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Submission Guidelines
1. Timelines
2. Theme for the conference
3. Structure for Submissions
4. Presentation Methods
5. Refereeing Procedure
6. Further Information
7. Contacts
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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:
18 May 2022 - Online submissions open
19 July 2022 at 11.59pm - Deadline for Symposia, Oral Presentations and Poster submissions
26 July 2022 - Notification of submission outcomes for Symposia, Oral Presentations and Posters
2. Theme for the Conference
The 2022 conference welcomes empirical and theoretical submissions in the area of cognition and cognitive neuroscience. Within this we have the following themes:
Don’t be concerned if your proposal doesn’t fit exactly into one of the themes. All submissions are welcome. We also have a ‘General’ topic, which will capture all other research areas.
You will be prompted to select one of these topics when submitting your proposal.
3. Structure for Submissions
All submission abstracts should be up to 250 words, exclusive of the title. It should not include references and should be written in either the past or present tense. Abstracts of accepted papers will be available to download on the conference website.
Abstracts must be structured according to the following format, incorporating the indicated headings and information:
Empirical papers/posters:
Objectives: State the primary objective of the paper and the major hypothesis tested or research question posed.
Design: Describe the design of the study and the rationale for the procedures adopted. Methods: Describe how participants were selected and number of participants (if documentary data used, state how these were selected), materials employed (if appropriate), methods of data collection and analysis.
Results: Include numerical and/or textual data. For qualitative analyses briefly describe your findings (e.g., themes, categories, discourses identified).
Conclusions: State the conclusions that can be drawn from the study, including theoretical, methodological, or applied/policy implications as appropriate and any key limitations of the study.
In previous years the most frequent reasons submissions were rejected included;
4. Presentation Methods / Criteria
Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations are allocated 20 minute slots on the programme.
Proposals for oral presentations must include:
Poster Presentations
Will be timetabled into the conference programme in sessions which provide an opportunity for presenters and participants to discuss work and findings.
Proposals for posters must include:
5. Refereeing Procedure
Reviewers will be assessing each submission on a number of criteria:
For full reviewing criteria please visit the BPS 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 May 2022.
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: www.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
SACWAP guidelines
When submitting material, please note the SACWAP guidelines dealing with the use of animals in psychological research. Copies of these guidelines can be obtained from the Leicester Office.
7. Contact
For academic enquiries about submissions:
Email: t.ormerod@sussex.ac.uk
For technical enquiries about submissions:
Email: bpssubmissions@redactive.co.uk
Website: www.bps.org.uk/events