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Call for Papers · WAEY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 2027
Key dates
Research themes
Papers are submitted to one of the four conferences under one of its approved themes. Select a conference to view its themes.
🤖Leadership & AI Conference8 themes ▾
- Strategic leadership in the age of AI and Vision 2030 targets
- Smart government and improving public services with AI
- Data-driven decision-making and predictive analytics
- AI governance, ethics and regulatory compliance
- Generative AI in management and productivity
- Change management and building a culture of organisational innovation
- Cybersecurity and the risks of emerging technologies from a leadership perspective
- Gulf and global success stories in smart transformation
🧭Future of Work & Human Capital Conference8 themes ▾
- Human capability development and Vision 2030 targets
- Localisation, and attracting and retaining talent
- Future skills, reskilling and upskilling
- Empowering women and young leaders in the labour market
- Flexible and hybrid work and productivity
- Organisational culture, employee experience and wellbeing
- AI in HR and recruitment
- Workforce analytics and measuring human capital performance
🏥Healthcare Management & Quality of Care Conference8 themes ▾
- Health sector transformation and Vision 2030 targets
- Leadership and governance in healthcare organisations
- Quality, patient safety and international accreditation standards
- Digital health, virtual care and medical AI
- Patient experience and person-centred care
- Health economics and value-based care
- Public–private partnership in health
- Risk, emergency and health crisis management
🧠Mental Health & Quality of Life Conference8 themes ▾
- Quality of life and Vision 2030 targets
- Workplace mental health and organisational wellbeing
- Family counselling and the cohesion of the Gulf family
- Mental health of children, adolescents and young people
- Digital mental health and teletherapy
- Psychological resilience and managing stress and crises
- Prevention, early intervention and tackling stigma
- Ethics of psychological practice and professional supervision
Types of research contribution
📝 Submission guidelines
- The paper must be original, not previously published and not submitted for publication elsewhere.
- Papers are accepted in Arabic or English.
- Papers should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words, including references and appendices.
- An abstract of 150 to 300 words, with 3 to 6 keywords.
- Referencing in APA style (7th edition).
- The similarity rate must not exceed 20% according to the plagiarism-check report.
- No more than five authors.
- The file is uploaded in Word or PDF format, no larger than 10 MB.
⚖️ Review process
- Initial screening: checking that formal requirements are met and screening the similarity rate.
- Double-blind review: the paper is sent to two specialist reviewers without revealing the identity of the author or the reviewers.
- Decision: acceptance, acceptance after minor revisions, major revisions and re-review, or rejection.
- Revision: the author uploads the revised version with a response to the comments via the Researcher Portal.
- Final acceptance: an official acceptance letter bearing the Academy seal is issued, and the paper is added to the presentation schedule.
- Please remove the authors' names and details from the paper file to ensure anonymous review.
Publication
Conference proceedings
All papers accepted after review are published in an electronic proceedings volume issued by Waey International Academy for each conference and made available on the conferences website.
Waey Journal of Applied Research
The review committee recommends outstanding papers for publication in the Waey Journal of Applied Research, subject to review by the journal's editorial board according to its standards before publication.
Review and attendance fees
- Covers initial screening, the plagiarism check, review by two specialist reviewers and review of the revised version.
- The review fee is non-refundable whatever the review decision, as it covers the review process itself.
- There is no additional fee for publishing an accepted paper in the conference proceedings.
- Authors attend the conference to present their paper with one of the standard attendance packages; registered Waey International Fellows attend free of charge.
Paper submission form
Researcher Portal
Track your paper's status, review decision and comments, upload revised versions and receive your acceptance letter.
Conference proceedings
Peer-reviewed papers published within the Waey International Conferences.
Questions from researchers
Who can submit a paper?
Academics, researchers, postgraduate students and professional practitioners in the fields of the four conferences, from within the region and beyond.
Can I submit more than one paper?
Yes; each paper is submitted through a separate form and is subject to a separate review fee.
Is the review fee refundable if the paper is not accepted?
The review fee covers the screening and review process itself, so it is non-refundable whatever the decision.
Must I attend the conference for my paper to be published?
Accepted papers are presented at the conference by the author or one of the co-authors, who attends with one of the standard attendance packages; Waey International Fellows attend free of charge.
When is the review decision issued?
تُعلن نتائج التحكيم في موعد أقصاه 28 February 2027، وتصلكم رسالة على بريدكم الإلكتروني عند كل مرحلة.
Do authors receive a certificate?
An official acceptance letter bearing the Academy seal is issued when a paper is accepted, and participating authors receive a conference attendance certificate bearing the Academy seal.