20th International Joint Conference: Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment

will be held at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia
on May 22, 2020

The conference is jointly organized by the Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague, the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics in Prague, and the Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava. The main focus of the conference is the region of Central and Eastern Europe and its position in the global economy, since this region is playing an increasingly important role within the economic development of the whole European continent.

Four sessions will be held within the conference: International Trade, International Finance, International Business and Management and International Marketing and Consumer Behavior. The conference topics include, but are not limited to:

• Changes in the International Marketing, Management and Business Strategies,
• Consumer Behavior,
• International Finance,
• Global Trade,
• International Markets,
• Corporate Social Responsibility in the International Business,
• Sustainable Economic Development from Global Perspective.

Abstracts in English are to be submitted electronically through this page by December 13, 2019 and their length is limited to 1000 symbols. Full papers in English (after approval of the submitted abstract) are to be submitted following the paper template by January 31, 2020 at the latest. The length of each paper must not exceed either 10 pages in case of one or two authors, or 15 pages in case of more than two authors (including figures and references). Each paper has to involve a chapter constituting an original empirical or analytical development that contributes to the current theoretical state of the art. Case studies are acceptable as well. Each participant can be the first author of only one paper.

The review process of each paper is double-blind, based on two reviews. Reviews will be sent to the authors by March 13, 2020 at the latest.

Conference proceedings will be sent for evaluation to Web of Science (CPCI database) and Scopus. The conference proceedings of 2015, 2016 and 2018 are indexed in the CPCI, and the ones of 2017 and 2019 were submitted for indexation.

The conference fee is 150,- € and covers the costs of the conference organization, presentation of the paper, publication of proceedings and participation of one person in the welcome event and conference lunch. For every additional participant, the fee is increased by 50,- €. The invoice or payment confirmation of conference registration fee will be issued for every participant (based on invoice details specified in the registration form). The original of the invoice will be available on May 22, 2020.

Best papers will be considered for publication in the Central European Business Review, an international peer-reviewed journal focused on strategic business issues with a Central European perspective, listed in the Scopus database.