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Guidelines

· The abstracts must be submitted in English.

· Please indicate into which particular area (Cognitive, Developmental, Organizational, Health, Social, ANY OTHER -- please specify) you wish your abstract to be included

· Graphs and pictures should not be inserted into the abstract.

· Please indicate the form of presentation (ORAL /POSTER).

· Do not use abbreviations in the title.

· The text must be typed with single line spacing without indentations.

The abstract must not exceed 500 words in total (i.e. 4000 characters, includes heading). Type the abstract in 12-point Time New Roman font. The text should be scientifically/professionally trustworthy, clear and coherent.

· For empirical paper, the abstract should include – objectives, design & methods, results and conclusions.

Ø Objective(s) – indicate the research hypothesis or questions.

Ø Design and methods – include brief details of subjects, procedures, measures, statistical analyses, or similarly for qualitative approaches.

Ø Results – should be presented as clearly as possible including statistical significance levels.

Ø Conclusion – briefly discuss the results and emphasize their significance and implications or applications.

· For theoretical paper, the abstract should describe-

Ø the topic, in one sentence;

Ø the purpose, thesis, or organizing construct and the scope (comprehensive or selective) of the paper;

Ø the sources used (e.g., personal observation, published literature); and

Ø the conclusions.

Your paper (if accepted) will only be included in the abstract book/CD/final programme if the registration fee is received before the last date [ 31-October-2008].

*For abstract received after 15-September-2008, intimation regarding acceptance/rejection will be sent by 20-October-2008.

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