Call for papers

5th Rural Development Conference [RDC2021] accepts the following types of submissions:

  • Research Papers: Completed research papers in any of the topic areas listed bellow or related areas.
  • Abstracts: Abstracts of completed or proposed research in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas. The abstract for proposed research should include the research objectives, proposed methodology, and a discussion of expected outcomes.
  • Student Papers: Research done by students in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas.
  • Case Studies: Case studies in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas.
  • Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for Future Research: Incomplete research or ideas for future research in order to generate discussion and feedback in any of related areas.  
  • Reports on Issues Related to rural development: Reports related to innovative techniques or research related to any of the topic areas listed bellow or related areas.

Proposals are accepted on a rolling admission basis as long as space is available or by June 20th 2021 at latest and are to be be submitted along with application form. All submissions will be peer reviewed and acceptance/rejections is based on their relevance to the conference topics, as well as professional and personal background of the applicant, in order to ensure a dynamic and diverse learning environment. Admission decisions are made on a rolling admission basis, within 7 days after the application has been submitted. Admission may close earlier than the date stated above if space in the conference fills up.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

Presentations

The following presentation formats will be possible at the conference:
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  • Video presentation: Live and pre-recorded, both available for extended period of time for questions and discussions
  • Poster presentation:  Posters are exhibited in the virtual exhibition room and available for questions and discussions
  • Panel discussion: Propose a panelist and a theme for live discussion

Topics:

  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agricultural Research
  • Agricultural Risk Management
  • Agricultural Trade 
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Biodiversity 
  • Climate Change 
  • Community Based Rural Development 
  • Economic and Social aspect of Rural Development
  • Economic Development
  • Employment in Agriculture
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture 
  • Food Production
  • Food Safety 
  • Forests and Forestry 
  • Gender and Rural Development 
  • Irrigation and Drainage
  • Land Policy and Administration
  • Land and Food Security
  • Land Resources Management
  • Livestock and Animal Resources  
  • Micro-finance for Rural Development
  • Organic Food Production
  • Poverty
  • Rural Education
  • Rural Finance 
  • Rural Healthcare
  • Rural Livelihoods
  • Rural Policy
  • Rural Private Sector Development 
  • Rural Transport
  • Rural Water Supply 
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Sustainable Rural Development
  • Water Resources Management 
  • Other topics related to rural and agricultural development

Conference proceedings

Papers presented at the conference will be published in the official ISBN conference proceedings publication, if submitted by deadline and in the requested format.

In order to have your paper published in the official conference proceedings, your submission should have been previously approved and registration arrangements completed.

Participants who have completed registration arrangements and wish their paper published in the official conference proceedings publication must submit their paper and/or abstract by July 5th 2021.
 
Submissions’ formatting:
  • A4 size paper
  • Single line space
  • Margins: 2 cm on the left and 2 cm on the right
  • Format: Align left
  • No footers and headers allowed and no numbered pages
  • Fonts:
                Title: Times New Roman 14 bold
                Subtitles: Times New Roman 12 bold
                Text: Times New Roman 12
  • First page:
                Title of submission
                Name/s of author/s
                Affiliation/s of the author/s
                E-mail address/es of the author/s
  • Second page:
                Abstract of maximum 300 words (or one page)
                Key words (under abstract)
  • Third page-:
                Full paper (unless only abstract is intended for publication)
  • Last page:
                References

Deadline for proceedings submissions (applicable for fully registered authors only): July 5th 2021
Submissions received after this date or/and in a format different than specified will NOT be published. We strongly recommend early submissions to allow enough time for a review and feed back from the reviewing board.