Registration

Submission

• Authors are requested to submit original work, not previously published, on any of the topics in the disciplines: Education, Linguistics, Psychology, Language and Culture and Enviroenmental Science. You may refer to the section “Proposed Topic / Strands” for details.
• The abstract should be structured with the research problem, objectives, methods used, key findings, and implications.
• We also welcome abstract submissions on theoretical/conceptual papers including literature reviews and ongoing research projects.
• Abstracts should be submitted via the online registration system. Please complete the online registration form and upload your abstract in the form of MS word file or .txt file.
• Abstracts must be in ENGLISH with no more than 300 words. Abstracts written in other languages will not be accepted.
• Graphics and photos should not be included in the abstracts. We reserve the right to reject the abstracts which do not fulfil our requirements.
• All abstracts will be checked for plagiarism using the Turnitin tool. Plagiarism is not tolerated and should any abstracts be found to contain excessive plagiarism, it will immediately be rejected.
• Deadline for Submission: 16 May 2025

Acceptance

• Confirmation of Acceptance will be sent via email in June 2025.
• The copyright of the selected abstracts will be owned by the Graduate School of EdUHK once they are accepted.

Presentation

• Oral presentation will be conducted in English.
• Presenters are expected to make a 10-minute oral presentation and will be followed by a 5-minute discussion with the panel chairs and delegates.

Presentations may focus on any topics or strands related to :

• Education
• Linguistics
• Psychology
• Language and Culture
• Environmental Science

Since 2016, IPRRFSS has been running an award scheme to

1. recognise the efforts of participants who have submitted full papers;
2. the originality of their research ideas; and
3. encourage participants to contribute to the research in the fields of Education, Psychology, Linguistics, Sports Science, Environmental Science, and Health Science.

Eligibility
Postgraduate students who have registered presentation and have submitted a full unpublished research paper to IPRRFSS 2025.

Language
English (5,000 – 6,000 words without references)

Specific writing guidelines

• Style and formatting according to your respective discipline practices
• Times New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced, no hyphenation
• Title: Informative summary of the paper
• Authors: List the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, and contact information (email address). If the paper is written by more than one author, the applicant must be the first author
• Abstract (maximum 250 words): An adequate summary of the paper
• Keywords: 3 to 5 keywords

Content

•  Theoretical background: The theoretical background is illustrated with an adequate literature review. It should show how the problem is grounded, shaped, and directed by theory.
• Aim/research question/hypotheses: The topic of investigation is clear. Hypotheses under investigation should be stated explicitly.
• Method: An adequate description of the methodology is given (sample, design, materials, and procedure).
• Results: Appropriate statistical techniques or qualitative data analyses are used. If the text contains a large number of statistics, consider putting them into tables or figures.
• Discussion: Theoretical or practical implications that can be drawn from the study are identified and discussed.
• Significance: The important contribution or complement the study can make to the field.

Method of Submission
Upload the full paper (MS Word format only) via the online system

Deadline of Submission

16 June 2025