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Submit to a Conference

Before you Begin

The corresponding author must collect and enter the following information for the abstract submission:
- Contact data - Correct spelling of first and last name, rank, affiliation, affiliation country
- Paper Title - Full paper title for the presentation
- Paper Abstract - 250-word abstract

We strongly recommend that you prepare all the information required below BEFORE starting to fill in the submission form. Your information will be lost if you leave the page or close the browser without submitting all the contents.

Please read our abstract submission walkthrough guide (Download PDF)

Submission Process

Login to My IAFOR or Create an account
Your email address will be used as your username and you will be asked to ​create a password. Please be aware that the information you enter when creating your account will be used for official Letters of Acceptance, Letters of Invitation, and Conference Programmes, so please ensure correct spelling of names, affiliated institutions, and so forth. Login or Create an Account

Confirmation Email
After creating an account, please check your email inbox for something from "iafor.org". If you can not find a confirmation email in your normal inbox, it is worth checking in your spam or junk mail folders as many programs filter out emails this way. If it did end up in one of these folders, please add the address to your acceptable senders' folder by whatever method your email program can do this.

Submit to a Conference
Submit your abstract (maximum 250 words), choosing from the available presentation formats.

Receive a Confirmation
After submission, you will receive an automatic confirmation that your abstract has been received.

Initial Screening
Your submission will be reviewed by staff to ensure it conforms to accepted academic norms, and to screen out incomplete submissions.

Review
Your submission will be blind reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers.
See the Abstract Review Process for details.

Final Review
Your submission will receive a final review by a member of the Conference Programme Committee.

Result Notification
A result notification will be sent to you generally within four weeks of submission.

Registration
Accepted submitters will be invited to register. In order to be included in the Conference Programme, accepted submitters are required to register by the registration deadline. Upon payment of the registration fee, you will receive a confirmation email containing your official receipt.

Conferences currently Accepting Submissions