Confira Insights
Guides, tips, and warnings from the Confira community, on finding great conferences and avoiding the bad ones.
How to Report a Predatory Conference (and Why It Helps)
You spotted it in time, or you learned the hard way. Either way, once you know a conference is predatory, reporting it is one of the most useful things you can do. The next researcher who receives that flattering invitat…
AI Can Build a Fake Conference Website in Minutes. Here's How to Spot One
For years, one of the quiet tells of a predatory conference was a cheap, clumsy website: broken layouts, stock photos, a…
Listed as a Speaker at a Conference You Never Agreed To? Here's What to Do
A colleague forwards you a link, or you find it yourself while searching your own name: a conference has listed you as a…
Predatory Journals vs Predatory Conferences: What Every Researcher Should Know
If you publish or present research, you will eventually be targeted by two closely related scams: predatory journals and…
What Is a ROCME Score? How Confira Rates Conference Trustworthiness
Every conference on Confira carries a number from 0 to 100 called its ROCME score. It is our way of answering, at a glan…
Got a Flattering Conference Invitation Email? How to Check It's Real
You open your inbox and there it is: an email praising your "outstanding contribution to the field" and warmly inviting …
What to Do If You Paid for a Fake Conference
Discovering that a conference you paid for is fake, or nothing like what was advertised, is upsetting, and it can feel e…
Predatory Conferences: The Complete 2026 Guide
Predatory conferences are one of the quietest, most persistent scams in academic and professional life. They look like r…
How to Tell if a Conference Is Legitimate: A 12-Point Checklist
Every year, thousands of researchers and professionals lose money, and put their reputations at risk, by attending or pr…