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:
16 September 2022 - Submissions open
1 April 2023 - Registration opens
31 May 2023 - Deadline for Symposia, Oral Presentations, Workshops and Poster submissions
9 June 2023 - Deadline for doctoral bursary applications
30 June 2023 - Notifcation of Symposia, Oral Presentations, Workshops and Poster submissions
15 July 2023 - Notifcation of outcomes for doctoral bursary applications
1 September 2023 - Deadline for registration
2. Theme for the Conference
The 2023 conference theme is “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity, in Educational Psychology Research and Practice”, 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.
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;
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.
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:
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. Registration is open from January 2020.
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