20th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business Conference (EMAB)

EuroMed Academy of Business (EuroMed Research Business Institute) · in person · Official site ↗

Trust

Trusted · 8/10

Legitimate. Long history and real committee; small gaps, e.g. next year's fees not out yet.

Quality: Top 5/5

Flagship conference: verified indexing or a major society, rigorous review.

!Domain age — euromedacademy.org registered 2024-10-17 (whois); society used emrbi.org until 2024, which has lapsed to an unrelated site
✓Archive history — Book of Proceedings archive 2008-2025 online
✓Committee international — ~15 countries incl. UK, IT, ES, US, CA, AU, SE, PL
✓Committee listed — Scientific committee of ~32 listed (2026 page)
✓Double blind — Submissions are going through a double blind review
✓Indexing specific — Names the Palgrave series; proceedings carry ISSN 2547-8516 without index claim
✓Indexing verified — Springer series page 15956 lists 'Abstracted and indexed in SCOPUS'
✓Known mill — One conference a year (plus an Asia chapter); 7-week review window; no mill indicators
✓Organizer reputable — Academic society with Emerald journal and Palgrave series
✓Past editions — 20th edition; proceedings archive 2008-2025

✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed

Promotion (NN 42/2026)

a2 · international

0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)

— International committee from 15 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: 08-02-2027
Full paper: 08-02-2027
Notification: 31-03-2027
Registration: 12-09-2027

coauthor	early	€425 + VAT	until 21-06-2027
coauthor	late	€465 + VAT	until 12-09-2027
listener	early	€320 + VAT	until 21-06-2027 · Other Participant: observers, or authors not attending (paper still published)
listener	late	€360 + VAT	until 12-09-2027 · Other Participant
presenter	early	€570 + VAT	until 21-06-2027 · Main author/presenter; +5% VAT for EU payers without VAT number
presenter	late	€610 + VAT	until 12-09-2027 · Main author/presenter
student	early	€370 + VAT	until 21-06-2027 · Full-time students with university letter
student	late	€410 + VAT	until 12-09-2027

Indexing

potential: Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business · verified

“The best papers will also be included in a Scopus-indexed edited Book volume. ... All three book series are indexed in Scopus.”

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potential: EuroMed Journal of Business · unverified

“Authors of selected high-quality conference papers may be invited to submit a substantially revised version ... EuroMed Journal of Business”

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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.

Venue: Markos Karanastasis Center, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion campus. Submit a paper or an extended abstract by 2027-02-08 (Exordo); both go to double-blind review and both are published in the Book of Proceedings (ISBN, DOI). Final/revised version 2027-04-07 to 2027-09-12. Max 2 submissions per author; one Main Author fee covers up to 2 papers. Track 2: HRM, Leadership and Organisational Design; also Diversity/Equality/Ethics track. No online presentation; 'Other Participant' covers observers and authors who cannot attend (paper still published). 28 partner journals for invited extended versions (e.g. EuroMed Journal of Business, Journal of Knowledge Management, Int. Journal of Organizational Analysis). Fees exclude 5% Cyprus VAT for EU organisations without a VAT number; reverse charge for EU VAT-registered payers; non-EU no VAT. Fellows get 10% off. Scientific committee (2026 page) about 32 members from ~15 countries; 2027 committee not yet listed. Asia Chapter conference (Mumbai, 2027-01-20..22) is a separate event.