Call for Papers: BEST Virtual 2026 — Multidisciplinary Conference on Business, Economics, Strategy, and Technology

The Multidisciplinary Conference on Business, Economics, Strategy, and Technology — BEST Virtual 2026 — invites submissions for its fully virtual edition, to be held online on 20–22 October 2026. The conference convenes scholars, industry leaders, and innovators worldwide to examine cutting-edge developments across business, economics, strategy, and technology, with a particular emphasis on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.

BEST is a peer-reviewed international conference designed to advance scholarly research, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and address critical global challenges and opportunities. Submissions are welcome across a broad range of themes, including business innovation and entrepreneurship; global economics and sustainable development; strategic management and leadership; digital transformation and emerging technologies; marketing, consumer behaviour, and analytics; finance, investment, and risk management; technology management and innovation systems; data analytics and decision sciences; sustainability, ESG, and corporate responsibility; and human capital, talent management, and the future of work.

Academic rigour is upheld through a double-blind peer-review process supported by a distinguished Scientific and Paper Review Committee of over 120 scholars representing 100 universities across 29 countries. Authors who submit full manuscripts may opt to have their work published in Advances in Business and Economics, to be published by Springer and indexed in Scopus. Papers selected as Best Papers will be considered for fast-track submission to a supporting journal of the authors' choice — though fast-tracking does not guarantee acceptance, as all submissions remain subject to the journal's standard peer-review process.

The abstract and paper submission deadline is 31 July 2026, with notification of acceptance issued on a rolling basis. Early-bird registration closes on 31 August 2026. BEST 2026 is jointly organised by Virscend University (USA) and the Association of Global Educators (AGE). Full conference details, guidelines, and the submission portal are available on the conference website.