23rd Interdisciplinary Management Research (IMR)
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics and Business (with Pforzheim University and University of Bihac) · in person / online · Official site ↗
Trust
Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.
Strong international conference with solid review and a reputable host.
- !Indexing verified — Organizer claim only; nothing after 2021 indexed (declining)
- ✓Archive history — Past proceedings archive online
- ✓Committee international — 12 countries
- ✓Committee listed — Committee members listed
- ✓Domain age — registered 2009
- ✓Double blind — double-blind domestic and international peer review, at least two reviews
- ✓Indexing specific — Names CPCI-SSH and last indexed volume (2021)
- ✓Known mill — No mill indicators
- ✓Organizer reputable — Public universities (Osijek, Pforzheim, Bihac)
- ✓Past editions — 22 consecutive editions
✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed
Promotion (NN 42/2026)
0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)
- — International committee from 12 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
- TBA
- Notification
- TBA
- Registration
- TBA
| listener | regular | €100 + VAT | · Accompanying persons / authors not paying registration, 2026 |
| presenter | regular | €150 + VAT | · Online/remote participation per paper, 2026 |
| presenter | regular | €250 + VAT | · EU without lunch / non-EU with lunch, 2026 |
| presenter | regular | €300 + VAT | · EU participant with lunch, per paper, 2026; 20% early-bird discount |
| student | regular | €150 + VAT | · Doctoral students, 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. |
2027 dates are not announced. The pattern is late October: 2026 was 22 Oct, abstracts due 15 Jun, final papers 31 Jul, acceptance 15 Sep. Fees are charged per paper, +25% VAT; non-EU participants pay EUR 50 less, and paying before 1 June gives 20% off. Remote presentation costs EUR 150 + VAT. Accompanying persons can attend for EUR 100 + VAT. There is a poster track and an Early Career Research Incubator. Committee countries: AT, DE, SK, IT, SI, PL, MK, RO, HU, HR, RS, BA.