MakeLearn & TIIM International Conference (Management, Knowledge and Learning) (MakeLearn)
International School for Social and Business Studies (ISSBS), Celje · in person / online · Official site ↗
Trust
Legitimate. Long history and real committee; small gaps, e.g. next year's fees not out yet.
Good conference, but indexing or review rigour only partly verified.
- ✕Indexing verified — No WoS CPCI or Scopus coverage of the proceedings found
- !Indexing specific — No indexing claim for the proceedings; only partner journals
- ✓Archive history — 16 ISBN volumes, 2011-2026
- ✓Committee international — 20+ countries
- ✓Committee listed — Conference board of 5 plus about 45 programme members
- ✓Domain age — University subdomain
- ✓Double blind — 'All submitted papers will be double-blind reviewed'
- ✓Known mill — No mill signals beyond repeated deadline extensions
- ✓Organizer reputable — Private Slovenian HEI with public-university co-organisers
- ✓Past editions — Annual since 2011; proceedings archive on ToKnowPress
✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed
Promotion (NN 42/2026)
0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)
- — International committee from 20 countries: a2.
- — Proceedings papers can supply at most 1/3 of the required minimum points.
- — Max 1 paper per author per proceedings volume.
Deadlines & fees
- Abstract
- 15-02-2027
- Full paper
- 15-02-2027
- Notification
- 15-03-2027
- Registration
- TBA
| coauthor | regular | €270 | · Previous edition: on site, other authors or student, other HEIs |
| presenter | regular | €190 | · Previous edition: online, first author, other HEIs |
| presenter | regular | €330 | · Previous edition: on site, first author, non-student, other HEIs |
| student | regular | €270 | · Previous edition: on site, student, other HEIs |
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. |
The site calls 2027 the '14th joint MakeLearn & TIIM' conference; ToKnowPress lists 16 MakeLearn volumes for 2011-2026, so edition number is left null. Registration opens 2026-10-15 and the final revised paper is due 2027-04-15. Theme: human-centred AI, knowledge transfer and leadership. The proceedings can hold an abstract or a full paper, at the author's choice. Deadlines were extended repeatedly in 2026 (to 15 Mar, 31 Mar, then 20 Apr). 2027 fees are not published yet; the fees below come from the previous payment page.