Sunway Academic Symposium

CALL FOR PAPERS

Topics for Paper

Oral Presentation and Poster

Presentation
›› Cognition
›› Developmental Psychology
›› Health/Forensic Issues
›› Social/Culture/Human Resource
›› Other related topics

Submission of Paper
Submissions of paper are now being invited for the 3rd Academic
Symposium on “The Influence of Sociocultural Pressures on
Thought Processes”. Accepted papers and poster presentation by a
registered author will be published in a CD which would be
included as part of the symposium package.

Instruction for Authors

Researchers interested in submitting paper for the parallel session

are requested to send papers written in clear and precise English.
The page limit for paper summary is 5 pages.

All submission should follow the guideline and templates,

(MSWord) given to ensure the quality of papers for the
proceedings.
Please refer to guideline for paper proceeding in APA format.
Only paper presentation and poster presentation that have been
submitted and paid-up the registration fees by the registration
date, would be accepted for publication in the CD.

Important Dates

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 Call for papers
Submission of abstract
and summarized paper
(Oral presentation and
Poster presentation)
Deadline for poster and
paper submission
Notification
Early Bird Registration
Symposium
Author Guidelines for Proceedings
Manuscripts
1. Format
All manuscripts must be in English. These
guidelines include complete descriptions of the
fonts, spacing, and related information for
producing your proceedings manuscripts.
Manuscripts of paper should not exceed 5 pages
inclusive of tables, charts, diagrams and
references, and should be printed single-spaced
in Times New Roman on A4 paper. The text area
should be B5 (JIS) size (7.17 x 10.12 inches),
with 1-inch top and bottom margins, and 0.75-
inch left and right margins. Microsoft Word
format is preferred. Please refer to the American
Psychological Association (APA) publication
manual for instructions on manuscripts
preparation. The decision of the Editorial Board
is final.
2. Main title
The title should be brief and typed in capital
letters, bold, font size 14, and centered. If more
than one line is required, single-spacing should
be used. Leave two blank lines (font size 11)
28th of September 2009 –
29th of March 2010
29th of March 2010
Before 28th of May 2010
Before 29th of March 2010
25th of September 2010
after the title, then type the name(s) of the
author(s) in capital letters using font size 12.
Immediately below, the affiliated institution(s)
and address(es) should be given, single-spaced,
font size 11, capitalizing the first letter of all
main words. An address of correspondence with
telephone, fax numbers and e-mail address
should be given.
3. Abstract and Key words
Leave two blanks lines (font size 11) after the
address(es). Then type the word ABSTRACT
capitalized, font size 9, centered and bold. The
abstract (font size 9, nonbold, fully justified)
should be factual and contained the main results
and conclusions of the paper. It should not
exceed about 150 words. Up to six key words
(font size 9) may be included in a separate line
below the abstract.
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4. Main text
The text follows the abstract and key
words. Leave two spaces (font size 11)
between the key words and the first
heading. Text should be clear and
concise. Use font size 11 throughout for
text and blank lines. Section headings
(left-aligned, bold, font size 11) have
two spaces above and one space below.
Main section headings are all capitals;
for secondary headings, the first letter of
each major word is capitalized. The first
sentence of the first paragraph should
start at the margin. First sentences of
subsequent paragraphs should start at
0.25 inch from the margin. Tables,
figures and footnotes should be cited in
an orderly sequence.
5. Tables and figures
heading is placed above the table.
Tables, when they are part of the text,
should have two spaces above and below
the table. Tables should be self-
explanatory and footnotes (font size 9)
may be added using symbols. Figures
should carry an Arabic numeral followed
by a period; the caption (font size 11) is
placed below the figure. Figures should
be self-explanatory.
6. References
List and number all bibliographical
references in 10-point Times, single-
spaced, at the end of your paper. When
referenced in the text, enclose the
citation number in square brackets, for
example [1]. Where appropriate, include
the name(s) of editors of referenced
books. Examples of APA format for
references:

Tables should carry an Arabic numeral
followed by a period (full stop). Each
major word in the table heading (font
size 11) should be capitalized; the
[1] Fiedler, F.E. (1999). A theory of leadership
effectiveness. New York: McGraw-Hill.
[2] Porter, M. E., & Scott, S. (2001). Innovation:
Location matters. Review of Management, 42 (4), 28-
36.

Guidelines for Preparing an APA

Poster
The poster should be typed using a slightly larger than normal font. Presenters will
display the pages of their poster on tack boards like those used at psychology
conventions. The poster should include a title and the names of the authors. Presenters are
encouraged to produce posters which are attractive and easy to read so that people will
want to learn about their work.

Here are some guidelines for poster presentation. You need to write a poster that will
include an introduction, a method section, and an expected results and conclusions
section.

INTRODUCTION

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You need to identify questions left unanswered, or issues that were not addressed in the
previous research. Then you need to summarize your thoughts regarding the question or
issue of interest, providing a rationale for why this is important to study. You should
clearly state your predictions or hypotheses. Your introduction should be no more than
two pages.

METHOD

After identifying your question, you need to decide how to test your idea. How could you
go about answering your questions? In other words, you need to decide on a method to
investigate your questions. You need to make decisions about the participants you would
need, materials, and procedures you would use. You need to summarize your method in
1-2 pages.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS

You need to have a clear idea of what you expect to find, for example, which groups will
differ and how will they differ. You should present this information either in a table or in
a figure. You will need to indicate in your poster whether your results involve an
interaction and you should follow the analysis plan appropriate to your expected results.
Your poster concludes with a brief statement of the conclusions and implications of your
findings.
You need to summarize your results and conclusions in 1-2 pages.

Your poster should have a title page and not more than 5 text pages.

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 by
electronic 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: 03-7491-8623
Extension: 3505
General Line: 03-7491-8622
Fax: 03-5635-8633
Email: symposium@sunway.edu.my

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