33rd AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas (AHRD)

Academy of Human Resource Development · in person / online · Official site ↗

Trust

Established · 9/10

Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.

Quality: High 4/5

Strong international conference with solid review and a reputable host.

!Committee international — All four conference committee members at US universities; track chair affiliations not given
?Indexing verified — n/a
✓Archive history — Past conferences and calls on ahrd.org
✓Committee listed — Conference committee (chair, program chair, proceedings editors) with affiliations plus ~16 track chairs/associate chairs named (annual-conference page)
✓Domain age — Established society domain
✓Double blind — Call for Submissions 2027: manuscripts, roundtables, posters undergo blind peer review; all author-identifying info must be removed
✓Indexing specific — No indexing claims
✓Known mill — Not a mill
✓Organizer reputable — AHRD, publishes four Sage HRD journals
✓Past editions — 33rd conference in the Americas

✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed

Promotion (NN 42/2026)

no category

0.0 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)

— Abstracts only: no full paper in proceedings, so it doesn't count as a scientific paper.
— Proceedings papers can supply at most 1/3 of the required minimum points.
— Max 1 paper per author per proceedings volume.

Deadlines & fees

Abstract: TBA
Full paper: 31-08-2026 · passed
Notification: 12-10-2026
Registration: 01-01-2027

presenter	early	€455	until 09-01-2027 · USD 529 member early; non-member USD 809 (EUR ~696)
presenter	regular	€498	until 20-01-2027 · USD 579 member regular; non-member USD 859
presenter	late	€541	· USD 629 member late; non-member USD 909
student	early	€378	until 09-01-2027 · USD 439 student early; 489 regular, 539 late

Indexing

What is trust?

Trust is ANA's verdict on whether a conference is a real scientific event rather than a fee-collecting mill. It says nothing about prestige or promotion points; those are shown separately.

Established	9–10	Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.
Trusted	7–8	Legitimate. Long history and real committee; small gaps, e.g. next year's fees not out yet.
Plausible	5–6	Probably legitimate, but key claims (indexing, review, committee) are only partly verified.
Doubtful	3–4	Several checks failed or couldn't be verified. Check it yourself before submitting.
Avoid	1–2	Matches a known conference mill or has serious red flags.

How it's scored: every conference starts at 3. Points are added for a listed committee, an international committee, 3+ past editions, a domain and archive several years old, and a university or society organiser. Points are taken off for vague indexing ("major databases"), an indexing claim that turns out false, review faster than 7 days, a brand-new domain, missing committees, or many unrelated conferences on one site. A known conference mill is capped at 2.

Quality is a separate 1–5 score for whether it's worth presenting there: the conference's tier (flagship, mid, regional), verified WoS/Scopus indexing, double-blind review, a reputable organiser and an international committee. A small regional conference can be fully trusted and still Modest.

Top	5/5	Flagship conference: verified indexing or a major society, rigorous review.
High	4/5	Strong international conference with solid review and a reputable host.
Mid	3/5	Good conference, but indexing or review rigour only partly verified.
Modest	2/5	Real but small or regional, little verified indexing. Fine for networking and a2/a3 points.
Low	1/5	Real, but little evidence of selectivity or reach.

Houston Marriott Westchase; some sources say 9-12 Feb (pre-conference). Separate virtual day 29 Jan 2027. Submissions via Exordo; camera-ready 2 Nov 2026; at least one author registered by 1 Jan 2027. Proceedings distributed as eBook to attendees; unclear whether full papers or abstracts. Early bird until 9 Jan 2027, regular to 20 Jan, then late. USD converted at ~0.86 EUR/USD.