Published: 01 Jan 2016
Updated: 20 Feb 2026
The non-automatic WoS-index for the E-BPJ commencing Jan 2026 publication has seriously impacted the number of conference participants. As such the Best Paper Awards has to be scaled down as follows:-
BEST PAPER
Cash prize of MYR 1,000.00
Registration Fees waiver for the next conference (within 12 months).
1st Runners Up
Cash prize of MYR 750.00
Registration Fees waiver for the next conference (within 12 months).
2nd Runners Up
Cash prize of MYR 500.00
Registration Fees waiver for the next conference (within 12 months).
Special Mention
Cash prize of MYR 250.00
Registration Fees waiver for the next conference (within 12 months).
Criteria for Best Paper Awards
1. The ranking for the Best Paper Awards shall be based only on the papers that are
- Orally presented (F2F) at the conference
- Published in the E-BPJ, whereby the Publication Fees is required to be submitted together with the compulsory Conference Registration Fees during the full paper submission process
- With a score above 85%
- With international co-author (Non-Malaysians exempted) not co-authoring more than 1 paper. (All papers co-authored by the same International co-author will be disqualified)
2. Award winners (not representative) must be present during the Best Paper Award Announcement. Failing which, they shall be disqualified
3. The Best Paper Awards Certificates and the Cash prizes shall be provided within 1 week after the ceremony
4. Validity for the prizes is within 12 months only. Abstract Fees & Publication Fees for the next conference are not waived. Late Charges still apply for late submissions
5. Registration Fees prizes for the next conference are for the same 1st author only
6. Cash Prizes must be claimed within 1 week after the Announcement during the Post-Conference session, by providing Bank Account details to the Conf Sec. Failing which the winners will lose the cash prizes