16th Region, Entrepreneurship, Development (RED)

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics and Business · in person / online · Official site ↗

Trust

Established · 10/10

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

Quality: High 4/5

Strong international conference with solid review and a reputable host.

!Indexing specific — Says 'Web of Science' 2012-2022 without naming CPCI or volumes; no ISSN shown
!Indexing verified — Organizer claim only; no WoS coverage claimed after 2022 (declining)
✓Archive history — Proceedings archived on HRCAK
✓Committee international — 9 countries; ~22 of ~48 entries from HR
✓Committee listed — Program, organizing and publishing committees listed
✓Domain age — unios.hr registered 2001
✓Double blind — All papers will be double blind peer-reviewed
✓Known mill — No mill indicators
✓Organizer reputable — Public university; AOM and HrAM co-organizers
✓Past editions — 16th edition; roots in 2012 meeting

✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed

Promotion (NN 42/2026)

a2 · international → a1 once indexed

0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)

— International committee from 9 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: 15-12-2026
Full paper: 10-02-2027
Notification: 15-03-2027
Registration: TBA

listener	early	€150 + VAT	· Accompanying persons / authors without papers (200 late)
presenter	regular	€150 + VAT	· Online participation, all participants
presenter	early	€300 + VAT	· EU, without dinner; non-EU 200
presenter	early	€340 + VAT	· EU, dinner included; 2026 table (early until 2026-03-20); non-EU 250
presenter	late	€360 + VAT	· EU, dinner included, final registration; non-EU 250
student	regular	€250 + VAT	· Doctoral students EU; non-EU 150

Indexing

guaranteed: Wos cpci · unverified

“previous proceedings from 2012 to 2022 are indexed in up-to-date databases (Web of Science)”

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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 theme: 'Shaping the future of regions: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and the Future of Work'. Abstract acceptance comes 2026-12-20. Extended abstracts (presentation only, not published) are due 2027-02-10. Proceedings have an ISSN (number not shown), are open access CC BY-NC-ND, and are archived on HRCAK. Submission is through Microsoft CMT. Fees are +25% VAT; non-EU participants pay less. Authors without papers and accompanying persons can attend. Committee countries: HR, SI, DE, BA, HU, PL, RS, FI, UK.