Publication Opportunities:

Papers will be considered for publication in international peer-reviewed journals subject to compliance with journals’ guidelines if desired by the contributors.

• Pacific Business Review International (ESCI)
• Hamdard Islamics
• Epistemology
• Journal of Education and Vocational Research
• Journal of Social and Development Sciences
• Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
• Information Management and Business Review

The conference invites work in the form of research papers, conceptual papers, and technical reports addressing the timely issues and developments in finance, education, information management, business, development studies, management and technology. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers in but not limited to the subjects of:

Paper Submission
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review and will be assessed by the reviewers based on quality, originality and relevance. Papers will be reviewed and feedback will be given to authors as soon as possible to complete the review process within one month. Authors should write and format their manuscripts according to author guidelines. Accepted papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. Authors are invited to submit full-text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Contributors can submit their papers as an email attachment: [email protected], [email protected] in doc or docx format.

Paper Presentation

Participants have to prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation of their accepted work in the English language. However, a parallel session will be arranged for the presenters who would like to present in the Japanese language. Each presenter will be allocated 15-20 minutes time for the presentation. Participants who will register in absentia can make an online presentation.

Best Paper Award
Best paper in each session will be awarded Best Paper Certificate. Best papers will be notified by the session chair at the end of each session of the conference. All the best papers will be published in journals if desired by the authors.

All attending conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee. However, an author can register in absentia if unable to attend the conference. One author can submit more than one paper and need to pay an additional registration fee for each additional paper. In case the paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately.

Note: Registration fee is non-refundable, exclusive of bank charges and can be paid in equivalent AED or USD. Contributor(s) can submit fee through bank transfer or credit card.

All non-member delegates can pay the registration fee of IFRDs Members by adding USD50 in the registration fee of Members of IFRDs and hence become Members.

Registration fee includes: Conference attendance, daily tea breaks, luncheon and publication of accepted papers in the refereed conference proceedings. The registration fee does not include hotel accommodation, transport and Journal Publication Fee. Participants have to arrange visas on their own.

We are accepting virtual presentations as well. Authors can present their work online for this conference if unable to attend.

We will publish and provide a peer-reviewed abstract book and the full paper will be published in double-blind peer-reviewed conference proceedings (Optional) with ISSN 2306-7551 (CD-ROM). Authors have the choice to opt for any of the available options. Refereed conference proceedings will be included in each conference registrant’s packet. Participants can collect their conference packets from the registration desk on the day of the conference.

The conference will be held in Rabat, Morocco

Note: It is pertinent to mention here that the conference organizers do not provide accommodation. We suggest you make an early reservation at the conference venue or any nearby hotel.

Conference Chair

Prof Dr Alexandru Trifu, PhD, University Petre Andrei, Iasi, Romania

Conference Convener

Dr Ali Asad, PhD, National College of Administration and Business, Pakistan

Members

Dr Saqib Muneer, PhD, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
Dr Muhammad Ilyas, PhD, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Prof Dr Hermann Gruenwald, PhD, Burapha University International College, Thailand
Dr Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, PhD, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr Katalin Jackel, PhD, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Dr M. Mohsin Hakeem, PhD, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan
Dr. Muhammad Adil Khattak, PhD, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr Wei-Bin Zhang, PhD, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Prof Dr Johan de Jager, PhD, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Ijaz ur Rehman, PhD, Alfalah University, Dubai, UAE
Dr Muhammad Azhar Khan, PhD, Hafr Al Batin University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr M Twum-Darko, PhD, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Boubker Sbihi, PhD, I-Shcool ESI, Rabat, Morocco