The Organizing Committee of the I International Congress on Forensic Psychology (CIPF) announces that registration will be open for submission of scientific papers from 01/11/2022 until 02/24/2022.

The process for submitting work proposals will be completely online, by filling in the Work Submission Form.

When filling out the form, it is important to read the shipping instructions carefully.  Only the works of those who follow the required instructions will be analysed, according to the model indicated in this notice and within the established deadline. The Committee will not accept Papers that do not meet all criteria.

Types of academic work

Theoretical study: critical study dedicated to analysing and discussing theories, models or theoretical formulations, with a view to improving theoretical foundations in the field of psychological assessment.

Literature review: integrative or systematic reviews of publications and empirical studies in the field of psychological assessment.

Empirical research: research and empirical studies in the area of forensic psychology, carried out with human beings, and that a Research Ethics Committee (CEP) have been approved.

Experience Report: presentation of results of technical, pedagogical experiences or cases related to practices in different professional, teaching or work areas in psychological assessment.

It will be possible to register the works that deal with themes in the area of psychological assessment and that fit into one of the following thematic axes:

• Training in Forensic Psychology
• Ethics in Forensic Psychology
• Relationships between Legal Psychology, Forensic Psychology and Judicial Psychology
• Forensic psychological expertise
• Legal Technical Assistance
• Forensic consultancy
• Forensic Psychological Assessment
• Psychotherapeutic interventions in the forensic context
• Police Psychology
• Criminal Psychology
• Investigative and criminal psychology profiling
• Forensic Suicidology
• Forensic Sexology
• Forensic Psychopathology
• Forensic psychology in childhood and youth demands
• Forensic Psychology in Family Demands
• Forensic Psychology in Civil Lawsuits
• Forensic Psychology in Labor Lawsuits
• Forensic psychology in criminal and criminal enforcement demands;

Presentation mode

Abstracts of approved scientific papers must be presented exclusively in the format of electronic poster (e-poster) and Pitch (video recorded with 5 to 7 minutes). After the approval and dissemination of the results, the authors should prepare the e-poster, containing the sections: title, objectives, methodology, results, considerations and references. The format for sending the presentation files must follow, mandatorily the guidelines contained in the “Instructions for sending the electronic poster (e-poster) and video (Pitch) file” section of this notice.

The presentation will occur during the I International Congress on Forensic Psychology-CIPF, from the 23 to 25, March 2022. The authors will answer questions sent by email throughout the Congress.

The best works may be invited for the subsequent publication of an e-book chapter; the result of the awarded works will be announced on 03/26/2022.

Registrations

PhDs, masters, specialists, professionals and undergraduate and graduate students may submit their proposals.

Registration will start on 11/01/2021 and the maximum deadline for submission is 01/24/2022.

The Paper Submission Form will be available through the link: (link is missing). The registration of the work will done by completing the form completely and sending the form, being limited to the participant to answer only one form.

A confirmation of receipt of the scientific work and the information answered will be sent via e-mail. If you do not receive it, do not receive it within three days, contact the Organizing Committee by e-mail: submissoes.cipf@uespi.br.

Guidelines for submissions:

First, proposals must be presented in the form of an abstract of up to 500 words, containing the title, objectives, methodology, results and considerations. If these are approved, they must be presented in the form of an e-poster, which in turn must contain the sections:

a) Title of work

b) Objectives

c) Methodology

d) Results,

e) Final considerations

f) References.

Standardization of scientific works

All abstracts must comply with the following standards:

LETTER: Times New Roman

SPACING: 1.5 between lines;

TITLE: In bold, centralized and upper case (capital letters), size 12 (twelve);

AUTHOR AND GUIDELINES NAMES (if any): In size 10, bold and aligned to the left, together with the educational institution and funding agency (if any);

ABSTRACT: Letter size 11 (eleven) with a maximum of 500 (five hundred) words, containing title, objectives, methodology, results and considerations.

KEYWORDS: Average of 3 (three), separated by point;

Languages of submitted articles

Proposals for papers will be accepted for presentation in e-poster in the following languages: Portuguese, English or Spanish.

Responsibilities of the participant

1. The participant can submit up to three works as the main author and there is no limit on co-authorship per work.
2. The author have the responsibility to charge of submitting the proposal to include the name of all co-authors in the work proposal, also inserting the institution to which the co-author (s) belong.
3. When the abstract is approved, the presentation will take place through images of the Poster and Pitch (Video recorded with 5 to 7 minutes).
4. Authors must be responsible for sending the file of the e-poster and the video for the presentation of the work (Pitch), according to the following rules:

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• 4.2 The format for sending the presentation files must necessarily follow the guidelines contained in the section “Instructions for sending the electronic poster (e-poster) and video (Pitch) file” of this notice.

Result of submissions

The result of the evaluation of the submitted works is expected to publish between 02/17/2022 to 03/22/2022. The authors will be informed about the result of the evaluation through the e-mail indicated in the filling out of the form, and they are responsible for certification.

Instructions for sending the electronic poster (e-poster) and video (Pitch) file

After the dissemination of the results, the authors who obtained their approved work must prepare the e-poster, containing the sections: title, objectives, methodology, results, considerations and references. The video of the presentation of the work (Pitch) must be recorded with 5 to 7 minutes of duration.

The files must follow these guidelines:

• 1. The e-poster file must be sent to the email: submissoes.cipf@uespi.br from 02/17/2022 to 03/20/2022, will be allowed PDF format;
  2. The limit of the e-poster is only 1 page, the size of which must be 38.1 cm x 65.969 cm (width x height);
  3. The types of fonts to be used will be Arial or Calibri, with a minimum size of 24 for the title, 18 for the general content and 14 for the references;
  4. The use of italics should only be used to highlight terms in languages other than Portuguese;
  5. The first and second lines of the e-poster must have, in a centralized form, the title of the work (which must be the same as the abstract sent to the event website, written in capital letters and in bold); the name (s) of the author (s) and presenter must be underlined; and, finally, your institution (s) and the email address of the first author or one of the authors must be placed in parentheses;
  6. The e-poster must contain the sections: title, objectives, methodology, results, considerations and references;
  7.  You can use Graphics and static images on electronic posters.
  8. The candidate himself, with a duration between 5 to 7 minutes, must record the presentation video. The participant must save the recording on the YouTube platform and send the preview link to the event’s Organizing Committee along with the e-poster file through the email: submissoes.cipf@uespi.br.