submission should detail the trial design and rationale, inclusion criteria, primary clinical endpoints, and any available preliminary data.

Abstracts submitted to the 2025 ASBMR Annual Meeting can also be considered for poster presentation at these one-day symposia. To be considered, select the appropriate box indicating your willingness in the Abstract Center. The symposia will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, prior to the ASBMR 2025 Annual Meeting.

Yes. However, the following guidelines apply to previously presented abstracts: a) Abstracts presented orally or as a poster at a prior ASBMR meeting may not be submitted for either poster or oral presentation. b) Abstracts that have received wide exposure may not be submitted for an oral presentation at an ASBMR meeting and should be marked “Poster Only” upon submission. Wide exposure is defined as an abstract presentation (poster or oral) at major U.S. and international meetings. Previously presented abstracts (poster or oral) still qualify for oral presentation at the ASBMR Annual Meeting if they were presented at focused workshops and symposia such as: Gordon Conferences, Advances in Mineral Metabolism, ASBMR Topical Meetings, and Keystone Symposia.

This includes all letters and punctuation within the text of your abstract. Tables and graphics are not included in the character limit.

You must copy and paste your table into an image program on your computer and save it as a .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .gif file. When in the Abstract Center, there will be an opportunity to upload a graphic.

You may change the order of the authors by clicking on the arrows under the “Move” column to the right of the author's name.

Abstracts submitted to the ASBMR 2025 Annual Meeting are embargoed – that is, unavailable for public release in written, oral or electronic communications – until the start time of the presentation at the at the ASBMR Annual Meeting.