11th Annual Mid-Year Conference on Religion and Spirituality

Call for Papers Deadline: Jan. 4, 2013

Download the Call for Papers flyer PDF

All presenters and participants attending the conference must register. Please submit your registration form(s) and payment with your proposal. If your proposal is not selected and/ or you choose not to attend the conference, a refund will be given.

Submission Guidelines

Electronic submission is preferred. Email proposals to Teri Wilkins at tawilkins@loyola.edu. If email is not possible, please mail submission to Teri Wilkins, Loyola University Maryland, 8890 McGaw Road, Suite 380, Columbia, Md. 21045.

Format: First Page

1. Type the title in capital letters on the first line. Skip a line.
2. Type the author(s) and primary affiliation(s). (Affiliations placed in parentheses). Skip a line.
3. Type the following information for the primary author:
   1. Mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address
   2. Submission type: paper, poster, or symposium
   3. For paper submissions: please indicate if the presenting author is willing to chair paper session

Abstract Paper Submissions

You will be assigned to a paper session where you will present along with several other people with related topics. Please submit a 1,000-word abstract that includes: the research question, methodology, results and interpretation, and figures or tables. You will have approximately 15 minutes to complete your talk.

Symposium or Content Submissions

Time allotted varies from 50, 90, or 110 minutes. Please indicate preferred time duration. A minimum of two presenters is required. Submit a 300-word overall abstract in addition to a 300-word abstract for each presentation with name of presenter(s).

Poster Submissions

You will be assigned to a poster session. Poster boards are approximately six feet long and four feet wide. You are expected to stay with your poster for the entire length of the session. Submissions should be at least 300 words.

Clearly defined objectives must be included with all submissions (except posters).