45th International Labour Process Conference (ILPC)

ILPC Steering Group with University of Cádiz (research group Transformations and Conflicts in Contemporary Societies) · in person · Official site ↗

Trust

Established · 10/10

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

Quality: Mid 3/5

Good conference, but indexing or review rigour only partly verified.

!Double blind — Abstracts 'externally evaluated' (CFP); blinding not stated
?Indexing verified — Nothing to verify
✓Archive history — Previous conferences and calls archived on site
✓Committee international — International steering group; host rotates (UK, Europe, elsewhere)
✓Committee listed — Steering Group page on site
✓Domain age — ilpc.org.uk registered 2008-04-11 (Nominet whois)
✓Indexing specific — No indexing claimed
✓Known mill — Single annual academic conference
✓Organizer reputable — Academic steering group plus public university host
✓Past editions — 45th edition; since 1983

✕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: 31-10-2026
Full paper: TBA
Notification: TBA
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 'Spaces of Work and Resistance'. Hosted by the University of Cádiz at the UCA Jerez campus (Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences, INDESS). Abstract submission opens early Sep 2026, closes 2026-10-31; decisions early Dec 2026. General stream plus special streams (e.g. labour process theory, migrant workers and organising, industrial relations, skills and knowledge, gender/race/ethnicity at work, technology and autonomy). Airports: Jerez, Seville, Gibraltar. ILPC has an associated book series and journal (see site). Fees not yet published.