32nd Strategic Management and Decision Support Systems in Strategic Management (SM)
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics in Subotica · in person / online · Official site ↗
Trust
Major society or long-running conference. Indexing and committee verified.
Real, but little evidence of selectivity or reach.
- !Committee international — 43 of 61 scientific board Serbian (70%); 9 countries: RS, BA, HR, MK, SK, US, PL, CN, TR
- !Double blind — 'Reviewed by two separate reviewers (members of the Scientific board)'; blinding not stated on site, OJS or proceedings
- !Indexing specific — 'Submitted for indexing' to CPCI, no evidence of acceptance
- !Indexing verified — No independent evidence of CPCI coverage
- ✓Archive history — Past proceedings PDFs online (e.g. SM2025)
- ✓Committee listed — Scientific board of 60+ listed
- ✓Domain age — uns.ac.rs (public university domain)
- ✓Known mill — No mill indicators
- ✓Organizer reputable — Public university
- ✓Past editions — 31 editions through 2026
✕Failed !Warning ?Not verified ✓Passed
Promotion (NN 42/2026)
0.75 points per paper (≤ 4 authors)
- — International committee from 9 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
| presenter | regular | €120 | · SM2026 virtual participant (students 70) |
| presenter | regular | €200 | · SM2026 in-person (23,600 RSD) |
| student | regular | €100 | · SM2026 student in-person |
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 mid/late May (SM2026: XXXI, 18 May 2026, Subotica). SM2026 deadlines were abstracts 16 Mar, full papers 15 Apr and fee 10 May. Papers are submitted via OJS after the abstract is accepted. Virtual presentation sessions are available. Registration is free for staff of partner/co-organizing institutions. Proceedings carry an ISBN and DOI. Accepted English papers may be invited to the Strategic Management journal (ESCI; Serbian M23). Committee countries: RS, BA, HR, SK, PL, MK, CN, TR, US (43 of 61 scientific board members from Serbia).