Call For Abstracts


    Interpersonal Acceptance Rejection
  • Applied research/practice
  • Affectionate communication
  • Attachment
  • Bridging theories
  • Corporal punishment
  • Emotion regulation
  • Emotional and psychological abuse and neglect
  • Ethnicity
  • Acculturation/Immigration
  • Family interaction (including parenting styles, marital relationships, in laws & Step family relationship etc.)
  • Father love
  • Gender/Gender differences
  • Intimate partner acceptance-rejection
  • Peer and sibling acceptance-rejection
  • Psychological and behavioural adjustment and maladjustment
  • Rejection sensitivity
  • Sociocultural correlates of acceptance-rejection
  • Teacher acceptance-rejection

    Social Psychology
  • Social Cognitions and Perceptions
  • Social Networking, Self and Identity
  • Prejudice, Stereotype, and Intergroup Relations
  • Racism and Discrimination
  • Collective and Intergroup Emotions
  • Friendship, Attraction and Social influence
  • Attitude Formation and Persuasion
  • Leadership Styles and Decisions
  • Organizational Behaviour and Environment
  • Pro-Social Behaviours
  • Family Conflict
  • Academic Environment and Stressors
  • Cultural Issues & Indigenous Tools
  • Cross-Cultural Issues




    Forensic Psychology
  • Leadership and Political Psychology
  • Political participation and Identity
  • Political Policies and Society
  • Conflict Management
  • Political socialization
  • Voting and Voting Behaviours
  • Mass Communication and Political Persuasion
  • Political Corruption and Exploitation of Masses
  • Forms of Political Organization
  • Global Politics and Foreign Policy of Pakistan
  • Political Transition
  • Collective Action

    Political Psychology
  • Family Violence and Victimization
  • Domestic Violence and Battered Women Syndrome
  • Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Harassment and Rape Trauma Syndrome
  • Bullying and Victimization
  • Criminal Profiling and Risk Assessment
  • Mental Health and Legal System
  • Juvenile Delinquency: Assessment and Intervention
  • Violence on Media and its Impact on Society
  • Crime Trends in the Society
  • Criminal Justice System and Public View
  • Divorce, Separation and Child custody
  • White Collar Crime and Society
  • Correctional Psychology: Treatment and Rehabilitation
  • Early Prediction, Prevention & Treatment (Crime etc.)
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Adult Psychopathology and Crime

    Positive Psychology
  • Happiness and it’s Causes
  • Positive Emotions
  • Wellbeing and Quality of Life
  • Positive Development of Individuals
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Resilience
  • Positive Change in Education, Organization & Society
  • Character Strengthens and Virtues
  • Positive Psychology and Deconstructing the Illness
  • Creativity
  • Spirituality and Meaning in life
  • Positive Workplace
  • Positive Illusion
  • Belief in Just World

    HealthPsychology
  • Applied Health Psychology
  • Stress, coping and illness
  • Personality, Disease and Self- Healing
  • Self-Regulation in Health and Illness
  • Chronic Disease, pain and Psychosomatic Issues
  • Interventions in Chronic Disease
  • Ageing and Older People
  • Social Support and Health
  • Health, Families, and Children
  • Behaviour Change in Health and Illness
  • Public Health and Health Promotion
  • Risk Perception and communication in Healthcare Settings
  • Health Risk Appraisal, Screening & Interventions
  • Poverty, Health & Wellness
  • Infant and Child Health
  • Environmental Threats to Health and wellness
  • Culture, social Change and Health






Submission procedure

Submissions can be for oral presentations and poster presentations. The scientific committee will review the submissions and authors will be informed subsequently. You are invited to submit your abstract (not more than 250 words) on the following email addresses:  icap2019.abstract@pu.edu.pk

Please note that you are asked to submit only ONE proposal under one stream. You can submit only one paper for oral and poster each. The deadlines for submissions are:

Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JBS), official journal of Institute of Applied Psychology, Recognized by the HEC, in X category of Journals and is abstracted and indexed in a wide range of databases.

As per requirement of the HEC, Conference proceedings will be published.


Submission procedure Table

Abstract Submission OPEN : 1 August, 2018
Submission Close: 31 August, 2018
Final Extension For Abstract Submission 7th September, 2108
Intimation to Author 1 Octuber,2018
Intimation to Author: 1oth October,2018




1. Guidelines for Abstract Submission

    Abstract should be limited to 150-200 words. Abstracts should be prepared strictly following the guidelines by APA 6th ed. manual covering the following section without headings:
  • Study objective
  • Method
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • Implication
  • Five Keywords
  • Abstract should be sent along with the title of the paper, the author's names, email address and the institutional affiliation.
  • Please indicate the presenting and corresponding author by underlining it with their email address.

2. Guidelines for Submission of the Full Text Manuscript

The manuscript should be prepared following APA 6th ed. manual guidelines including: the Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion and References.

For APA sample paper visit: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/ For more information,

please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, second printing.