🏆 Best Paper Award‎–$5,000 Cash Prize‎

Best Paper Award – $5,000 Cash Prize

We are pleased to offer a Best Paper Award with a cash prize of 5,000 USD at ICBTCardiff’2025. This prestigious award is intended to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions in the fields of Business and Technology. All accepted and presented papers will be automatically considered, and the winner will be selected by an expert panel of reviewers.

Eligibility Criteria and Conditions:

  1. Originality and Quality:
    The paper must present original, high-quality research that demonstrates academic rigor, innovative thinking, and a significant contribution to the field.

  2. Acceptance and Presentation:
    Only papers that are accepted through the peer-review process and presented at the conference (either in-person or online) will be eligible for the award.

  3. Author Registration:
    At least one of the authors must be fully registered for the conference and must present the paper during the designated session.

  4. Evaluation Process:
    All eligible papers will be evaluated by the Best Paper Award Committee, composed of senior scholars and members of the Scientific Committee. Evaluation criteria include:

    • Originality and novelty

    • Relevance to the conference theme

    • Research methodology

    • Clarity of presentation

    • Contribution to theory and/or practice

  5. Award Announcement:
    The winning paper will be announced during the closing ceremony of ICBTCardiff’2025, and the prize money will be transferred to the lead author’s account within two weeks of the announcement.

  6. Publication:
    The winning paper will be recommended for publication in one of the partner journals (subject to journal-specific peer review and editorial approval).

Best Paper Award – Prize Committee Members:

  1. Prof. Carolyn Strong, Cardiff University, UK. Email: Strongc@cardiff.ac.uk
  2. Dr. Bahaaeddin Alareeni, Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Email: alareeni@metu.edu.tr
  3. Dr. Rim El Khoury, lebanis American Univeristy, Lebanon. Email: rhamdan@ucb.edu.bh
  4.  Dr. Reem Khamis, The University College of Bahrain. Email: rimkhoury81@gmail.com