Authors Guidelines

A proposal can be submitted for:

Indi vi dual paper presentati on: 15 minutes including discussion.

Invi ted and Sel f-organi zed symposi um: Groups may propose to organize 3/5
papers and a moderator/discussant around a common theme (see below for list
of themes under which the symposia is to be submitted), as a full session will
range between 90 to 120 minutes including discussion. For self-organized
symposium, please submit one abstract for each of the papers.

Poster presentati on: Selected posters will be displayed, and sessions will be set
up for conference participants to interact with poster presenters.

Guidelines for Symposium
A symposium should be composed by an introduction (300 words) and names of
a chair to introduce the topic of the symposium, and of a discussant to introduce
the general discussion. Each symposium will have three to maximum five
presenters.

Guidelines for Abstract (Oral/Poster presentations)
An abstract should be composed with maximum of 300 words and be submitted
in English. The abstract of the empirical papers must mention the purpose,
theoretical and conceptual framework, methodology (Research questions and
hypotheses, sample, research tools and designs, tools for analysis), ethical
considerations if any, main findings, and implications for policy or practice. The
theoretical paper may mention briefly the purpose, the thesis, the organizing
construct, the scope of the paper, data sources used and the conclusions.

Indicate into which particular conference themes (see below) you wish your
abstract to be included. Indicate the form of presentation (ORAL /POSTER). Do
not use abbreviations in the title. Use 12-point Times New Roman font for the
text with single line spacing without indentation.

Note: All the submissions (individual papers and symposium proposals) will be
reviewed by the scientific committee using the following indicators: clarity of the
problem stated, novelty and innovative value of the study, relevance for Indian
society if the study is undertaken in India, theoretical and methodological tools
used, theoretical reasoning, review of previous work and theoretical
argumentation used to support conclusions, clarity and overall organization of
the ideas emerging from the study, theoretical and practical implications.

NAOP 2014 Subthemes
1. Clinical and Health Psychology,
2. Cognitive Psychology,
3. Community Development,
4. Cultural and Cross Cultural Psychology,
5. Developmental Psychology,
6. Education and technology,
7. Educational Psychology,
8. Entrepreneurship Development and management,
9. Environment and Behaviour,
10. Indigenous psychology,
11. Work and Personal psychology.
12. Positive Psychology
13. Psychological Assessment,
14. Psychology in Rural Development,
15. Human Resource Management & Development,
16. Social Issues and Development,
17. Social Psychology
18. Others


Broad NAOP 2014 symposium themes

1. Clinical and Health Psychology
2. Cognitive Psychology
3. Developmental Psychology
4. Environmental Psychology
5. Indian and Indigenous Psychology
6. Organizational Behaviour
7. Social Psychology
8. Military Psychology
9. Psychological Assessment
10. Social Issues and Development
11. Educational Technology
12. Entrepreneurship and Society

Deadl i nes
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Sept. 10, 2014
Communication of Acceptance: Oct. 10, 2014 onwards