Sunway Academic Symposium

“The Influence of Sociocultural Pressures on Thought Processes”

Call for papers

Topics for Oral / Poster presentation

(Subthemes)
Oral Presentation and Poster
Presentation
›› Cognition
›› Development Psychology
›› Health/Forensic Issues
›› Social/Cultural/Human Resource
›› Other related topics

Important Dates

Call for papers 28th of September 2009

Submission of abstract
and summarized paper
(Oral presentation and
Poster presentation)

Deadline for poster and 29th of March 2010

paper submission
Notification Before 28th of May 2010

Early Bird Registration Before 29th of March 2010

Symposium 25th of September 2010

Submission of Paper

Manuscripts are invited for the 3rd 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 the
manuscript to symposium@sunway.edu.my. Accepted papers/posters will be published
(CD format) in the Proceedings which will be distributed during the symposium. The

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manuscript should follow the recommendations of the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association(6th Edition). Please refer to the guidelines for
manuscript preparation.

Guidelines for manuscript preparation

Format
Length of articles: should not exceed 2500 words of main text including tables and
figures 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 and
figures
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 address
of correspondence with telephone, fax and email.
Page2, Abstract and keywords: start on separate page. It should not exceed 250
words. 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 study
method including sample size, measures used, data-gathering procedure, research
design, 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 reference
list, 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 all
appear in the APA Publication Manual (6th edition). You may find the following links
useful.
http://www.apastyle.org

Guidelines for Preparation of Poster

We request you to prepare the poster using the following guidelines:
 Poster display area: The prescribed size of a poster is A2 size paper (42cm x
59.4cm). Posters should be prepared from lightweight material for easy mounting.

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  Contents of poster: The poster should contain the title, author/co-author names
and institute affiliation/s. The title of the presentation should be in Upper Case.
The body of the presentation should include Introduction, Objectives, Materials
and 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 between
lines should be at least 1.5.
 Language: The poster should be prepared in English.
 Illustrations: Avoid unnecessary art work, however you may use colored paper,
photographs, drawings and other illustrations to enhance the quality of your
presentation.
 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 a
special 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 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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