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

The conference invites work in the form of a research paper, conceptual paper, and technical report addressing the timely issues and developments in economics, education, information management, business, development studies, social sciences and public administration. 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 can be arranged for the presenters who would like to present in the local 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 and present a paper online. 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 to the registration fee of Members of IFRDs and hence become our 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. Authors can present their papers online for this conference.

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 2307-7549 (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 at Holiday Inn, Istanbul City Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. The hotel is just steps from Pazartekke tram station on line T1 running to the Old City and a 40-minute taxi ride to Istanbul Airport. A private transfer service to and from the airport is available.

Hotel Address: Turgut Ozal Cad. (Millet Cad.) 189 Topkapi 34280 Istanbul, Turkey,

Website: www.hiistanbulcity.com.tr

Email: [email protected], [email protected],

Phone: +90 212 530 99 00, Fax: +90 212 530 99 24

Note: It is pertinent to mention here that the conference organizers do not provide accommodation. We suggest you to make an early reservation at Holiday Inn, Istanbul City Hotel at special conference prices or any nearby hotel.

Conference Chair

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

Conference Co-Chair

Dr Khushbu Agarwal, PhD, Pacific University, India

Conference Convener

Prof. Dr. Zehra Vildan Serin, PhD, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey

Members

Prof Dr Hermann Gruenwald, PhD, Burapha University International College, Thailand
Dr Muhammad Ilyas, PhD, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Dr Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, PhD, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
Prof Dr Johan de Jager, PhD, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Katalin Jackel, PhD, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Prof Dr Pratibha Samson Gaikwad, PhD, Shivaji University of Pune, India
Dr. Muhammad Adil Khattak, PhD Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof Dr Chux Gervase Iwu, PhD, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Ijaz ur Rehman, PhD, Alfalah University, Dubai, UAE
Dr Saqib Muneer, PhD, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Wei-Bin Zhang, PhD, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Prof Dr Sultanov Mirzo Said, PhD, Tohoku University of Community Service & Science, Japan