The International Institute of Love Studies invites the presenters of the 1st and 2nd conferences on love studies to submit a proposal for a chapter in the edited volume “Love and Relationship Studies around the World.”
The International Institute of Love Studies has a tentative agreement for publication of this volume with Springer Publishing. The Institute will sign an official contract with Springer for this publication after collecting all accepted abstracts.
This interdisciplinary edited volume is intended to publish a special collection of love studies based on the recent research presented by participants at these conferences. The book will help present the growing research on love across disciplines and cultures from around the world. It will serve as a resource for both researchers and practitioners.
The submitted proposals, abstracts, and manuscripts must be in English.
The Formatting of Proposals
The title of the submission should be a concise summary of the research topic (up to 20 words). An abstract of a proposal should be from 400 to 500 words and include the following sections:
Research background of the study: an introductory part of a research report that describes the context and significance of the study topic by outlining existing knowledge of love. Research background sets the stage for the aim of a study and research question by providing a foundation to understand the study’s rationale and importance.
The aim of the study: a purpose or goal of the research project that declares the primary reason for conducting the study. It outlines the general direction of the research and what it intended to achieve. An author expresses in a single clear statement (or several statements) the aim of the study. It also explains how the current research contributes to existing knowledge of love.
Research methods: the specific ways of conducting research. Writing about methods, researchers explain a set of postulates, rules, and methods they use in their study of love.
The highlights of results: the new knowledge and findings that a researcher has obtained to answer the research question(s). Please highlight the main results, presenting those in a logical sequence.
The summary of conclusions of a study: the significance of results within the broader context of love research. In other words, conclusions present the key takeaways derived from the study.
Please submit your abstract (from 400 to 500 words) in a designated field as a text.
Please start each section of the proposal with a new paragraph with subheadings in regular font, like Research background of the study, The aim of the study, Research methods, and so on, as outlined above.
The Style of Abstracts
We encourage you to use plain scholarly language that researchers from different disciplines can understand. Please avoid using specific disciplinary lexicon and abbreviations that may be unclear for scholars not versed in your area of study. Please explicitly define the key terms and concepts in the submitted proposal. You may include parenthetical in-text citations (like author’s name and year), if they are suitable, but no full descriptions of references.
In addition to the submission of the abstract, please indicate in your proposal form:
The academic discipline(s) your study represents or is closely related to. You may select more than one),e.g. history, philosophy, religious studies, literary studies, linguistics, anthropology, biology, sociology, psychology, communication studies. You may include any other? Please specify
The typical name of the countries, societies, or cultures your study presents (you may include more than one):
Five typical concepts or keywords associated with love that your study presents (besides the word “love”).This information will help us include you in an appropriate thematic session.
If you have any questions submission process, please contact us at love.studies.institute@gmail.com
You can proceed with submitting your proposal form through the link here.
The Process of Review and Acceptance of the Submitted Proposals
The submitted proposals will be peer-reviewed and selected based on their quality. If interested, please submit your chapter proposal by April 30, 2025.
You should expect the details to be announced upon acceptance of a paper. Among the general requirements are (a) the manuscript’s length of up to 4000 words, including references and appendices; (b) APA style of writing and references; and (c) following the specific structure of the report.