Guidelines for Paper Presentation JURE 2009

Format Style
Times New Roman, 12 point
Double-spaced, no hyphenation
Word maximum: 4000 (without abstract and references)

Specific writing guidelines

• Title: The shortest but still informative summary of the paper.
• Authors: List the name(s) of the author(s) (the presenting author is listed at
first), affiliation, contact address(es), and country.
• Abstract (300 words): An abstract is a summary of the entire paper. It should
be accurate, self-contained, nonevaluative, coherent, and readable.
• Keywords: List 3 to 5 central words.
• Theoretical background: The central information about the theory is given in
an adequate literature review (only citations relevant to the topic should be
given). The research problem should be presented early. Furthermore, it
should be shown how the problem is grounded, shaped, and directed by
theory.
• Aim / research question: The topic of investigation is clear (avoid ambiguous
research questions).
• Hypotheses: The hypotheses under investigation are stated explicitly.
• Method: An adequate sample description is given. An adequate description of
methodology, which is sufficiently detailed for replication, is given. The
research design is appropriate to investigate the research question.
• Results: Appropriate statistical techniques or qualitative data analyses are
used. Questionable statistical analyses (e.g., lack of descriptive measures or
unclear order of entry of variables in a regression analysis) are avoided. If the
text contains a large number of statistics, could they be more appropriately put
into tables or figures? Qualitative analyses should be described
comprehensively.
• Discussion: Theoretical or practical implications that can be drawn from the
study are identified and discussed. Conclusions, which are kept within the
boundaries of the findings, are given.
• References: As space is at a premium, be as economical as possible. List the
most relevant sources. Make sure that the references conform to APA editorial
style.

Overall writing guidelines

• Use a clear language.

• Be alert to wordiness – make every word count.
• Structure your paper clearly (are headings well-organized?).
• Be sensitive to balance in length among the different sections.
• Be alert to coherence (is the thread/recurrent theme identifiable?).
• Use APA (American Psychological Association) editorial style:
http://www.apastyle.org
Presentation guidelines

A paper session consists of 2 or 3 conceptually linked papers. Each presentation lasts

15 minutes followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. The chair will
monitor the time and signal when 5 minutes and 1 minute are left. If possible, each
paper will be discussed by the peer who read and commented on the full paper during
the peer feedback process.

Each paper session room will be equipped with an overhead projector and a beamer +
PC + internet access. If you want to give a powerpoint presentation, make sure to
bring your presentation not only on USB-pen.

Bring some 20 copies of your paper for the audience. In addition (or alternatively),
you can bring hand-outs of one A4 page containing the title, abstract, and your
contact information, so that people can e-mail you after the conference when they
want to read the full paper. There is no printing service offered by the JURE
conference organizers.