Submission Guidelines
1. Timelines
2. Theme for the Conference
3. Structure for all Submissions
4. Presentation Methods
5. Refereeing Procedure
6. Further Information
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1. Timelines
Authors are strongly advised to register on the on-line submission system and begin preparing their submissions well in advance of the following deadlines:
March 2022 - Submissions open
22 June 2022 - Deadline for Symposia, Oral Presentations, Workshops and Poster submissions
10 June 2022 - Deadline for doctoral bursary applications
30 June 2022 - Notifcation of Symposia, Oral Presentations, Workshops and Poster submissions
15 July 2022 - Notifcation of outcomes for doctoral bursary applications
2. Theme for the Conference
The 2021 conference theme is “Educational Support and Inclusion: Researching Individual Differences to Support Learning”, and includes the following topics:
All submissions relevant to the Psychology of Education and educational Psychology theory, research, and practice, are welcome.
3. Structure for all Submissions
The Convenor will need to submit the symposium summary first, max of 250 words, (abstract title and symposium title will be the same on the system). For the Symposium summary please use the first available section ignoring all others, marking it with the prefix S (e.g., (S) Psychology as a Force for Good in Improving the Teacher Workforce).
Each paper is submitted individually and then linked to form a symposium. Please ensure that the title of each paper, linked to the symposium, is numbered (#1, #2, #3, and so on) to correspond to the order in which that paper will appear in the symposium. Please note there is a maximum of 5 papers per symposium.
Only the reviewers and BPS Conference team can see the full linked symposium.
To link the papers together you will need to ensure that each paper also includes the symposium title. Please note: If symposia titles are not typed exactly the same, the papers will not be linked.
In previous years the most frequent reasons submissions were rejected included;
• Failure to meet the submission criteria (particularly by not following the required format, omitting information or details that must be evident in the submission)
• Incomplete or insufficient empirical evidence reported in the abstract
• Lack of a relevant theoretical background evident in the abstract
• Lack of findings or results because the study has not yet been completed
• Any submission not received via the online system will not be reviewed
4. Presentation Methods
The Standing Conference Committee welcomes submissions from both academics and practitioners. The quality of the scientific programme depends on your submissions and we thank you for choosing this conference to present your work.
Symposium
A symposium is a set of papers linked by a common theme (minimum of three papers). A symposium must have a Convenor, who organises the symposium submission and acts as the responsible link person to the conference organisers and (optionally) a named Discussant. The same person can fulfil these roles. Symposia will usually be allocated up to 2 hours for four papers plus discussion.
Guidance for bursary applicants
The British Psychological Society, Psychology of Education Section, will offer a number of bursaries for students (undergraduate or postgraduate) who have had a poster or paper accepted for presentation at our annual conference.
Applicants need to be members of the British Psychological Society, members of the Psychology of Education Section and must be registered as a student at a Higher Education Institution.
Details on how to join the Society can be found by visiting
https://www.bps.org.uk/join-us/membership
To download a Section application form, visit:
Bursaries will offer a 50% reduction in the conference fee for delegates choosing to attend the full two-day conference.
Please send a letter of application along with confirmation of your student status (e.g., a letter from your supervisor), by email to claire.fox@mmu.ac.uk with ‘PES bursary application’ in the subject line. Applications must be received by 4pm on 10th June 2022.
5. Refereeing Procedure
Reviewers will be assessing each submission on a number of criteria:
For full reviewing criteria please visit the website.
Each submission is blind reviewed by at least two members of the Standing Conference Committee according to established criteria and standards.
Please note:
• Submissions will be considered solely on the information you provide
• If a submission does not evidence all the required elements set out in the submission information above it will be rejected
From time to time referees may feel that a particular submission lends itself to a different format to that which is proposed and in these cases authors will be invited to consider an alternative format.
Authors will be notified of the referees’ decision via email. The decision of referees is final. The conference organising committee are unable to respond to further enquiries once a decision has been made. Every effort will have been made to accommodate any timetable constraints notified at the time of submission.
6. Further Information
Registration
All presenters are expected to register and pay at the appropriate rate.
Press Office
If successful, your submission may be considered suitable for a press release, timed to coincide with the conference. If this is so, a Press Officer will contact you to ask whether you wish your submission to be press released, and to discuss the content of the press release with you. To write an accurate press release, and to provide more information for journalists attending the conference, you may be asked for additional information regarding your submission. Please note all papers and posters are under a media embargo until the day of presentation.
Audio visual requirements
A data projector and laptop will be available in all seminar rooms. If you are likely to require additional equipment, please indicate this when submitting your abstract.
Code of Conduct
Authors of all material submitted must confirm adherence to the British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct. Particular attention should be made to the section on Integrity and the importance of sub-sections 4.1iii and 4.1vi. Copies of the Code may be obtained from the Society’s website: http://beta.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/bps-code-ethics-and-conduct
The use of non-sexist language
Submissions must not contain sexist language. The following suggestions are made about ways to avoid sexist language:
i) Avoid using sex-specific forms generically. For example, use plurals they/their rather than he/she or his/her.
ii) Delete pronouns – e.g., the participant completed his/her task becomes the participant completed the task.
iii) Avoid specifying the sex of the referent unless it is relevant – e.g., use counsellor, client or participant.
iv) Avoid making sex-stereotyped assumptions about people, their abilities, attitudes and relationships.
Guidelines for Psychologists Working with Animals
When submitting material, please note the guidelines for psychologists working with animals. Copies of these guidelines can be obtained online:http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/policy-and-guidelines/research-guidelines-policy-documents/research-guidelines-poli
Contact
Email: PESConf@bps.org.uk
Website: www.bps.org.uk/events
Tel: 0116 252 9555