Call for Paper Submission
National Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance: Surveillance from Street to Hospital for Integrated Epidemiology and Local Defense (AMR-SHIELD 2026)
Researchers, academicians, industry experts, innovators, and students are invited to submit original research papers and reviews aligned with the conference theme: Antimicrobial Resistance.
Key Themes
Theme 1: One Health Approach to AMR
- Human-Animal-Environment interface as AMR reservoir
- Wastewater, sewage and soil as hotspots for resistance gene exchange
- Environmental AMR surveillance and transmission pathways
- Integrated strategies for AMR containment at the One Health interface
Theme 2: AMR Surveillance Systems
- National, laboratory and molecular surveillance perspectives
- Combating antimicrobial resistance to protect modern medicine
- Strengthening regional and national AMR surveillance capacity
Theme 3: Clinical AMR & Hospital Surveillance
- Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use (PPS-AMU)
- Hospital-level AMR surveillance and data integration
- Clinical decision making using surveillance data
- Linking hospital data to national and global AMR networks
Theme 4: Diagnostics & Innovations in AMR Detection
- Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and metagenomics
- CRISPR-based diagnostics and biosensing technologies
- Digital tools, AI and rapid diagnostics for AMR detection
- Novel therapeutics, biomarkers, vaccines and combination therapies
Theme 5: Food Systems as AMR Transmission Pathways
- AMR in foodborne pathogens and public health implications
- Surveillance of AMR in food products
- Role of food processing, packaging and hygiene in AMR control
Theme 6: Therapeutic Strategies & Alternatives to Antibiotics
- Innovative strategies beyond conventional antibiotics
- Bacteriophage therapy, antimicrobial peptides and immunotherapies
- Anti-virulence strategies and host-directed therapies
- Probiotics, synbiotics, nanobiotechnology and phytotherapy
Theme 7: Plant Health & AMR
- Plant-associated microbiomes as resistance gene reservoirs
- AMR surveillance in phytopathogens affecting food security
- Impact of pesticide and antimicrobial use in crop production
- Sustainable plant protection strategies to reduce resistance pressure
Abstract Submission Guideline
- The theme and sub-theme under which the abstract is to be considered must be selected correctly.
- The presenting author must be listed as the first author.
- The Scientific Review Committee will evaluate all submitted abstracts.
- Acceptance will be communicated only to the presenting author via email.
- The decision will be based on scientific quality, innovation, clarity, and relevance to the conference theme.
Submission Deadline: 15 February 2026
Last Date of Registration: 15 February 2026
Publication Opportunities
Selected abstracts (based on quality and relevance) will be invited for full-paper submission to:
- Scopus-Indexed Journals (subject to review and editorial acceptance)
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Peer-reviewed Journal (As conference proceeding):
Scopus Index Journals
Full papers must comply with the respective journal’s formatting and review criteria.