ScienceOpen is pleased to welcome the African Journal of Bioethics to the platform as part of the African Journals Initiative (AJI). This addition strengthens the presence of African-led scholarship in a discovery environment designed to support broader reach, richer metadata, and stronger scholarly connections.
The African Journals Initiative was established by Pluto Journals and the African Books Collective, working with a growing community of no-fee, diamond open access journals based in African universities and research institutions, and supported by ScienceOpen and JSTOR.
Hosted on ScienceOpen and JSTOR, the initiative helps make these journals available as widely as possible through academic libraries and global research networks.
About the African Journal of Bioethics
The African Journal of Bioethics is a quarterly, peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to advancing scholarship, dialogue, and capacity-building in bioethics across the African continent. It seeks to foster pan-African harmonisation of ethical standards in healthcare, research, and emerging technologies, while addressing the specific social, cultural, and structural contexts that shape ethical decision-making in Africa.
The journal has a broad interdisciplinary scope, drawing from medicine, public health, philosophy, law, anthropology, gender studies, sociology, environmental science, and information technology. It publishes research articles, reviews, policy analyses, case analyses, commentary, and book reviews.
It includes work on health inequities, indigenous knowledge systems, community engagement, clinical ethics, research ethics, health systems governance, environmental bioethics, artificial intelligence, digital health technologies, and human rights in healthcare.
Published by Pluto Journals in partnership with the Africa Bioethics Network, the journal follows a completely charge-free model and publishes under a CC BY 4.0 open-access licence on ScienceOpen.
Why this matters on ScienceOpen
As part of this cooperation, ScienceOpen is proud to provide an intuitive publishing and peer review workflow based on Best Practise metadata and a new dedicated journal home for the AJoB It places the journal within a wider research environment where publications benefit from enriched metadata, stronger linking, and greater contextualisation across disciplines.
For the journal, this means improved discoverability and wider visibility for authors, editors, and readers, while helping connect African bioethics scholarship with broader international research conversations.
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We invite readers to explore the African Journal of Bioethics on ScienceOpen and learn more about its contribution to bioethics scholarship in Africa and beyond. To learn more about the African Journal Initiative, visit their website here.
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The African Journals Initiative was established by Pluto Journals and the African Books Collective, working with a growing community of no-fee, diamond open access social science and humanities journals based in African universities and research institutions, and supported by ScienceOpen and JSTOR.
Hosted on ScienceOpen and JSTOR, the initiative helps make these journals available as widely as possible through academic libraries and global research networks.
About the Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology
The Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology is an international, biannual, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal dedicated to sociological and anthropological scholarship rooted in Ghanaian and African contexts. The journal provides a platform for theoretical and empirical work on African social life, covering topics such as critical issues of development, inequality and social justice, cultural practices, identities and social change, urban and rural transformations, gender, family and kinship dynamics, health, education and welfare systems, and policy-relevant scholarship.
GJSA is one of the first locally produced journals devoted primarily to a Ghanaian intellectual community in sociology and anthropology. It offers an important space for scholars, including emerging researchers, to bring Ghana-focused research into wider academic conversation.
Published by Pluto Journals in partnership with the African Books Collective and the Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association, it is hosted by the University of Ghana and available on ScienceOpen. Its diamond open-access model ensures content is free to read while authors do not have to pay APCs
Why this matters on ScienceOpen
Bringing the whole GJSA workflow from submission to hosting the publications onto ScienceOpen supports more than simple indexing. It places the journal’s content within a wider research environment, where publications benefit from enriched metadata, stronger linking, and greater contextualisation across disciplines.
For GJSA, this means improved reach and greater discoverability for authors, editors, readers, and research rooted in Ghanaian and African perspectives.
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We invite readers to explore the Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology on ScienceOpen and learn more about its contribution to sociology and anthropology in Ghana and beyond. To browse the journal, visit GJSA on ScienceOpen. To learn more about the African Journals Initiative, visit their website here.
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ScienceOpen is pleased to welcome TU Delft OPEN Publishing to our research discovery environment. TU Delft OPEN Publishing brings a distinctive, community-driven approach to scholarly communication, with a strong commitment to Diamond Open Access and sustainable publishing. By making its publications more easily discoverable on ScienceOpen, this partnership helps broaden the reach of high-quality research and connect it with readers, authors, and institutions across disciplines.
