18th International Conference on International Human Resource Management (IHRM)

Edinburgh Napier University Business School (People, Work and Organisations Group) · in person · Official site ↗

Trust

Established · 9/10

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

Quality: Top 5/5

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

!Committee international — Organising committee from host university only
?Indexing verified — n/a
✓Archive history — Series announced via ANZAM and EasyChair
✓Committee listed — Organising committee with bios published
✓Domain age — University domain
✓Double blind — CFP: all abstracts double-blind reviewed
✓Indexing specific — No indexing claims
✓Known mill — Not a mill
✓Organizer reputable — Public UK university
✓Past editions — 18th biennial conference (17th listed on EasyChair CFP)

✕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: 22-01-2027
Full paper: 17-05-2027
Notification: 31-03-2027
Registration: 15-05-2027

presenter	early	€406	until 15-04-2027 · GBP 350 early bird (registration page says 15 Apr; key-dates page says 25 Apr)
presenter	late	€464	until 15-05-2027 · GBP 400 late registration
student	regular	€406	until 25-04-2027 · GBP 350 doctoral candidate incl. gala dinner

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: 'Navigating International Human Resource Management in a Polycrisis Era'. Craiglockhart Campus. Tracks: polycrisis & IHRM, digital/AI, sustainable HRM, global talent management, wellbeing, new work models, ethical/inclusive IHRM, crisis-ready HRM, cross-cultural HRM, methods. Extended abstracts via EasyChair (portal opens 1 Oct 2026), double-blind; submitters expected to review one other submission. Final paper upload 17 May 2027 (for programme, no proceedings stated). Doctoral/ECR colloquium. Chair Prof. Kirsteen Grant, programme chair Prof. Maura Sheehan (both Napier) - organising committee local. Fees GBP converted at ~1.16 EUR/GBP.