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UKLO Annual International Scientific Conference 2023

On the occasion of the World Science Day for Peace and Development, the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola is announcing a Call for Papers for its Annual International Scientific Conference 2023 on the following topic:

“MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS”

Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia 17 – 18 November 2023

Mode: Hybrid

World Science Day for Peace and Development emphasizes the importance of science in society and the necessity to involve the broader public in discussions about emerging scientific topics. It highlights the value and applicability of science to our everyday lives.

The 2023 Conference topic is: “Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development Goals”. Authors are invited to submit papers on any subject related to and within the scope of the Conference topic. Submissions from academics, researchers, and practitioners at any stage of their career, including PhD students, will be accepted.  

Short overview:

World Science Day for Peace and Development, celebrated annually on 10 November, emphasizes the importance of science in society and the necessity to involve the broader public in discussions about emerging scientific topics. It highlights the value and applicability of science to our everyday lives. This international scientific conference offers the chance to mobilize the academy and experts from home and abroad around the issue of science for peace and development with a single purpose – changing the world for the better! The Conference will open for discussion on the most pressing issues of the UN Agenda 2030: 1. Eliminate Poverty; 2. Erase Hunger; 3. Establish Good Health and Well-Being; 4. Provide Quality Education; 5. Enforce Gender Equality; 6. Improve Clean Water and Sanitation; 7. Grow Affordable and Clean Energy; 8. Create Decent Work and Economic Growth; 9. Increase Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; 10. Reduce Inequality; 11. Mobilize Sustainable Cities and Communities; 12. Influence Responsible Consumption and Production; 13. Organize Climate Action; 14. Develop Life Below Water; 15. Life on Land; 16. Guarantee Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; 17. Build Partnerships for the Goals.

Important Dates:

  • 20 September 2023: Abstracts submission (up to 300 words in length)
  • 17 and 18 November 2023: Conference dates
  • 05 December 2023: Submission of final papers. Earlier submission of the papers helps us to manage the review process on time. Prepare your final paper following our Guidelines. Papers should be sent as .doc or .docx attachments via the e-mail address: conference@uklo.edu.mk

Submission details:

Interested authors are invited to submit an abstract (up to 300 words in length) and a brief academic CV written narratively by 20 September 2023 via the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxjz1J0DRQy7GYTCm11mdUffQWeDM_dn2gBh9SowUEKu3cSQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 

Publication: 

Submitted articles are subject to initial editorial screening and anonymous peer review by at least two reviewers. Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Horizons – International Scientific Journal (https://uklo.edu.mk/ojs/index.php/horizons/index) as a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, and international journal published by the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, indexed in EBSCO, CrossRef, Google Scholar, etc.

Certification: 

The papers accepted and presented during the Conference will receive a certification of participation.

Organizing Committee: 

Prof. Dr. Sc Igor Nedelkovski, Rector, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Jasmina Bunevska-Talevska, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Jove D. Talevski, Vice-Rector for Finance and Development, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Dragica Odžaklieska, Dean, Faculty of Economics-Prilep, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Mitko Kostov, Dean, Faculty of Technical Sciences-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr Sc Snežana Dičevska, Dean, Faculty of Educaiton-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Gordana Dimitrovska, Dean, Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr Sc Danče Sivakova Neškovski, Dean, Faculty of Education-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Blagoj Ristevski, Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr Sc Svetlana Veljanoska, Dean, Faculty of Law-Kičevo, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Nikola Dujovski, Dean, Faculty of Security-Skopje, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Tatjana Kalevska, Dean, Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences-Veles, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Karabolovski, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Tanja Jovanovska, Director, Higher Medical School-Bitola, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Prof. Dr. Sc Valentina Pelivanoska, Director, Tobacco Institute-Prilep, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola

Conference Secretary: 

Elena Kitanovska-Ristoska, PhD, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, North Macedonia

IT Consultant:
Assist. Prof. Dr. Blagoj Nenovski, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, North Macedonia

International programme board:

Prof. Dr.sc Goran Ilik, Vice-Rector for Science at the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, North Macedonia

Prof. Dr.sc Nikolche Jankulovski, President of the Senate of the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, North Macedonia

Prof. Dr.sc Cvetko Andreeski, Vice-Rector for Education at the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, North Macedonia

Prof. Dr.sc Kamil Zajączkowski, Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland

Prof. Dr.sc Lee Ann Slocum, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA

Prof. Dr.sc Milan Zarkovic, University of Criminalistics and Police Studies, Republic of Serbia

Prof. Dr.sc Miomira Kostic, Faculty of Law, University of Nis, Republic of Serbia

Prof. Dr.sc Emilio Viano, Department of Justice, Law & Society, American University, USA

Prof. Dr.sc Darko Dimovski, Faculty of Law, University of Nis, Serbia

Prof. Dr.sc Artur Adamczyk, Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland

Prof. DSc. Krasimir Ivanov, Department of Chemistry, Agricultural University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Associate Professor Penka Zaprjanova, Agroecology and environmental protection, Agricultural University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. Shpend Shahini, Head of Plant Protection Department, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania

Associate Professor Obrenija Kalamanda, Technical faculty/Industrial engineering and management – energy efficiency and green energy, PIM University, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska

Assoc. Prof. Dr Veselina Masheva, Deputy Director Institute of Plant Genetic Resources „K. Malkov”, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria

Full professor d-r.sc. Ivan Dinev, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Stara Zagora, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Full professor d-r.sc. Ivan Stancic, Faculty of agriculture Novi Sad Department of veterinary medicine, Novi Sad

