ICAPS 2025: Call for Papers

The 35th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling will be held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from November 9th to 14th, 2025.

ICAPS is the premier forum for new research results on the theory and applications of planning and scheduling technology.

Submission Categories

The program committee of ICAPS 2025 invites paper submissions on all aspects of automated planning and scheduling. Contributions are welcome in each of the following categories:

• Theoretical papers
• Algorithmic papers
• Modelling papers
• Position papers
• Tools papers

All submissions to the main technical track must be classified in terms of one or more high-level topics, and one or more relevant subject-matter keywords, which are within the scope of the conference. A list of relevant topics and subject matter keywords are available from the ICAPS 2025 homepage.

Key Dates

The reference timezone for all deadlines is UTC-12.

Date	Event
October 1, 2024	Submission site opens
October 25, 2024	Abstracts due
November 1, 2024	Full papers due
November 15, 2024	Desk reject notification
December 16, 2024	Phase 1 author notification
January 27-31, 2024	Author feedback period
February 28, 2025	Phase 2 author notification

The submission schedule of ICAPS 2025 is designed with authors in mind, offering multiple opportunities to revise and resubmit.

Author Guidelines

• All types of papers can be submitted as either long (8 pages plus one page of references) or short (4 pages plus one page of references). The paper type must be indicated at submission time.
• Over-length papers will be rejected without review.
• All papers will be reviewed against standard criteria such as relevance, originality, significance, clarity, and soundness.
• Papers submitted to ICAPS 2025 may not be submitted to other conferences or journals during the ICAPS 2025 review period.
• Authors making multiple submissions must ensure that each submission has significant, unique content.
• At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register for the conference and present their work in person, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this.

Use of Generative AI

Papers that include text generated from an LLM are prohibited unless the produced text is presented as a part of the paper’s experimental analysis. This policy DOES NOT prohibit authors from using these technologies for editing or polishing author-written text.

Ethical / Societal Impact

Authors are encouraged to include a statement of the potential broader impact of their work, including its ethical aspects and future societal consequences.

Best Paper Awards and Journal Fast Track

Following the ICAPS tradition, there will be awards for the best non-student and student papers. These papers may also receive an invitation to submit an extended version to a top AI journal.

Submission Instructions

All submissions will be made electronically via OpenReview.

Submitted papers must be anonymous for double-blind reviewing and must follow the author kit instructions for formatting. The author kit can be found following this link.

Authors can submit supplementary material (videos, technical proofs, additional experimental results) in addition to the PDF paper they submit.

Failure to comply with the submission instructions above will result in desk rejection.

Double-blind requirements

Double-blind requirements are satisfied whenever authors omit their names and institutions, refer to prior work by themselves or others in the third person, and ensure that the acknowledgement notices or ethics statements do not include information that may identify them.

Program Chairs and Contact

• Daniel Harabor, Monash University, Australia
• Miquel Ramirez, University of Melbourne, Australia

For inquiries, please contact us by email: icaps25pc [at] googlegroups [dot] com