Author Guidelines
Abstract Submission Guidelines.
Abstracts must be submitted by the presenting author. The presenting author of accepted abstracts must register for the conference to be included in the conference program.
Submitting authors are requested to identify the track they want to submit to, although the final decision will be made by the scientific committee.
All abstracts must be in English. Presentations will be accepted in Malay in consultation with the committee.
The Scientific Committee has the final decision on the inclusion of abstracts and on the final presentation format and time.
Deadline for the ABSTRACT SUBMISSION is EXTENDED TO 31st October 2017.
Notification of acceptance will be e-mailed to the presenting author by 18 November, 2017, together with detailed information and guidelines.
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.
Mental Health and Substance use
Mental health is defined by the WHO as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. This tract will cover themes such as mental health; mental disorders; substance use and alcohol; psychological stress; mental health services and access to care; stigma, discrimination and social exclusion; impact on employment and economic; impact on children and families; and traditional and religious approaches to mental health.
Health
Health is not only being free from illness. Nutrition, physical fitness and sports can also play a significant role in overall health and wellbeing. Quality of Life is linked closely to health status and interpretations or perceptions of health. The Track themes concerning Health can include: illness and recovery; impact of illness on family and friends; treatment approaches; definitions of health, illness and recovery from illness; alternative approaches to health care and wellbeing; the impact of health on quality of life for self and others; chronic and terminal illness; socio- economic impacts and access to health care; health in childhood, youth and adulthood; health and quality of life in aging; indigenous health; rural and remote health; and other themes relating to health and quality of life.
Economics, Work and Occupation
Quality of life is undeniably influenced by economics, career choice and the employment relationship. The nature of the job and of the organisation dictates how individuals react, manage and sustain the work portion of their lives. How can employers learn to enhance the QoL for their human capital? This track concerns studies which link QoL to any of the following: stress at work, organisational commitment, job satisfaction, work-life balance, job performance, turnover intention, debt, financial security, flexible work schedules, role of technology, health and safety, and career choice. This track welcomes other meaningful studies which provide insights into the relationship between QoL and economics, work and occupation.
Environment
The earth’s environment sustains and supports all extant living beings. However, it continues to be threatened by rampant anthropogenic activities. Environmental factors indirectly affect other quality of life aspects, including economic prosperity and inequality. Environment is a complex combination of physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an organism or community and dictates survival. This track concerns environment and quality of life including: environmental economics, ethnography, forestry sciences and the forestry community, and applications of environmental sciences in quality of life. This track also includes all environmental studies in relation with quality of life.
Culture & Society
What are the culturally-based views of people concerning quality of life, well-being and happiness? And how do different communities try to maintain or enhance these? Themes concerning Culture and Society include: ethnographic studies of indigenous peoples, traditional worldviews and belief systems, music and dance, ritual practices and sacred spaces, languages, literature and heritage language literacy, traditional knowledge, traditional medicine and medical practices, ethnobotanical studies, sociocultural studies of fertility, gender and well-being, social impact assessments, migration, disease and population studies, sociocultural change, and other themes concerning quality of life in terms of culture and society.
- Oral presentation:
Oral presentations typically describe original empirical research, innovations or meta-analyses and reviews, but other presentations will be considered. The maximum number of presentations for presenting authors is two oral presentations.
Abstracts should include:
Title: 15 words or less
Author(s) details (name and affiliation): First name(s) followed by surname(s); Institution of affiliation; country. Authors should be no more than 10. The first author is the presenting author.
The body of the text should be no longer than 300 words and include:
Background or introduction including objectives.
Methods.
Findings or results.
Discussion and conclusion: Note: it is not acceptable to state “results will be discussed”.
Do not include a list of references at the end of your abstract.
- Poster presentation:
There is no limit for poster presentation per presenting author.Size of display should be B1 and any illustrations need to be readable from a distance of 1 meter.The abstracts for poster presentations need to follow the same format as those for oral presentations; see above.