Sunway Academic Symposium“The Influence of Sociocultural Pressures on Thought Processes”Call for papersTopics for Oral / Poster presentation

(Subthemes)

Oral Presentation and PosterPresentation

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Cognition

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Development Psychology

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Health/Forensic Issues

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Social/Cultural/Human Resource

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Other related topics

Important Dates

Call for papersSubmission of abstractand summarized paper(Oral presentation andPoster presentation)28

of September 2009Deadline for poster andpaper submission29

of March 2010NotificationBefore 28

of May 2010Early Bird RegistrationBefore 29

of March 2010Symposium25

of September 2010

Submission of Paper

Manuscripts are invited for the 3

Academic Symposium on “The Influence of Sociocultural Pressures on Thought Processes”. Researchers interested in submitting papers are requested to submit a soft copy (Typed in English, MS Word format) of themanuscript to

symposium@sunway.edu.my

. Accepted papers/posters will be published(CD format) in the Proceedings which will be distributed during the symposium. The1

manuscript should follow the recommendations of the

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(6

Edition)

. Please refer to the guidelines for manuscript preparation.

Guidelines for manuscript preparationFormat

Length of articles:

should not exceed 2500 words of main text including tables andfigures and references (not including abstract & title page).

Typeface:

Times New Roman with 12-point font size.

Line spacing:

Double space between all text lines of the manuscript except in tables andfigures

Margins:

Leave uniform margins of 1inch at the top, bottom, left and right of A4 size page

Line alignment:

Do not justify lines. Use left alignment leaving right margin uneven.

Order of manuscript pages:

Arrange the pages of the manuscript as follows:

Page1

Title page:

it includes title, author byline, institutional affiliation, sub-theme of the symposium on which the paper expected to be presented, an addressof correspondence with telephone, fax and email.

Page2

Abstract and keywords

: start on separate page. It should not exceed 250words. Up to six key words may be included in a separate line below the abstract.The abstract comprises of the problem under investigation, participants, and studymethod including sample size, measures used, data-gathering procedure, researchdesign, findings, conclusions, and the implications.

Page3

Main Text:

start on a separate page. The main text includes:

Introduction

(the importance of the problem, theoretical or practical implications,review of relevant literature, hypothesis and objectives)

Method

(participants, measures used, research design)

Results, and Discussion

References

(for detailed guidance on citing sources and preparing the referencelist, refer to APA guidelines).

Appendices

Note:

Tables and Figures

should be inserted in the text wherever appropriate (for detailed guidance on preparing tables and figures, refer to APA guidelines).For detailed instructions on preparing tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts allappear in the APA Publication Manual (6th edition). You may find the following linksuseful.http://www.apastyle.org

Guidelines for Preparation of Poster

We request you to prepare the poster using the following guidelines:

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Poster display area

:The prescribed size of a poster is A2 size paper (42cm x59.4cm). Posters should be prepared from lightweight material for easy mounting.2

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Contents of poster

: The poster should contain the title, author/co-author namesand institute affiliation/s. The title of the presentation should be in Upper Case.The body of the presentation should include Introduction, Objectives, Materialsand Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusions/Implications. The font size of the poster should be at least 32+ for text and 38+ for titles. The spacing betweenlines should be at least 1.5.

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Language

: The poster should be prepared in English.

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Illustrations

: Avoid unnecessary art work, however you may use colored paper, photographs, drawings and other illustrations to enhance the quality of your presentation.

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Presentation

: The poster will be on display for the entire day allocated for your presentation. The presenting author should be physically present beside the poster at the time indicated for the interaction session which will be informed by aspecial correspondence. The presenting authors are responsible for the safety of their posters.Please attach brief description of biodata (not more than 100 words).Manuscripts, biodata, and posters should be sent to Dr Lin Mei Hua.Please send manuscripts in the form of two hard copies and a CD or diskette, or byelectronic mail to:The Secretariat,Dr Lin Mei-Hua,Department of Psychology,School of Health and Natural Sciences,Sunway University College, No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway,46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.Tel: 03-7491-8623Extension: 3505General Line: 03-7491-8622Fax: 03-5635-8633Email: symposium@sunway.edu.my3