| Mr | Mukululi | Ndlovu | Zimbabwe Parks an Wildlife Management Authority | Zimbabwe | Environmental Science | Ecology and wildlife conservation | Best Research Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Aragaw | Aguade | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Econometric, statistics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Francisco | Venegas-Martínez | Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México | Mexico | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economía Financiera | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mr | Charaf eddine | Moussir | Ibn Tofail University - Kenitra | Morocco | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic development | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | YOGEESWARI | SUBRAMANIAM | FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic development and Environmental Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Brahim | Bergougui | CREAD | Algeria | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | economic development; institutions; resource curse | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Caitlin | Jones | Tect Geological Consulting | South Africa | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Economic Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Sara | D'Andrea | La Sapienza University of Rome/Sogei Spa | Italy | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic Growth | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Jungsuk | Kim | Sejong univ. | South Korea | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic growth | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Irfan | Civcir | Ankara University | Turkey | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic Growth | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wilson | Rajagukguk | Universitas Kristen Indonesia | Indonesia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic Growth, Demographic, Theology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Salma | Begum | CMS Business School, JAIN (Deemed to be Univeristy) | India | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Iwanthika | Rajakaruna | CBSL | Sri Lanka | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Gabriel | Rodriguez | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | Peru | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Benteng | Zou | University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Eddison | Walters | WGBR Global Business Resources Inc | United States | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | economics | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mr | Emmanuel | Ayeni | Bowen University Iwo | Nigeria | Business, Management and Accounting | Economics and finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Annamalai | Jegan | Department of Economics, Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute for Post-graduate Studies and Research (Autonomous), Puducherry, India | India | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics of Education, labour Economics and Development Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Samira | Binte Saif | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Economics, MIS, Landscaping | Excellence in Research Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Sami | Jarboui | Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax | France | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics/ Public Policy/ oil and gas | Most Reader's Article Award | |