21st International Conference on Business Excellence (ICBE)
Bucharest University of Economic Studies · in person / online · Official site ↗
Trust
Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.
Flagship conference: verified indexing or a major society, rigorous review.
- !Indexing verified — WoS indexing confirmed only for the 2020 volume; recent volumes unverified.
- ✓Archive history — Archived for 10+ years.
- ✓Committee international — Members from RO, UK, US, PL and others.
- ✓Committee listed — Committee listed; spot-check OK (list slightly stale).
- ✓Domain age — Registered 2013-02-18.
- ✓Double blind — Double-blind stated in calls.
- ✓Indexing specific — Names WoS CPCI and Springer.
- ✓Known mill — University-run.
- ✓Organizer reputable — Public university.
- ✓Past editions — 21st edition, yearly since ~2007.
✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed
Promotion (NN 42/2026)
0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)
- — International committee from 5 countries: a2.
- — Indexing claimed but this volume isn't in the database yet: a1 only once it is (usually 6–18 months after the event).
- — 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
- 15-01-2027
- Notification
- 01-02-2027
- Registration
- 15-03-2027
| presenter | early | €400 | until 15-10-2026 |
| presenter | regular | €500 | until 15-12-2026 |
| presenter | late | €600 | |
| student | early | €300 | until 15-10-2026 |
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. |
HRM mini-tracks: HR & business strategy, HR in the digital and AI era, leadership. Max 4 co-authors, 2 papers per author. Listener fee not published.