- All signatories of the communications must be registered in the Congress. The registration must be formalized before the submission of the paper for its evaluation and / or admission by the Scientific Committee.
- The submission of the communications must be done through the web page. Those not submitted in this way will not be accepted.
- Papers must be fully written following the APA Standards.
- The communications must be original and may be presented in any language of the European Community in Latin characters. The official languages of the Congress will be both Spanish and English.
- The deadline for submitting the complete papers is before May 20th, in the case of communications, for on-line symposiums and face-to-face symposiums. As a result of the mentioned above, for printing reasons, subsequent corrections will not be accepted.
- The submission will be done by email to the following address: congreso@infad.eu
- Title, summary and name of the participants will be mandatory in the registration form.
- The significant contributions presented in the Congress will be published in the Scientific INFAD Journal: “International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology”.
- If the submission is not accepted, the money will be paid back.
Paper can not exceed 4,500 words and will necessarily include the following information:
1. Title.
2. Author (s),
3. Author identification data.
4. Abstract / Summary (mandatory in the language of paper and English).
5. Keywords (separated by semicolons).
6. Thematic Area.
7. Objectives of the investigation.
8. Sample and / or participants.
9. Methodology and / or instruments used.
10. Results achieved.
11. Discussion.
12. Conclusions.
13. Bibliographic references according to APA guidelines.
14. Curriculum synthesis of each participant (maximum 80 words)
The first page of the Communication should include:
– Title (no more than 85 characters, including spaces).
– Name (s) of the complete author (s) (firstly the name followed by the surnames).
– University or Workcenter along with the email of the author or first author.
– Abstract (no more than 300 words) and the keywords in Spanish, or any other language of the European Community, plus Abstract in English (no more than 300 words), as well as the title, the abstract and the keywords (separated by a semicolon) must appear in both languages.
The body of the manuscript should appear on the following pages, whose sections should be written and ordered in strict accordance with the regulations of the APA Publications Style Manual, latest edition. The tables, figures and illustrations will be numbered correlatively and will be placed within the text in a legible way.
The text of the paper will be sent as follows:
– Word format.
– Source: Times New Roman
– Size: 12 pt
– Font style: Normal
– Simple line spacing
– Justified alignment
– The paragraphs will be separated by blank spaces.
Accepted papers will be grouped into thematic tables by the Scientific Committee and each participant will be given 15 minutes (10 for exposition and 5 minutes for questions).
DEADLINES (if the paper is to be published in the INFAD Journal):
– Submission of abstracts until May 1st, 2019
– The acceptance response will be until May 10th, 2019
– Submission of complete paper until May 20hh, 2019
The posters are graphic presentations of a scientific, technological or professional work. At least one of the authors must be present during the exhibition to explain and discuss the content with the audience present (schedule will be indicated in the programme).
The poster proposal will include:
1. Title.
2. Author (s).
3. University or Workcentre / Email.
4. Abstract (mandatory in the language of communication).
5. Keywords.
6. Background.
7. Objectives.
8. Participants.
9. Method.
10. Results.
11. Conclusions.
Other information to be considered:
1. The organization will provide the space to place the poster.
2. The poster will usually have the following dimensions: 100 cm high by 80 cm wide (approx. DIN-A0), in vertical format. Recommendations:
-Source: Arial or Helvetica (bold)
-Size: 36 points (visibility at 1.5-2 meters)
3. The text submitted for its possible publication, if so desired, will follow the same rules of the papers and APA Standards. AND IT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH AN ABSTRACT (200-300 words), along with between 4-6 keywords, which will be published in a BOOK with ISBN and Legal Deposit.
4. In the CASE OF ONLINE REGISTRATION, once the abstract is accepted, the PDF of the poster must be submitted, within the dates established for that purpose.
5. Posters will be certified as a WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
6. The material of the accepted poster must be prepared by the author.
7. The author will be responsible for placing the poster in the place and date assigned to it, as well as for removing it. If the author does not withdraw it, it is understood that he has no interest in keeping it and, therefore, the author authorizes the Congress Organizing Committee to dispose of the material.
8. The poster must be related to one of the thematic areas proposed in the Congress.
SUBMISSION OF POSTER PROPOSALS:
– Submission of abstract until May 1st, 2019
– The acceptance response will be until May 10th, 2019
– Submission of complete poster until May 20th, 2019
Symposia are sessions centered on a common theme or problem and with logical coherence of union among the different contributions and that will be the central object of the interventions of the participants. These are pre-planned sessions in which the coordinator makes a summary at the beginning and offers a general perspective of the theme of the symposium.
Each symposium must have at least a minimum of 5 papers with their corresponding registrations, including the coordinator’s one. The Symposium proposal must be submitted through the congress website, as soon as possible, for organization purposes.
The Symposium registration entitles to 1 free registration fee.
The coordinator must send:
1) A Word document to include:
– The general presentation of the Symposium (no more than 400 words)
– Title.
– Contact information.
– Presentation of each and every one of the communications (no more than 4500 words per communication), with their respective titles, names of speakers and abstracts (following the APA Standards).
2) In another separate document, a (size passport) photo and a summary of the coordinator’s curriculum.
The maximum duration of each symposium -exposition and questions- will be for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
DEADLINES FOR IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM:
– Submission of abstracts and composition of the table until May 1st, 2019
– The acceptance response will be until May 4th, 2019
– Submission of the full papers until May 12th, 2019
DEADLINES FOR ONLINE SYMPOSIUM:
– Submission of abstracts and composition of the table until May 1st, 2019
– The acceptance response will be until May 4th, 2019
– Submission of the full papers until May 12th, 2019
(deadline to be taken into account if the paper is to be published in INFAD Journal)
The workshops are small group meeting (max. 40 people), prepared to give information and entertainment about significant technological or professional advances to researchers, students and / or professionals, in order to address future research.
The workshop proposer must send:
1) In a single Word document:
– Workshop title.
– Presentation of the complete workshop, which should include:
Title.
Author (s).
University or Workcentre / Email.
Abstract (mandatory in the language of communication and in English, no more than 300 words each).
Keywords.
Background.
Goals.
Participants.
Method.
Results
Conclusions
2) In a separate document send:
– Photo (passport size).
– Summary Curriculum of the workshop proponent (200 words).
There will be between an hour and an hour and a half for the exhibition of each workshop.
The author is responsible for the material necessary for the development of the workshop.
In the case that a workshop can not be developed, author may present their contribution in the form of oral communication, which should follow the rules of publication for this Congress.
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