Submission Details

SUBMISSION

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SAIMS 2026 Conference

27 - 30 September 2026

University of the Free State (UFS), Main Campus, Bloemfontein, South Africa

We invite you to send submissions for the 37th SAIMS Conference hosted by the UFS Department of Business Management

This year’s theme, Co-existing with Intelligence: Re-thinking Management in the Age of AI, encourages reflection on how management can adapt and respond in an increasingly intelligent and evolving world.

Come share your pioneering research ideas, as we explore how management can co-exist with intelligence and shape a future of new possibilities.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

1. Choose SAIMS 2026

2. Gather your ideas

3. Prepare your submission

4. Follow author guidelines

5. Submit your paper via Conf tool

6. Wait for the outcome

7. Receive the outcome

8. Apply any corrections

9. Upload final submission

10. Enjoy SAIMS 2026

Papers can be submitted in one of the two streams.

1. Competitive papers

Complete research papers on any focus area related to the theme of the conference.

2. Work-in-progress papers

Report proposals for future research, incomplete research, ongoing research or ideas for future research in order to generate feedback on any topic listed above or related to the theme of the conference.

All full-length competitive papers and work-in-progress abstracts will be subjected to a double-blind peer-review process.

Only full-length papers published in the conference proceedings will qualify for subsidy purposes. If, after the double-blind peer review process and acceptance, you do not wish to publish your full paper in the conference proceedings, you must communicate this clearly to the conference organisers within a month of acceptance, and a two-page summary still needs to be provided for publication.

Papers that do not comply with the format requirements of submissions will be returned to authors for corrections.

A maximum of two papers may be presented by one individual.