As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Authors will be solely responsible for any issue related to content e.g. plagiarism, intellectual property and right copyright violation.
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the APA 7 Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Abstract of scientific papers are invited for presentation in free or award category. For Award category papers, a full paper is compulsory and submitted papers will be copyrighted by ISPSW/organizers for publication in conference proceedings/journals. The presenters will be given 10-12 minutes for presentations and 2 minutes for clarification. The presentations can be made in PowerPoint. For contesting in various Award Papers, separate guidelines are provided.
Abstract Submission: The abstract should not be more than 300 words in MS word file with one inch margin on all sides on a single A4 size page; the formatting should be Times New Roman 12 point single space. Mention the title of the study in the top center in bold followed by the names of the authors. Presenting author’s name must be indicated by underlining. The abstract should be organized in, a brief introduction, methodology, results and conclusion with 3-6 keywords. The names, emails, phone numbers and institutional affiliations of the authors must be mentioned in the parenthesis. Abstracts of original and unpublished work for presentation at the conference must to http://pswjournal.org/index.php/ANC/about/submissions or can be mailed to the Chair Person scientific committee at ancispsw2024@gmail.com on or before 31.04.2024. Abstracts thus submitted will get the opportunity to publish their full paper in a reputed journal or an edited book with ISBN.
Submission of Abstracts and Full Papers for Award
Those who are willing to present their paper in various awards categories have to submit an abstract first and on acceptance of the same full paper following the above-mentioned guidelines with APA 7 referencing style. Abstracts and full papers not following the norms will be rejected. Scientific papers to be considered for the award should accompany a cover letter with personal details fulfilling the criteria for the award and which award category to be considered. Abstract/full paper must be submitted to http://pswjournal.org/index.php/ANC/about/submissions or mailed to the Hon. General Secretary, ISPSW at ancispsw2024@gmail.comon or before 31.04.2024.
AWARDS for Best Papers
ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Faculty.
ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner
ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by Pre-Doctoral & Doctoral Student/s of Social Work.
ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by the MSW/MA Social Work Student/s.
ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner in the field of Persons with Disabilities.
Roshini Nilaya, School of Social Work Award for the Best Paper Presented by the MSW/MA Social Work Student/s in the field of Child Mental Health.
G.S. Uday Kumar Memorial Best Paper Award for Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner in the field of Family Related Issues.
M. Chandrasekar Rao Memorial Award for Best paper on Research by M.Phil./Ph.D. Scholars.
Norms for Submission and Adjudication of Papers for Award
All life members are eligible to contest for various awards with the exception of the students of the MSW course.
The Full paper for consideration for the award must reach the General Secretary of ISPSW on or before 31st April 2024.
Both Hard and Soft copies are to be submitted with a cover letter mentioning clearly the category under which the paper is to be considered for award.
A member who has received the award is not eligible to be considered for an award for two consecutive annual conferences after the annual conference in which he/she received the award.
The first author only has to make the presentation and he/she should be a life member of ISPSW.
The paper to be considered for any award must be research-based. The first author has to declare that the paper has not been published in a journal/magazine or presented in any of the conferences/seminars, in part or full.
There should be a minimum of two entries and two presentations for contesting the award. In case there is only one paper under any category, the author will be allowed only to make a presentation and the award will be deferred.
A three-member committee consisting of ISPSW senior members and professionals from allied fields suggested by the executive committee of ISPSW will evaluate the merit of each paper under the categories of different awards. However, the executive committee will take care in choosing the experts who are not authors (either first or subsequent) of the contesting papers.
The evaluation proforma includes the following components
The importance of the study undertaken in the present context -20%
The materials and methodology adopted – 20%
Presentation of results – 20%
Conclusion and recommendations – 20%
The method of presentation and discussions followed – 20%
Life Members are expected to contest under one category only provided they fulfil the requirements.
The decision of the judges will be final, however, the society has the right to defer or annul the presentations of an award quoting the reason thereof.
Terms:
Faculty Members – Faculties working on full term/ regular/contract basis in any recognized College/University.
Research Scholars – Pursuing M. Phil or Ph.D. on a full-time basis.
Students – First or Second year full-time MSW students from Colleges/Universities.
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