| Prof | Jian Zhao (Jet) | Yin | College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, China; Orient Resources Ltd., Canada | Canada | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Economic geology, mineral exploration and mining | Best Paper Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| 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 | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdulkabir | Adedeji | University of Maiduguri | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Economics/Microeconomics/Economic Development | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahid | Hussain | Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics/transport economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kais | Saidi | Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Sfax | Tunisia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | économie de l'énergie, économie de l'environnement | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Fabrice | Nzepang | University of Douala | Cameroon | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economie Institutionnelle | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Aimé Kocou | DADEGNON | Université d'Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economie Numérique | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Ali | Chebil | INRGREF | Tunisia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Economie rurale | Best Researcher Award | |