15th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship (OFEL)

CIRU - Governance Research and Development Centre (with University of Dubrovnik; platform VADEA d.o.o.) · in person · Official site ↗

Trust

Plausible · 6/10

Probably legitimate, but key claims (indexing, review, committee) are only partly verified.

Quality: Low 1/5

Real, but little evidence of selectivity or reach.

!Double blind — Guidelines state authors' identification removed for double-blind review (2020-2023); 2026 CFP says only 'peer review'; full-paper acceptance 5 days after submission
!Indexing verified — No WoS/Scopus coverage
!Known mill — Pay-to-publish-without-attending option and same-week acceptance (VADEA model)
!Organizer reputable — Private centre; logistics/payments via commercial VADEA platform
✓Archive history — Proceedings 2013-2026 online
✓Committee international — ~19 countries (US, UK, MT, ES, AU, PL...); ~30 HR entries
✓Committee listed — Scientific, SEECGAN and organizing committees listed in proceedings
✓Domain age — ciru.hr registered 2012
✓Indexing specific — No indexing claims for proceedings
✓Past editions — 14 editions since 2013

✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed

Promotion (NN 42/2026)

a2 · international

0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)

— International committee from 19 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: TBA
Full paper: TBA
Notification: TBA
Registration: TBA

listener	regular	€150	· 2026 attending without a paper
presenter	regular	€250	· 2026 presentation without publishing, per person
presenter	regular	€300	· 2026 publishing only (no attendance required)
presenter	regular	€350	· 2026 publishing & attending, per paper

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.

Usually held in March in Dubrovnik. The 2026 timeline was: abstracts 20 Feb, abstract acceptance 25 Feb, full papers 15 Mar, full-paper acceptance 20 Mar, conference 20-21 Mar. The 2026 theme was corporate governance in state-owned enterprises; topics include diversity management, leadership, organizational sensemaking and change management. The 2026 Book of Proceedings (ISBN 978-953-6125-42-5) says 'open access and double-blind peer reviewed'. Payment goes to VADEA d.o.o. Past volumes are on RePEc/EconStor (ZBW).