Conference Participation Details

The Conference is open to academicians, professionals, policymakers and analysts, development practitioners, civil society members, etc., interested in labour, employment, and development issues. They are welcome to contribute papers and/or participate in the Conference.

•  The papers should be submitted online at conference.isleijle.org by clicking on the ‘Paper Presenter’ button.
•  The length of the paper should be between 5000 to 7000 words and should adhere to the current style of the Indian Journal of Labour Economics (IJLE). For further details, please visit http://www.springer.com/economics/journal/41027
•  All papers should include a summary of around 300-500 words. The summaries of all accepted papers will be compiled into a Book of Abstracts which will be uploaded on the ISLE website.
•  The selected revised papers presented in the Conference will be considered for publication in the IJLE after peer review.
•  Authors must ensure that their submissions are original. Please note that all papers will be screened for plagiarism and accordingly accepted or rejected. Further, authors are solely responsible for plagiarism violations.

*Conference Registration includes a Rs.1500 mandatory ISLE Annual Membership.

•  The Conference registration will cover payment towards the Conference kit, modest accommodation and meals (Breakfast, Tea, Lunches and Dinners) served during the Conference days.
•  The Book of Abstracts, containing the abstracts of the papers, will be published online on https://conference.isleijle.org during the Conference. To avail a hard copy of the Book Abstracts an additional amount of Rs. 600/- will be charged while registering on the Conference portal.
•  Those paying the Conference registration charge after the deadline of 31 October 2025 will have to arrange their own accommodation and transportation.

The ISLE has implemented a payment system to streamline and centralize the acceptance of payments while ensuring that information is encrypted, providing a secure and convenient transaction process. Conference registration charge should be paid online at https://conference.isleijle.org by clicking the ‘Conference Participation Charges’ button.

•  Cancellations more than one month prior to the conference start date will be eligible for a 75% refund of the total conference fee and three weeks prior to the conference start date will be eligible for a 50% refund of the total conference fee.
•  No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than three weeks before the conference start date

Scholars, experts, organisations and stakeholders interested in labour and employment issues who do not want to present papers in the Conference are also welcome to register and participate in the Conference and contribute to its deliberations. Conference registration charge should be paid online at https://conference.isleijle.org by clicking the ‘Conference Participation Charges’ button.