In this section you will find detailed instructions on preparing and formatting your written proposal. Please review the contents of this section carefully. Submissions that do not follow the rules for submission, including word count, will be rejected and cannot be resubmitted after the deadline. Proposal documents should be prepared according to instructions provided in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition, with the exception of the title page and abstract formatting, which should follow SIOP’s rules detailed below.
85 Characters
N/A
50 Characters
600 Characters
200 Characters (Optional)
Yes, formatted to these guidelines.
Yes, requested for all contributors (both speakers and non-speaking contributors), especially for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram
3,000*
750 for summary; 1,000 for each component paper*
Minimum of 900; Maximum of 3,000*
50 Minutes
50 or 80 Minutes
Yes
No
*Titles, abstract, references, tables, and figures do not count toward word limits, but appendices do count.
All submissions, regardless of type or content, should have the same formatting:
All submission documents should begin with a title page that includes the submission type, title, shortened title, abstract, and word count. All submission documents other than posters will also include an APA-style citation. Please review the title page template for your session type (see links below) for information and recommendations for each required element. Some of the information overlaps with requirements in the online submission process; however, please also include this information on the title page of the submission document.
The full text of proposals varies based on submission type. Please be sure that your submission follows the guidelines based on its submission type described below.
DEBATE Example debate proposal Please provide a description of the topic to be debated, the participant composition and format of the debate, the major points likely to be argued by each side or the questions that will be posed to them, and the debaters’ expertise related to the focal topic.
IGNITE! Example IGNITE! proposal Please provide a brief overview of the focal topic and a short summary of each presentation, including biographical information for each presenter. If there are fewer presenters to allow for a facilitated audience discussion, submissions should include guiding questions for the discussion portion.
MASTER TUTORIAL Example master tutorial proposal Please describe the specific content to be taught in the tutorial and indicate whether the coverage of the material will be basic or advanced. Note that unlike posters or symposiums, master tutorials should be instructive in their approach. The tutorial should seek to leave attendees with a new skill or knowledge set and should directly engage the audience through instruction, activities, or other forms of participation.
PANEL DISCUSSION Example panel discussion proposal Please describe the structure or format of the session, the underlying issues or themes to be discussed, and some key questions that will either be addressed primarily by the panel or will be supplemented with additional questions generated by the audience.
POSTER Example poster proposal Proposals should consist of a complete paper prepared for blind review. Omit names that could identify the author(s), and please remove author(s) from the file properties (e.g., in Word files, go to Info in the File menu, click on the Check for Issues button, select Inspect Document, and delete any personal identifiers). Papers submitted for poster presentation must represent completed work.
SYMPOSIUM Example symposium proposal Please include a general introduction of the purpose/theme of the symposium, followed by summaries of each component paper detailing the presentation’s contribution, including a description of the data and analyses where appropriate (with accompanying references, tables, and figures, as needed). If a discussant is included, a summary of the discussant’s comments is not needed at the time of submission.
ALTERNATIVE SESSION Example alternative session w/ multiple papers Example alternative session w/o multiple papers Please describe the focal topic or theme, the distinguishing and novel attributes of the new format and how they will benefit the audience, and provide a specific rationale for why and how the topic/theme is well aligned with this session type. Please clearly indicate in your description specifically what qualifies your submission as an alternative session.
In preparing your alternative session submission, you can either submit a session in which authors are not placed into groups (e.g., groups of authors working on separate papers) (example alternative session type without multiple papers) or one in which multiple papers are presented and authors are placed into groups —similar to a symposium (example alternative session type with multiple papers). For the latter, you must list each paper’s title and authors (in correct order of authorship) in the submission system. The papers should be listed in the order that the papers will be presented. (Click here for more guidance regarding when this is needed and the format required for the information.)
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