About TU Delft OPEN Publishing
TU Delft OPEN Publishing is the press of the Delft University of Technology, for high-standard publications in fields closely connected to the university’s research and teaching strengths. Its mission is rooted in open, community-led scholarly communication: TU Delft scholars are central to its publishing services, and the press works in dialogue with researchers and teachers to provide professional, tailored support for journals, books, and textbooks.
What makes TU Delft OPEN Publishing particularly relevant in today’s publishing landscape is its commitment to a not-for-profit, inclusive, and sustainable model. Its Diamond Open Access approach guarantees that all their publications are free to read and, free to publish (for institutional authors), and free to copy and share.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing follows COPE guidelines, support transparent editorial policies, align with Plan S principles and is member of the Netherlands University Presses (NUPs). At the same time, they remain open to various forms of review, including traditional peer review in the form of single-blind or double-blind reviews, open reviews and post-publication commentaries. Recognising that different formats require and benefit from different approaches.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing on ScienceOpen
The TU Delft OPEN Publishing presence on ScienceOpen includes a wide-ranging body of journals, booksthat reflects the interdisciplinary profile of Delft University of Technology. Readers can now explore 4 new collections with content spanning across:
This breadth is one of the strengths of the collections. Across journals, readers will find research covering topics such as civil, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering; architecture, spatial planning, and urban research; climate change, water governance, renewable energy, and ecological systems; as well as data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ethics, political theory, and supply chain management.
In addition to journals, TU Delft OPEN Publishing, as a member of AEUP, has an upcoming book collection which will be included in the AEUP book collection on ScienceOpen. This includes monographs, edited volumes, textbooks, and conference books, offering access to both specialist scholarship and resources that support learning and teaching. Together, these publication types show the range of TU Delft OPEN Publishing’s scholarly output, from original research to resources that support teaching and learning.
Why this matters on ScienceOpen
By bringing TU Delft OPEN Publishing onto ScienceOpen this content now sits within a broader scholarly context, where publications can be discovered alongside related research from across disciplines and publishers. This improves how readers encounter and connect with the TU Delft press’ scholarship, while also helping authors, editors, and publishing teams to benefit from stronger exposure in a research environment designed around metadata, contextual linking, and discoverability.
Explore TU Delft OPEN Publishing on ScienceOpen
We invite readers to explore the TU Delft OPEN Publishing collections on ScienceOpen and discover journals and upcoming books across engineering, design, computing, environmental research, and the social sciences. This is a valuable resource for anyone following developments in interdisciplinary research, university-led publishing, and Diamond Open Access.
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We are excited to welcome the International Coffee Convention (ICC) to ScienceOpen with a dedicated International Coffee Convention Hub that brings together conference, submission, review, and publishing, hosting, and a conference proceedings archive the International Coffee Convention Archive 2023/2024, all in one integrated environment. With this new setup, ICC content on ScienceOpen goes beyond a static archive: abstracts can be connected with presentations and talks in a new and more dynamic way, while indexed records are enriched and restructured as conference records built on conference best-practice metadata.
About the International Coffee Convention
The International Coffee Convention returns in October 2026 in Trieste and has established itself as a meeting point for those shaping the future of coffee. ICC occupies a rare space between an academic conference and an industry forum, bringing rigorous scientific research into direct conversation with the practical realities of the coffee sector. Bringing together coffee professionals, decision-makers, and stakeholders across the value chain. By joining ScienceOpen, ICC is extending that exchange beyond the event itself, creating a more discoverable, connected, and durable home for its conference output.
Program
The convention addresses some of the most urgent questions facing the coffee industry today, including climate change, sustainability, digitalisation, and shifting consumer behaviour. That is why ICC brings together a diverse range of topics and speakers.
The programme spans health and safety, sensory science, circular economy, and novel food applications, while also engaging with the Nagoya Protocol and the sustainable use of genetic resources under climate change. It also explores processing innovation, supply chain dynamics, consumer behaviour, and evolving market patterns. The breadth of these topics is matched by the diversity of its contributors, including agronomists, geneticists, chemists, toxicologists, sensory scientists, economists, and behavioural researchers alongside practitioners and industry leaders.
This is what makes the ICC special: it packs two days with an unusually focused and direct programme, offering new perspectives and industry networking opportunities and exchange, and highly effective networking.
Interested in joining ICC 2026?
