CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2025

2023-02-24

THEME: Contemporary Issues in Social Science

The Kabarak University International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Social Science in the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences seeks to provide a platform for learning and the dissemination of research findings in the area of Geography, History, and Christian Religious Education.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

  1. Dissemination of Research: To provide a platform for researchers to present their work and
    have it published in various avenues such as proceedings and a journal special issue.
  2. Networking: To provide a platform for networking between academia and industry in order to
    foster exchange of ideas and expertise as well as spur collaboration.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Kabarak University wishes to call for submissions aligned to the following tracks for presentation at the Research Conference on Contemporary Issues on Humanities and Social Sciences on 14th October, 2025

TRACKS

  1. Contemporary Issues in History
  2. Lifestyle-orientation in Christian Religious Education
  3. Contemporary issues in Geography
PUBLICATION
  1. All submission abstracts will be published in the conference book of abstracts.
  2. The extended abstracts and short papers will be published in a peer-reviewed conference proceeding.
  3. Selected submissions will be double blind peer reviewed for publication in a special Issue of the Journal of Information Systems in Eastern Africa. http://journals.kabarak.ac.ke/index.php/jisea
SUBMISSION FORMATS
  1. Extended Abstracts – These should be a maximum of 4
    pages, font 12, Times New Roman, and 1 inch margins. They should contain an introduction, background / literature review, methodology, results, discussion and references. These will be considered for poster presentations or short talks (5 – 10 mins)
  2. Short Papers – These should be a maximum of 8 pages, font 12, Times New Roman, and 1 inch margins. They should contain an abstract (200 words), background / literature review, methodology, results, implications / recommendations and references. These will be scheduled for podium presentation (15 – 20 mins).
CONFERENCE FEES
  • Kabarak University Undergraduate Students – KES 1,000
  • Postgraduate Students – KES 5,000
  • Kenyan Participants – KES 5,000
  • International Participants – USD 100
CONFERENCE TIMELINES
  • Full Paper Submission: 30th September 2025
  • Paper Acceptance and Notification: 30th August 2025
  • Registration Deadline: 7th July 2025
  • Conference Date: 14th October 2025
PAYMENT OPTIONS

OPTION 1: MPESA Paybill

  • Paybill: 511480
  • Account: Name Conf

OPTION 2: Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)

  • Branch: Nakuru
  • Account Title: Kabarak University
  • Account No: 1109663161
  • Swift Code: KCBLKENX
  • Bank Code: 01
  • Branch Code: 103
CONFERENCE MODE: HYBRID SUBMISSION LINK:

https://conferences.kabarak.ac.ke/index.php/ichss/

CONTACTS
Conference Chair, Dr. Ednah Koskei, ekoskei@kabarak.ac.ke