The 24th ASIAN AHRD RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2025

Welcome

            The Graduate School of HRD, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) is pleased to host the 24^th Asian Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference in Bangkok, Thailand during November 12^th – 14^th, 2025. With the theme of bridging the gap through the team-up to accelerate network for growing opportunities, we cordially invite scholars, scholarly practitioners and professionals working in any specialized fields of HRD to contribute to the conference by submitting and presenting papers, participating in forum discussions, and attending workshop. We urge potential contributors to thoroughly examine this document, as it outlines crucial details pertaining to the conference and the call for submissions.

Guidelines for Submissions:

1. Review the Call for Submissions document

2. Submit your scholarly work by uploading it to the submission system (LINK HERE)

3. Ensure to obtain confirmation of your submission. It is imperative to receive this acknowledgment; in the absence of such confirmation, we recommend a review of your submission process

            The conference accepts manuscripts of original research that has not been published elsewhere. Researchers and scholars, scholarly practitioners, and HRD professionals in all academic fields and governmental and enterprise fields are invited to contribute papers that are related to the following themes:

1. Organization Diagnosis and Development
2. Organization Well-being and Mindfulness
3. Sustainable HRD: Green HRD, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4. Organizational Culture in Digital Era
5. Testing and Measurements in HRD
6. Leadership and Positive Psychology
7. HRD in Entrepreneur/Startup
8. Technology and AI in HR
9. HR Innovation and Transformation

            Accepted papers will be presented during paper presentation sessions of the conference. Each paper presentation will be approximately 15 minutes. We extend our sincerest gratitude for your interest in contributing to the TANGO. Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email at (Official email address: ahrd.asia2025@nida.ac.th)

Review Process

The official language for this international conference is English. The refereed session submissions are blind peer reviewed. Please remove all author-identifying information from the uploaded document that is submitted for review, including acknowledgements, since this is the document that the reviewers will be reading.

All submissions are reviewed based on the following criteria:

1. Significance/contribution to the HRD field
2. Clarity of aim and purpose
3. Theoretical foundations and relevance and thoroughness of literature review and/or conceptual framework 
4. Appropriateness of methodology and methods
5. Quality of reporting of results and discussion
6. Appropriateness of conclusions and/or recommendations
7. Quality of paper Overall clarity and quality of writing
8. Relevance of paper to conference theme

Submission and Important Dates

Submission should be made to one or more of the following categories:

            1. Refereed papers (full manuscripts)

Full paper length	Up to 6,000 words in length (all inclusive)
Title page	Do not include author(s) names, institutional affiliation
Abstract	250 words or fewer
Keywords	3-5 keywords listed
Presentation	15-minute presentation will be allocated for each paper

Note. During submission, authors must decide whether to include only an abstract or the full manuscript in the Conference Proceedings. This choice is to be finalized at the point of initial manuscript submission and is irrevocable.

            2. Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers

Extended abstract length	Up to 1,200 words in length (all inclusive)
Title page	Do not include author(s) names, institutional affiliation
Keywords	3-5 keywords listed
Presentation	15-minute presentation will be allocated for each paper

Note. A work in progress (WiP) could be either a research proposal or a research paper with preliminary results. Accepted extended abstract will be included in the Conference Proceedings.

Extended abstract length	Up to 1,200 words in length (all inclusive)
Title page	Do not include author(s) names, institutional affiliation
Keywords	3-5 keywords listed
Presentation	Posters will be grouped together to share a 90-minute session in the venue organized by the host.

Note. If the poster submission is accepted, authors will resubmit the poster abstract with necessary revisions. Authors will be responsible for producing and preparing the posters. Titles and extended abstracts for the poster session will appear in the conference program and in the conference proceedings.

            4. Practice-based papers/panel discussion/workshop (Non-refereed): Interested professionals and institutions (research institutes, companies, consulting agencies, etc.) may propose in this category to demonstrate good HRD practices.

Full paper length	Up to 3,000 words in length (all inclusive)
Title page	All author(s) and/or presenter(s) names, institutional affiliation must be included
Abstract	250 words or fewer
Keywords	3-5 keywords listed
Details	A proposal should have significant learning potential, must be based on sound theory and research, and should not be for publicity or commercial benefits. The submission should cover – Substantiation of the need – Review of the purpose of the paper/panel discussion/workshop, design and approach that will include an outline of the session’s organization and timeline – Description of how the session will be conducted – Description of the various perspectives offered that includes an explanation of how those perspectives will add to the discussion – Description of how the session contributes towards the advancement of HRD
Presentation	Scheduled as one 75-minute session that will be facilitated by the host(s) of the session.

Note. A submitted proposal will be reviewed and approved by conference committee based on the above criteria. If the submission is accepted, authors will resubmit the abstract with necessary revisions. Titles and extended abstracts for the session will appear in the conference program and in the conference proceedings.

Instructions to Authors

1. All author-identifying information that has been removed (including information in document file properties) is to be provided in the submission system.
2. The document should be in Times New Roman font (12 pt.) and double-spaced, and in PDF only.
3. The running head should be formatted according to APA 7th edition with page numbers in the upper right-hand header.
4. Separate title page formatted as outlined in APA (include title only for blind-review)
5. Abstract page formatted as outlined in APA—including succinct overview and keywords (maximum of three). Each manuscript must meet the requirements outlined for that type of submission.
6. Headings (level 1, level 2, etc., according to APA 7th edition).
7. Tables and Figures (APA labeling format). Authors should include figures and tables within the text where they are intended to appear.
8. Based on review reports, the Editors reserve the right to reclassify manuscripts to different categories.

The language of paper submission and conference presentation will be in English.