ICC 2026 welcomes everyone who is shaping the future of coffee, from researchers and graduate students to R&D professionals, farmers, cooperatives, roasters, traders, retailers, sustainability experts, policy specialists, and NGOs active in the coffee sector.
By bringing together different perspectives, the ICC creates a space for exchange between science, industry, and practice, with a shared focus on building a more sustainable and resilient future for coffee.
The ICC on ScienceOpen
The new ICC framework on ScienceOpen is more than a repository. As a Conference Hub, it brings together conference hosting, archive content, and submissions in one integrated environment, making ICC materials easier to discover and engage with. Through versioned links between abstracts, talks, and presentations, as well as rich conference metadata, the hub supports greater visibility for ICC content within a broader research context. For a field as interdisciplinary as coffee research, this creates a more connected and lasting home for the exchange of knowledge.
This also comes with a simplified submission workflow for ICC 2026. Authors now submit their information directly through an online form, from which a nicely formatted abstract PDF is generated automatically.
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At ScienceOpen we work with publishers, societies, and scholarly communities to improve the visibility, discoverability, and contextualisation of research. The ICC Conference Hub shows how conference content can be presented in a richer and more connected way, supporting long-term visibility and value.
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Call for Abstracts
ICC 2026 invites researchers, practitioners, and innovators from across the coffee value chain to submit abstracts for presentation at the International Coffee Convention.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the official conference booklet and on ScienceOpen, alongside posters and proceedings papers. Contributions receive individual Crossref DOIs, Google Scholar indexing, CC BY 4.0 licensing, and long-term archiving via CLOCKSS.
All submissions are subject to single-blind peer review by the Scientific Committee.
Submission types
Authors may submit abstracts in one of the following categories:
Oral presentation abstract — for consideration as a plenary or session presentation of 15–20 minutes plus discussion.
Poster abstract — for presentation during the dedicated poster and networking session.
The Scientific Committee reserves the right to reassign submissions between oral and poster categories based on programme requirements and reviewer recommendations.
For full abstract formatting requirements, author and affiliation guidelines, and instructions on how to submit via ScienceOpen, please visit the conference page on ScienceOpen.
Important dates
Milestone
Date
Abstract submission deadline
30 June 2026
Submission guidelines for posters and proceedings papers sent to authors
With acceptance notification
Deadline for proceedings papers (print booklet)
31 August 2026
Deadline for proceedings papers and poster PDFs (ScienceOpen)
As the London Book Fair takes place this week, it is a good moment to look at how book discovery is changing. Books remain essential to scholarly communication, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, but readers increasingly encounter them at the chapter level through topic-based searches, citation links, and metadata-rich research environments.
This shift makes chapter-level metadata more important than ever. Unique chapter DOIs help readers find, identify, and cite individual contributions, while abstracts provide a clear entry point into the content. For publishers, this means greater visibility for chapters, edited volumes, and monographs alike. For researchers, it means a more direct path to relevant scholarship.
At ScienceOpen, we work with publishers and university presses to support exactly this kind of discovery. Through DOI-based catalogue indexing, metadata services, and promotional and discovery tools, we help book content become more visible within a broader scholarly context.
To mark this year’s London Book Fair, we are spotlighting book collections from AEUP members on ScienceOpen, including Amsterdam University Press, Firenze University Press, Leiden University Press, Leuven University Press, and the University of Westminster Press. New content from TU Delft is also coming soon.
Since 2023, ScienceOpen has worked with members of the Association of European University Presses (AEUP), supporting university presses across Europe with catalogue indexing, branded collections, and services that make their book programmes easier to discover and explore online. This partnership reflects a shared interest in improving visibility, access, and discoverability for scholarly books in a changing publishing landscape.
Featured collections on ScienceOpen include titles from:
Association of European University Presses (AEUP)(Members Catalog), is a network of and for university presses across Europe that promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing, and common goals in academic publishing. Amsterdam University Press Books, a leading academic publisher in the humanities and social sciences with a strong international focus; Firenze University Press Books, the University of Florence’s non-profit publisher, promoting open-access research and high publishing standards Leiden University Press Books, is committed to publishing high-quality scholarly books in the humanities, social sciences, and law that provide reliable expertise and foster informed global debate. Leuven University Press Books, is a mission-driven academic publisher with an international reputation, known for its strong and interdisciplinary book program in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. University of Westminster Press Books is a digital-first open-access academic publisher that focuses on peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary work in the social sciences, humanities, and environmental studies.
