| Dr | Darlington | Mutanda | Midlands State University; University of Johannesburg | Zimbabwe | Social Sciences | Conflict transformation | Best Research Article Award |
| Dr | Fakhrieh | Darabseh | Yarmouk University | Jordan | Social Sciences | TOURISM/ ACCESSIBLE TOURISM/ tourism for disabled | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Simone | Chapman | University of New Hampshire | United States | Social Sciences | Environmental Policy & Planning | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ralph Motse | Manyane | North West University | South Africa | Social Sciences | History | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chung-Ching | Huang | Tourism Department | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Tourism Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | WEI-RONG | LIN | Ming Chuan University | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Tourism Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jing | Kang | Hiroshima University | Japan | Social Sciences | Sustainable cities and Society | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | HELMUT | SPITZER | Carinthia University of Applied Sciences | Austria | Social Sciences | Social Work | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Mr | Emmanuel Junior | Adugbila | C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences | Netherlands | Social Sciences | Urban infrastructures | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Dr | Yitian | Ren | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Sustainable, Healthy and Smart Cities, Urban Studies, Sustainability Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sulaiman | Haqpana | Brunel University of London | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Education | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Dr | Lin | Huff-Corzine | University of Central Florida | United States | Social Sciences | Criminology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Arijita | Dutta | University of Calcutta | India | Social Sciences | Gender Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Şenol | Orakcı | AKSARAY UNIVERSITY | Turkey | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rui | Hu | Capital University of Economics and Business | China | Social Sciences | urban governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Essien Oku | Essien | Drexel University | United States | Social Sciences | Communication, Culture and Media Studies | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Erica | von Essen | Stockholm Resilience Center | Sweden | Social Sciences | Geography | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mulugeta | Asnakew | Lecturer at Kabridahar University Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | English Language and Literature | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Hurşide Kübra | Özkan Kunduracı | Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Child Development and Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shelley | Staples | University of Arizona | United States | Social Sciences | Corpus Linguistics | Best Researcher Award |