Abstract Submission Guideline

• Please read the instructions carefully in order for your abstract to be accepted.
• The deadline for submission is 31th March 2026.
• At least one of the authors must be registered as a participant of the Johor Mental Health Convention (JMHC) 2026
• All abstracts should be submitted in Word format via email to jmhc.hpjb@gmail.com and addressed to the Abstract Committee. 
• Authors may submit MORE THAN ONE abstract.
• All submitted abstracts will undergo a peer-review process by a panel of reviewers. The decision of the JMHC Committee is final and irrevocable.
• All accepted abstracts will be notified via email/our website on 3rd April 2026.
• Authors who fail to pay the registration fee, latest by the first day of the conference, will be automatically disqualified.
• Posters are required to be printed by the authors and displayed during the conference. Costs of printing are to be borne by the participants. 
• If you have further enquiries, please send them via email to  jmhc.hpjb@gmail.com, addressed to the Abstract Committee. Alternatively, you may Whatsapp Dr. See Torng Lei (+60167183315) or Dr. Indang (+60143385332).
• Requests for withdrawal of participation can be made via email addressed to the Abstract Committee. 

Abstract Format

• Abstracts must be written in English.

• Font type: Times New Roman, and font size: 12, double spacing.

• The abstract title should not exceed 120 characters.

• Author’s name, affiliation and address should be included.

• The abstract should not exceed 300 words.

• The abstract should have the following subheadings:

  1. Original research: Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion.

  2. Case series/report: Introduction, Case presentation and Conclusion.

• Please do not include any paragraph or line formatting, table or figure.

• Please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammatical or scientific errors. Abstracts will not be modified once submitted.

• All abstracts should be written in MS Word format (.doc or .docx).

• Please save your abstract using this format “JMHC2026-your name.doc”. 

• If you submit more than one abstract, you are required to put number at the beginning of your name e.g “JMHC2026-1your name.doc”, “JMHC2026-2your name.doc”. 

All abstracts must be submitted in Word format to jmhc.hpjb@gmail.com and addressed to the Abstract Committee.

Poster Presentation Guideline

Abstracts selected for poster presentation are required to follow these guidelines:

• Authors are required to print a high-resolution poster to present onsite.

• The poster should be submitted in Softcopy - portrait orientation in A1 size - 23"(width) x 33"(length). Failure to comply may result in disqualification. 

• Please save and email your abstract poster using this format “JMHC2026-your name.png”. 

• Title of the poster should be the same as the submitted abstract.

• Name and affiliation of the authors should be marked with superscript Arabic number (e.g. 1, 2) according to the authors’ respective affiliations.

• Contents of poster:

  1. Research: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Acknowledgement.

  2. Case report: Introduction, Case presentation, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Acknowledgement.

• The authors are encouraged to include figures and tables whenever possible.

• Please use appropriate and readable font and font size.

• A poster example is provided below.

• 3 best abstract will be selected by the organizing committee to each give an oral presentation during the convention in Workshop 5 (2pm-2.30pm only on 20/4/2026). 

• Each will be given 8 mins for oral presentation followed by 2 mins of Q&A. Candidates that have been selected for oral presentation are allowed to attend other workshops, only required to attend workshop 5 during the oral presentation session.

• Selected 3 oral presenters will receive a prize and certificate. Subsequently candidates may return back to their chosen workshop.

• The award ceremony will take place during the closing ceremony.