As scholarly discovery becomes increasingly granular and topic-driven, chapter-level visibility is no longer a secondary consideration. It is becoming an essential part of how book content is found, assessed, and cited.
ScienceOpen is delighted to welcome the Journal of Zhejiang A&F University (JZAFU) to our discovery platform. With its long-standing publishing history and broad interdisciplinary scope covering forestry and agricultural sciences, JZAFU strengthens the diversity of research available on ScienceOpen, helping to connect this scholarship with a wider global readership.
The Journal of Zhejiang A&F University (formerly the Journal of Zhejiang Forestry College) is a bimonthly academic journal administered by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province and sponsored by Zhejiang A&F University.
About the Journal of Zhejiang A&F University
JZAFU is dedicated to reporting the latest research and progress in a wide range of fields, including:
Forestry and agronomy
Resources and environmental science
Botany, horticulture and food science
Agricultural engineering
Relevant interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary subjects
With article types including research articles, discussions and reviews, the journal highlights innovation and practical relevance, supporting academic exchange and contributing to technological and scientific progress.
The journal covers a broad range of topics. Here are a few highlights currently featured on ScienceOpen:
JZAFU is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal with a strict editorial process to ensure high-quality publications. All submissions undergo an initial evaluation by the Journal Editorial Office. Manuscripts may be rejected at this stage if they fall outside the journal’s scope and aims, do not meet the required standard of writing, or raise ethical concerns. Eligible manuscripts then proceed to external expert review, followed by a final decision by the associate editor and editor-in-chief. This process ensures and enhances the quality of the papers.
Greater discoverability through ScienceOpen
Making JZAFU content available through ScienceOpen makes it easier to discover, access and engage within a research environment designed to support scholarly communication across disciplines. Readers can explore relevant work alongside related research, while ORCID-authenticated authors can claim their publications within the ScienceOpen platform to benefit from increased visibility and new opportunities to connect and discuss their work.
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Conference: 12th International Conference on cGMP: Generators, Effectors and Therapeutic Implications Date: June 18–20, 2026 Location: Kassel, Germany
The 12th International Conference on cGMP (cGMP 12) returns in 2026 and continues to be one of the leading international meeting series in the field. Across three days in Kassel, the conference will spotlight cGMP generators and effectors as well as their pathophysiological and pharmacological implications, featuring exciting and largely unpublished basic science and clinical advances.
A goal of the conference is to keep participation as affordable as possible, enabling young scientists and students to benefit from stimulating presentations and discussions, as well as presenting them with an opportunity to showcase their own work. Topical sessions will be led by invited speakers, and additional talks will be selected from submitted abstracts to ensure lively discussions. Visit https://www.cyclicgmp.net for more information about the conference.
What is cGMP?
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate(cGMP) is a crucial molecule in biological signaling pathways. It acts as a second messenger in various cellular processes, influencing everything from smooth muscle relaxation to vision and neurotransmission.
Call for Abstracts: Submit your abstract via ScienceOpen
Review: All submitted abstracts are reviewed by the Organizing Committee
Notification: Acceptance and scheduling notifications will be sent to the submitting author in May 2026
Publication: All accepted abstracts will be published online via ScienceOpen shortly before the conference in June 2026
Oral and poster presentations
Some abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. To support the next generation of researchers, the conference typically selects the first author to deliver the talk.
For poster presenters:
Language: English
Poster size: A0
Display: Posters will be on display throughout the conference and viewable at any time.
Stay tuned for Abstracts on ScienceOpen
As soon as the abstracts are published, they will be available to browse and share via the official cGMP 12 collection on ScienceOpen. This will make it easy to discover the latest work, cite abstracts and keep up to date with the conference output all in one place.
We are delighted to welcome theEuropean Journal of Horticultural Science (eJHS), the official journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science, to the ScienceOpen ecosystem. As an open access journal with an international focus, eJHS publishes significant plant science discoveries, as well as new or modified methodologies and technologies with broad, cross-disciplinary relevance to horticulture around the world.
By creating an eJHS Collection on ScienceOpen, we are supporting wider discoverability, stronger scholarly connections and richer, metadata-driven context for research spanning the entire food value chain and all climates. This will help researchers, practitioners and decision-makers to engage with trusted open-access scholarship more efficiently.
