Publication Plan

PUBLICATION PLAN FOR IFKAD 2026 IS IN A PREPARATION PHASE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING

Key Information for Authors

Submitted extended abstracts will be subjected to a double-blind peer review. All papers of accepted abstracts, if conditions met, will be taken in consideration for inclusion for IFKAD publications as listed below.
We strongly suggest to authors to submit their full papers in order to facilitates the process of selection of papers to be included in the conference-related ebooks and journals’ SIs. Please note that only papers with publication consent will be taken in consideration for selection and inclusion.
We would like to highlight that IFKAD follows a copyright policy in which authors retain full copyright ownership of their papers.

General Conditions

Papers will be considered for below listed publication IF, and only if:

the received paper is fully in line with submission requirements and template.
full paper must be received within indicated cut-off deadline
registration and fee payment is completed from at least one of the authors

Papers which don’t meet any of the above mentioned conditions will be automatically excluded without additional notice.

IFKAD Publications

Book of Papers (Conference Book /w ISBN) – includes all full papers presented at the conference
IFKAD Proceedings (Post-Conference Publication /w ISBN, ISSN) – following a peer review of full papers, selected papers will be included. IFKAD Proceedings will be submitted to Clarivate WoS for evaluation and indexing. (many of previous editions are indexed)
IFKAD Knowledge Insights (Springer Edited Book, Scopus indexed) – a selected number of papers presented at IFKAD will be invited to contribute. Invited authors will be asked to prepare revised and condensed version of their work, focusing on its most critical and novel insights. (specific requirements will be provided with invitation).

Authors who wish to present without submitting full paper will be asked to provide only short abstract (about 400 words) which will be included in Book of Abstracts (extension of conference program, no ISBN)

Other Publications Opportunities

Following the conference, authors of selected high quality papers will be advised to submit, if interested, after substantial revision and improvement according to journals’ requirements and guidelines, their papers for following Special Issues and regular issues high-impact international academic journals, where they will undergo the traditional double blind peer review process (selection for these publications is entirely handled by editorial team of each listed journal/SI):

Knowledge Management Research and Practice (KMRP) – SI “Intelligent Knowledge Management Systems: Integrating Human and AI Cognition for Organizational Innovation” (read more)
Measuring Business Excellence (MBE)
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (IJKBD) (read more)
Urban Science – SI “Urban Regeneration: Organizing Creativity, Innovation, and Change” (read more / call for papers)
Innovation: Organizations & Management – SI “Tradition and Aesthetic as Catalysts for Innovation: New Perspectives and Practices” (read more / call for papers)
International Journal of Electronic Trade
Business Strategy and Development
Journal of Strategy and Management
Journal of Innovation & Knowledge – SI “Generative AI-Empowered Knowledge Management Systems for Sustainable Governance”
Research Handbook on Transformative Business Leadership in the AI Era (call for chapters)
Building Digital, Sustainable, and Resilient Organizations to Meet Global Climate Commitments (call for papers)
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems (read more)

Journals and special issues related to IFKAD 2026 will be added/updated upon confirmation form the Chief-Editor(s)

For further information about publication ethics and editorial board of IFKAD, see Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement