Abstract Submission
General Submission Guidelines
- Abstract submission opens on 15th September and closes on midnight of 15th October 2025.
- Abstract are to be submitted through the abstract submission portal on the conference website https://cuticonpb2025.com
- For the Award paper, only original research will be considered; case reports will NOT be considered for the Award paper; however, they can be considered for e-poster/ free paper.
- Award paper category is open to only postgraduate students or practitioners aged < 35 years
- Free papers and E-posters are open to all delegates.
- A presenting author can submit a maximum of 2 abstracts for consideration for CUTICON 2025.
- Please note that registration for the conference is mandatory for submission of abstract and presentation at the conference.
- Acceptance of abstract evaluation will be communicated by e-mail to the submitting (presenting) author by 31st October, 2025.
Abstract category
- Original research
- Case description- case report/ series
Submission category
- Award paper only (for postgraduate residents and for dermatologists <35 years age)
- Oral free paper only
- e-Poster only
- Award paper or oral free paper or e-Poster (for whichever mode of presentation selected by the Scientific Committee)
Submission topics
Abstracts in any area related to the combined speciality of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology can be submitted. The topics listed below are for the categorisation of the display of selected abstracts. Kindly choose only one topic most appropriate to your subject of research. If it does not fit in a given category, please select ‘miscellaneous’
- Medical Dermatology
- Leprosy
- STD & HIV
- Procedural Dermatology
- Cosmetic Dermatology
- Miscellaneous
Abstract preparation instructions
- All abstracts must be submitted in English- Times New Roman, with a font size of 12 and double spacing.
- To ensure blinded review, no identifying features such as names of hospitals, names of heads of department, medical colleges, clinics, or places may be listed in the title or text of the abstract.
- Do not include the names of authors and their affiliations in the abstract body. Please enter author details and their affiliation(s) only in the respective columns of abstract submission portal.
- The material in the abstract must be original and not previously published.
- The size of the abstract is limited to 300 words
- The brand names or name of the manufacturers for any drug or equipment is strictly prohibited. Use generic name(s).
- Ethical considerations: Please ensure that the research complies with ethical standards.
- Non-adherence to any guideline may result in an automatic rejection of the abstract.
- No references, graphs, figures or tables are needed with abstract submission
- Check spelling and grammar carefully. The abstract text will not be edited and will be reproduced in the submitted form in the e-abstract book.
ABSTRACT TEXT FILE
1. ) Title: The title should be concise and clearly convey the subject of the abstract. Abbreviations must not be used in the title. The title should not be written entirely in capital letters.
2.) Abstract body formatting: Structure your abstract using the following subheadings
A.) For Original Research:
a. Background: Brief introduction and rationale for the study.
b. Aims & objectives: Main goal and hypothesis of the study
c. Materials/patients & methods: Description of the study design, procedures and statistical methods
d. Results: Summarize your results in a logical sequence; include specific data
d. Conclusions: Emphasise new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that are drawn from them
e. Limitations
f. Conflict of interest: Declaration of conflict of interest is mandatory at the time of abstract submission.
B.) For Case Description (case reports/ case series):
a. Introduction
b. Description of the Case
c. Conclusion: Mention why the case is unique and worth presenting