2003_call


The following Call for Paper is also available at:

http://www.socialsciences.nccu.edu.tw/ACFEA/2003_call.htm

or

http://www.fcs.utah.edu/acfea

ACFEA CALL FOR PAPERS


The Fifth Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics
Association (ACFEA) will be held at National
Chengchi University
, Taipei, Taiwan, on July 2-4, 2003. The deadline
for paper submission is November 1, 2002. The deadline for poster and panel
proposal submission is January 20, 2003.

The Scope

Call for Papers

Call for Posters

Call for Panels

Organizing Committee

For More Information


THE SCOPE


The central topic of the conference is to improve the well being of
consumers and families. Professionals in economics, consumer/family economics,
marketing, management, political science, education, psychology, sociology,
social work, and other related fields are welcome to submit papers, poster
proposals, and panel proposals addressing theoretical, empirical, methodological,
pedagogical, and policy issues as they apply in an Asian context.


CALL FOR PAPERS


All papers are to be written in the English language. Only completed
papers will be accepted for review. Authors of accepted papers will be
provided with detailed guidelines to prepare papers for publication in
the conference proceedings, which will be printed in time for distribution
at the conference. If a paper is accepted, at least one author must pay
conference registration fees no later than two months before the meeting,
and promise to attend the meeting for the paper to be included in the proceedings.

In addition, authors of papers that are outstanding in quality and content
will be invited to submit their work to a special issue of the Journal
of Family and Economic Issues
. Papers published in this special issue
will be selected on the basis of a blind peer review that is separate and
apart from the review process for the conference.

Format for Paper:

1. In your email indicate title, author(s) affiliation(s), mailing address,
phone number, and email address (if available).

2. Submissions should follow APA Guidelines, 5th edition format with
special attention to headings and references. Do not include author names
in the file submitted. The maximum length is 20 double-spaced pages, including
tables, charts, and references integrated into the paper. Running headers
should not be used.

3. Maintain 1 inch top, bottom, and side margins.

4. Manuscripts should begin with an abstract of no more than 100 words,
and should not include the author(s) name.

Criteria for Evaluation:

Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of importance/relevance of
the subject matter; contribution to the knowledge base: appropriateness
of the method; timeliness and usefulness of the findings, conclusions,
and/or position; and adequacy of interpretation and implications. If accepted,
the author(s) is(are) responsible for presenting the paper at the conference
and/or finding a substitute to present the paper.

Submission Guidelines:

Create a file readable in the U.S. version of Microsoft Word. All graphics
and tables should be included in the file. Before you save the file, click
on File, Properties, and delete any names or other information that might
identify the authors.

Email your file by November 1, 2002 to the proceedings editor,
Dr. Jessie Fan via e-mail:
acfea@yahoo.com.
The subject line of the email should be:

ACFEA paper submission by your name.


CALL FOR POSTERS


All posters are to be written in the English language. Authors of accepted
posters will be provided with detailed guidelines to prepare one page,
single-spaced summaries for publication in the conference proceedings,
which will be printed in time for distribution at the conference. If a
poster is accepted, at least one author must pay conference registration
fees no later than two months before the meeting, and promise to attend
the meeting for the poster summary to be included in the proceedings.

Format for Poster Submission:

1. In your email indicate title, author(s) affiliation(s), mailing address,
phone number, and email address (if available).

2. Poster submissions should follow APA Guidelines, 5th edition format
with special attention to headings and references. Maximum length of three
double-spaced pages. Do not include author names in the file submitted.

3. Maintain 1 inch top, bottom, and side margins.

Criteria for Evaluation:

Submission will be evaluated on the basis of importance/relevance of
the subject matter; contribution to the knowledge base: appropriateness
of the method; timeliness and usefulness of the findings, conclusions,
and/or position; and adequacy of interpretation and implications. If accepted,
the author(s) is(are) responsible for presenting the poster at the conference
and/or finding a substitute to present the paper.

Submission Guidelines:

Create a file readable in the U.S. version of Microsoft Word. All graphics
and tables should be included in the file. Before you save the file, click
on File, Properties, and delete any names or other information that might
identify the authors.

Email your file by January 20, 2003 to the Poster Chair, Dr.
Yoon Lee via e-mail:
yoonlee@cc.usu.edu.
The subject line of the email should be:

ACFEA poster submission by your name.


CALL FOR PANELS


All panel proposals are to be written in the English language. Authors
of accepted panel proposals will be provided with detailed guidelines to
prepare two page, single-spaced summaries for publication in the conference
proceedings, which will be printed in time for distribution at the conference.
If a panel is accepted, all authors must pay conference registration fees
no later than two months before the meeting, and promise to attend the
meeting for the summary to be included in the proceedings.

Panel proposals should describe the contribution of each participant
and the qualifications of each participant.

Format for Panel Proposals:

1. In your email indicate title, author(s) affiliation(s), mailing address,
phone number, and Email address (if available).

2. Maintain 1 inch top, bottom, and side margins. Print with a letter-quality
printer, using 12 point/12 pitch size print.

Criteria for Evaluation:

Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of importance/relevance of
the panel proposal to conference participants. If accepted, the author(s)
is(are) responsible for making the presentation at the conference.

Submission Guidelines:

Create a file readable in the U.S. version of Microsoft Word. All graphics
and tables should be included in the file.

Email your file by January 20, 2003 to the proceedings editor,
Dr. Jessie Fan, via e-mail:
acfea@yahoo.com.
The subject line of the email should be:

ACFEA panel submission by your name.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


Chair: Dr. An-Pang Kao, Dean
of College of Social Science, National
Chengchi University

Executive Chair: Dr. Jr-Tsung Huang,
National Chengchi University

Vice Chair: Dr. Jing Jian Xiao, President of ACFEA, University of Rhode
Island

Vice Chair: Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Ghany, President of ACCI, University of
Alabama

Vice Chair: Dr. Kaili Yieh, National Changhua University of Education

Program Chair: Dr. Jessie X. Fan, University of Utah

Proceedings Editor and JFEI Guest Editor: Dr. Lakshmi Malroutu, California
State University at Sacramento

Poster Chair: Dr. Yoon Lee, Utah State University

Communication: Dr. Sherman Hanna, Ohio State University.


FOR MORE INFORMATION


About Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association: http://www.fcs.utah.edu/acfea
About National Chengchi University: http://www.nccu.edu.tw