12th IACMR Biennial Conference (International Association for Chinese Management Research) (IACMR)

International Association for Chinese Management Research (host HKUST Business School) · in person · Official site ↗

Trust

Established · 10/10

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

Quality: Top 5/5

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

?Indexing verified — n/a
✓Archive history — Past conferences archived on site
✓Committee international — International association (US/China/HK/global members)
✓Committee listed — Program chair, 13-person organizing committee (president, track chairs per program, PDW chair) and 8-member local arrangement committee, all with affiliations (2027 conference page); reviewers recruited via call for reviewers
✓Domain age — Established society domain
✓Double blind — CFP states blind review, author info removed
✓Indexing specific — No indexing claims
✓Known mill — Not a mill
✓Organizer reputable — IACMR, publishes MOR (Cambridge)
✓Past editions — 12th biennial; 2025 edition held June 11-15

✕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: 26-10-2026
Notification: 25-02-2027
Registration: TBA

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.

Theme: 'Advancing Chinese Management Research in the Age of AI'. Full papers (max 35 pages) with China-related focus; English and Chinese programs; 3+3+2 submission limit. Submissions open 16 Sep 2026, close 26 Oct 2026 noon HKT; PDW proposals 16 Nov 2026. Double-blind review. Best paper awards incl. micro (OB/HR) category. No proceedings mentioned. Fees not captured.