The 6th APA Conference: Invitation & Call for Papers/Abstracts | Submission Extended Deadline: 29 February 2024

Invitation & Call for Papers/Abstracts
Submission Extended Deadline: 29 February 2024

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Dear All,

We are very pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline for the 6^th Asian Population Association Conference has been extended to 29 February 2024. The submission of abstracts must be done through the system at https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6598/submitter.

If you wish to make any corrections to an already submitted abstract or if you wish to send in other abstracts, you can only be made until the submission extended deadline.

The conference will be held in-person in Kathmandu City, Nepal, 27-30 November, 2024 and will be hosted by the Central Department of Population Studies (CDPS) at Tribhuvan University. You are invited to submit papers/abstracts to the conference themes as follows:

Conference Themes 

1. Future Challenges of Asian Population Dynamics
2. Population Census/Survey, Vital Registration, and Big Data
3. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health, and Reproductive Rights
4. Mortality, Morbidity, Epidemiology, and Causes of Death
5. Population Mobility and Spatial Demography (Internal and International Migration, including Refugees) and Urbanization
6. Family Formation and Dissolution, Family and Kinship
7. Gender and Development
8. Demographic Theory and Methods (including Demographic Training)
9. Population Dynamics, Demographic Transition, and Population Ageing
10. Population and Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development
11. Special Population Groups (Youth, Older Persons, Persons with Disability, etc.)
12. Population and Economy, Demographic Dividend, and Labor Market
13. Ethnicity/Race, Religion and Language
14. Historical Demography
15. Digital Technology for Demographic Analysis
16. Others (Education, Well-being, and Happiness, etc.)
17. Nepal Special Sessions (Topics relevant to Nepal)

Key conference dates

Please pay close attention to the abstract and paper guidelines.

Guideline for abstract preparation for the 6^th Asian Population Association Conference;

1. Abstract is required and should not exceed 200 words.
2. Extended abstract is optional and should not be more than 5 pages. The text uses 12-point font, and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Please download the template at https://asianpa.org/the-6th-asian-population-association-conference.html
3. Full paper is optional. Length of the manuscript should not exceed 8,000 words excluding references (about 25 pages). The text uses 12-point font, and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
4. The paper title must be Title Case (For example, Food Consumption Behaviors of Middle-aged in the Rural of Northeastern Region of Thailand). Please do not use all capital letters. 
5. The authors’ names and details must also be Title Case (e.g.; 'Asian Population Association' rather than 'ASIAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION').

We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to Kathmandu, Nepal, in November 2024.

Sincerely yours,
Asian Population Association
Website: https://asianpa.org/