Full professor d-r.sc. Bojan Toholj, Faculty of agriculture Novi Sad Department of veterinary medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Associate Professor d-r.sc Mihajlo Erdeljan, Faculty of agriculture Novi Sad Department of veterinary medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Assistant professor d-r.sc Ivan Galic, Faculty of agriculture Novi Sad Department of veterinary medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Prof.dr. Srdjan Redzepagic, Graduate School in Economics and Management, University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis, France

Prof.dr. Mario Pečarić, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, Croatia

Prof.dr. Milena Jaksic, Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevav, Serbia

Assistant professor Selda Gorkey, Department of Economics, ISIK University, Turkey

Associate professor Ramona Mara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Prof.dr. Rasim Yilmaz, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Namik Kemal University, Turkey

Dr. PhD Boglárka Eisinger Balassa, Kautz Gyula Economics Faculty, SzéchenyiIstván University, Hungary

Assoc. Prof. Ing. Karel Tomsik, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech

Dr. PhD Stefan G. Dragoev, Department “Meat and Fish Technology”, University of Food Technology, Bulgaria

Dr. PhD Andrea Osimani, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Dr. PhD Jurislav Babić, Faculty of Food Technology, Josip Juraj Strosmajer University, Croatia

Dr. PhD Miroslava Kačániová, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Slovakia

Dr. PhD Joanna Harasym, Faculty of Production Engineering / Department of Biotechnology and Food Analysis, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland

Short Article Guidelines

Article title: Times New Roman; 14 pt; bold; alignment centered; single-line spacing; All Caps (max. 100 characters with spaces).

Author details: Times New Roman; 12 pt; single-line spacing; alignment centered. Please write the author details in the following order:

John Galt
University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, North Macedonia
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000
E-mail: galt@uklo.edu.mk

Abstract and keywords: Between 150 and 200 words (5-7 keywords); Times New Roman; 12 pt; single-line spacing; justify. Write your abstract using concise, but complete, sentences. Get to the point quickly and always use the past tense because you are reporting on a study that has been completed. There are four things you need to include: 1) your research problem and objectives, 2) your methods, 3) your key results or arguments, and 4) your conclusion.

Article text: Times New Roman; 12 pt; justify; 1.0 line spacing; margins: Top: 2,5 cm; Bottom: 2,5 cm; Left: 3 cm; Right: 3 cm. The scope of submitted text should not exceed more than 30.000 characters (with spaces) including references. The text should be written in the neuter gender, concisely with correct orthography. Latin phrases should be set in italics.

Quotations: If they are brief (3 lines or fewer), quotations should be run on with the text. Longer quotations should be indented, without quotation marks. All indented quotations should be typed single-spaced.

Citation style: The author should follow Chicago Style (author-date system) for referencing, for example: (Dahl 1989, 45); (Geddes 1999, 134-43); (Linz 1975). All references should be given in full at first mention. Subsequent citations can be abbreviated. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum.

Headings and subheadings: Times New Roman; 12 pt; bold.

Tables: Times New Roman; bold; size 10; align heading left; single line spacing. Tables must be created in Word, not Excel. The table heading is situated above the table.

Figures: Times New Roman; bold; size 10; alignment centered; single line spacing. The authors must submit original electronic copies of the figures applied in the article in TIFF, JPG, or PNG format. Figure heading is situated under the figure. Consider aligning tables and figures at the center.

Dates: Dates should be given in the form: 26 December 1981.

Conclusion: The conclusion is intended to help the reader understand why your research should matter to them after they have finished reading the article. A conclusion is where you summarize the article’s findings and generalize their importance, discuss ambiguous data, and recommend further research. 

These include:

  • Presenting the last word on the issues you raised in your article.
  • Summarizing your thoughts and conveying the larger implications of your study.
  • Demonstrating the importance of your ideas.
  • Introducing possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research problem. 

References: The reference list appears at the end of your article, and provides more detailed information about the sources you cited. Each entry in the reference list also begins with the author’s last name and the publication date, so that your reader can easily find any source they encounter in the text. For four or more authors, list all of the authors in the reference list; in the text, list only the first author, followed by et al. It is alphabetized by the author’s last name. 

References Examples:

Articles:
Author’s surname, Name. year of publication. “Article Title”. Horizons 8 (1):229-4, DOI: XXX-XXX

Books:
Author’s surname, Name. year of publication. Book Title. place of publication: publisher.

Contributions in compilations and edited volumes:
Author’s surname, Name. year of publication. “Title”, In: editor’s surname, forename initials (ed./eds.) Compilation (place of publication: publisher), pages interval, DOI: XXX-XXX

Internet (URL):
When articles, books, or official documents are accessed via the internet, the reference should be formatted as described above; Full URL. where the document is posted should be listed as well as the date when it was accessed.

Author’s surname, Name. year of publication. Book Title. place of publication: publisher, available at: http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (26 December, 2021).

Legislation: Acts and Regulations
The titles of pieces of legislation (Acts, Regulations, rules, and by-laws) should be cited exactly – do not alter spelling or capitalization.

In-Text Citation:
Title of the Act Year
Title of the Act Year (abbreviation of the jurisdiction)

References:
Title of the Act and Date of publication (abbreviation of the jurisdiction)

Note: Legislation is fully included in a list of references, in alphabetical order among other references.

*We suggest utilizing reference management software like Zotero, Mendeley, and similar tools.

Organizer: 

University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia 

For more information about the Conference, please contact us:

Contact phone: +389 47 223 788

E-mail: conference@uklo.edu.mk 

Web page: www.uklo.edu.mk 

We appreciate your interest in our Conference and looking forward to your submission soon. Please forward this information to your colleagues and students.  

Kind Regards,  

Conference Organizing Team