7th Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future (EBTSF)
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics - Skopje · in person · Official site ↗
Trust
Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.
Strong international conference with solid review and a reputable host.
- !Indexing specific — Proceedings only 'planned for submission'; no database named
- !Indexing verified — No proceedings indexing; partner-journal route is invite-only with regular review
- ✓Archive history — Pages for 2020-2025 editions and proceedings
- ✓Committee international — 20 countries; ~12 MK entries
- ✓Committee listed — Scientific and organizing committees listed
- ✓Domain age — ukim.edu.mk registered 2003
- ✓Double blind — Rigorous double-blind peer-review process stated
- ✓Known mill — No mill indicators
- ✓Organizer reputable — Public university
- ✓Past editions — 7th edition, annual since 2020
✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed
Promotion (NN 42/2026)
0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)
- — International committee from 20 countries: a2.
- — 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
- 20-09-2026 · passed
- Notification
- 15-10-2026
- Registration
- TBA
| presenter | regular | €150 | · Regular; EUR 100 from 2nd author |
| presenter | regular | €250 | · Business participants; EUR 200 from 2nd author |
| student | regular | €70 | · PhD students; EUR 50 from 2nd author |
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. |
2026 theme: 'Intelligence, Innovation, and Long-Term Impact in Organizations and Societies'. Department-hosted tracks include management, entrepreneurship and human capital, plus an Industry Research & Practice track. Selected full papers go into the proceedings; extended abstracts go into the Book of Abstracts. Selected papers are offered extension in the Economy, Business & Development journal (EB&D). Submission is through EasyChair. Each additional author gets a discount (EUR 100 regular, EUR 50 PhD). The 2026 deadline has passed, so the 2027 (8th) edition, likely in November, is the next practical target.