WorldCIST'25: Call for Papers

The 13th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'25) will be held in Florianópolis, Brazil, at the Majestic Palace Hotel, from April 15 - 17, 2025.

Scope

WorldCIST'25 is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences, and concerns in various aspects of Information Systems and Technologies.

Themes

Submitted papers should be related to one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference:

• A) Information and Knowledge Management (IKM)
• B) Organizational Models and Information Systems (OMIS)
• C) Software and Systems Modeling (SSM)
• D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools (SSAAT)
• E) Multimedia Systems and Applications (MSA)
• F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems (CNMPS)
• G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems (IDSS)
• H) Big Data Analytics and Applications (BDAA)
• I) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• J) Ethics, Computers and Security (ECS)
• K) Health Informatics (HIS)
• L) Information Technologies in Education (ITE)
• M) Technologies for Biomedical Applications (TBA)
• N) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications (ITR)

Types of Submissions and Decisions

Four types of original papers can be submitted:

• Full paper: (12-page limit) For finished or consolidated R&D works.
• Short paper: (8-page limit) For ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion.
• Poster paper: (4-page limit) For initial work with relevant ideas, open to discussion.
• Company paper: (8-page limit) For companies' papers showing practical experience, R&D, tools, etc.

Submission Requirements

• Submitted papers must comply with the format of the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website).
• Papers must be written in English.
• Papers must not have been published before, nor be under review for any other conference or publication.
• The version for evaluation by the Program Committee must be anonymized (authors’ names, affiliations, and bibliographic references should not be included).
• The camera-ready version must include author information, be saved in Word or Latex format, and accompanied by the filled Consent to Publish form in a ZIP file, uploaded at the conference management system.
• All papers will be subjected to a “double-blind review” by at least two members of the Program Committee.
• Full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Short papers can be accepted as poster papers only.
• Poster papers and Company papers are not published in the Conference Proceedings; they are only presented and discussed.

Presentation

• Authors of accepted Full papers: 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion.
• Authors of accepted Short papers and Company papers: 11 minutes presentation + 4 minutes discussion.
• Poster authors must build and print a poster (A1 or A2 vertical format) for exhibition and discussion (7 minute limit per poster).

Publication and Indexing

• Full and Short papers will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series.
• Poster and company papers will not be published, only presented.
• Published Full and Short papers will be submitted for indexation by WoS, SCOPUS, DBLP, and Google Scholar, among others, and will be available in the SpringerLink Digital Library.
• Authors of the best selected papers will be invited to extend them for publication in international journals.
• At least one author must be fully registered by January 15, 2025, for inclusion in the proceedings and presentation.
• No more than one paper per registration will be published. An extra fee applies for additional papers (max one per registration).

Important Dates

• Paper Submission: December 5, 2024
• Notification of Acceptance: January 5, 2025
• Payment of Registration: January 15, 2025
• Camera-ready Submission: January 15, 2025

WorldCist is a CORE conference with a Google Scholar H5-Index = 25.