4^th Global Islamic Marketing Conference

Visionary Marketers Building a Better World

Conference languages

English, Turkish, and Arabic

Istanbul, Turkey

May 29– 30, 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission Deadline: April 1^st 2013

Following on from the last two successful conferences organized by the International Islamic Marketing Association and held in 2011 in Dubai and 2012 in Abu Dhabi, we are pleased to announce that the 4^th Global Islamic Marketing Conference (GIMC4) will be held in Turkey. The 4^th conference will be held on May 29th and 30th, 2013 in the beautiful city of Istanbul and it is intended to gather academics, researchers, and businesses from all continents.

Since its inception, this annual conference has been the leading conference on Islamic marketing where world thought leaders meet and shape the future. This year’s conference will build on and extend the successes of the previous events and strengthen its position as the sole destination for the businesses and academics interested in Islamic Marketing including managers, policy makers, and practitioners.

Benefits

1- International Islamic Marketing Award. All complete papers will be considered for the prestigious Islamic Marketing Award. Winners will receive their awards at the closing ceremony.

- 1^st Best Paper Research Award: 4,000 USD
- 2^nd Best Paper Research Award: 3,000 USD
- 3^rd Best Paper Research Award: 1,000 USD
- 1^st Best Student Paper Research Award: 1,000 USD
- 2^nd Best Student Paper Research Award: 500 USD

2- Publications in International Journals. Outstanding papers will be published in special issues of outstanding and internationally recognized journals. The 2^nd Global Islamic Marketing Conference held in January 2012 had more than 30 papers published in five leading international journals. We undertake to publish at least the same number from the 3^rd Global Islamic Marketing Conference. The journals that participated in 2012 were Marketing Theory, Intl Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Management Research Review, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, and the African Journal of Business and Economic Research.

3. One years free membership to the International Islamic Marketing Association (www.iimassociation.com).

4. Networking. An extraordinary opportunity to meet the most influential scholars and researchers in the field of Islamic Marketing.

5. Above all, help create better markets, put the ethics back into business.

Conference tracks

Islamic Marketing Papers	Comparative Marketing Papers
Islamic marketing Islamic branding Muslim consumers Commercializing Islam Islamic marketing mix Islamic business ethics Halal market Islamic hospitality and tourism Islamic logistics Islamic e-market Islamic law and marketing practices Trade with Islamic markets Islamic media and communications Islamic retail Islamic fashion and clothing Islamic pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletry	Kosher/ Jewish business Studies Christian business studies Vegetarian consumer/ market studies Ethnic consumer/ market studies Green/ environmental Marketing
	General Papers on Islam, Business, and the Middle East
	Turkish Islamic Studies Islamic finance Islam and business Islamic HR Islamic management and leadership Islamic entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Islamic Markets Social Innovation and Islamic Marketing Islamic economics Islamic business education