About the European Journal of Horticultural Science
The eJHS covers applied and fundamental horticultural research across the full food supply chain, from breeding and production to processing, trade and retail. Reflecting the global nature of the field, and today’s food-system challenges, the journal features work from temperate, Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical regions and is supported by a high-profile, international editorial board.
The journal’s thematic breadth ranges from Artificial intelligence and digital farming to Crop production and cropping systems to Postharvest biology and food processing technologies. This cross-disciplinary focus closely aligns with ScienceOpen’s mission to help open access research reach a wider range of disciplines, communities and real-world applications. . eJHS is indexed in in leading discovery services and databases, including Web of Science SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded), Scopus, and now, ScienceOpen.
Author experience, integrity, and peer review
eJHS helps authors maximise the impact of their work while upholding best practices in research integrity. The journal operates a double-blind peer-review process and applies transparent editorial policies covering authorship criteria, conflicts of interest, peer review and publication ethics.
Manuscripts must be submitted via ScholarOne. Submissions are screened using integrity tools, including iThenticate, to identify any overlap with previously published work. The journal also aims to provide an initial decision in around 50 days, in recognition of the importance of prompt editorial outcomes. Full author information is available here.
Article types welcomed by eJHS
eJHS welcomes a range of peer-reviewed article types, including:
Research articles (using an Introduction–Methods–Results–Discussion structure)
Review articles (which aim to provide authoritative, current overviews)
Commentaries (focusing on hot topics and evidence-based viewpoints)
What this means on ScienceOpen
With eJHS now available within the ScienceOpen environment, readers can more easily discover open access horticultural science and connect related outputs from plant science and food systems research. They can also benefit from improved research discoverability, which is powered by structured metadata and networked research contexts.
This partnership strengthens our shared goal of ensuring that high-quality, peer-reviewed, open access research in horticulture is easy to discover, access and reuse, thereby supporting innovation from breeding and production to sustainability, postharvest systems and market dynamics.
Explore and follow the European Journal of Horticultural Science Collection on ScienceOpen and keep up to date with the latest publications on global horticulture. Authors can also browse the author information, access the submission guidelines, and read about discounts and waivers.
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ScienceOpen is thrilled to welcome FEBS Press as a new publishing partner. As the publishing arm of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), FEBS Press is dedicated to advancing molecular, cellular, and biochemical life sciences through the publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed research. With four well-established journals now indexed on ScienceOpen, researchers can discover, share, and engage with its cutting-edge work across the molecular biosciences and oncology.
About FEBS Press
Founded by one of Europe’s largest organizations in the molecular life sciences, FEBS Press supports FEBS mission to promote excellence in research, education, and collaboration. By publishing innovative and rigorously peer-reviewed work, FEBS Press provides a trusted platform for scientists worldwide while also reinvesting surplus revenue into fellowships, courses, and initiatives intended to strengthen the scientific community.
The Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Collection includes the journals The FEBS Journal, FEBS Letters, FEBS Open Bio, and Molecular Oncology.
The FEBS Journal publishes high-quality, full-length research articles and expert reviews in the fields of molecular, cellular and biochemical life sciences. The journal prioritises originality and strong biological insight, welcoming studies that use cutting-edge approaches to shed light on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lie behind the functions of molecules, cells, and organisms.
Alongside primary research, The FEBS Journal features commissioned reviews, minireviews, viewpoints, snapshots, and special issues that provide authoritative insights into rapidly developing fields. Its scope spans biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, structural biology, bioinformatics, immunology, systems biology and more. Discover vital work from The FEBS Journal:
FEBS Letters is known for its rapid publication of significant research reports and timely reviews of broad interest in the molecular biosciences. The journal focuses on original research findings that drive progress across the molecular life sciences, including biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, signalling, structural biology, neuroscience, immunology, virology, microbiology, cancer research and the molecular basis of disease.
Manuscripts benefit from expedited handling by an editorial board of active scientists, and there are options to publish either free of charge or as open access. FEBS Letters offers a fast-track route for highly significant studies requiring urgent dissemination. Read research from FEBS Letters now:
FEBS Open Bio is a fully open-access journal for the molecular and cellular life sciences. It focuses on technical and ethical quality rather than subjective judgements of impact. The journal publishes original research, methods, hypotheses, reviews and exploratory or confirmatory studies across a broad range of disciplines, including biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, microbiology, virology, developmental biology, neurobiology and immunology. As a rapid-publication journal, FEBS Open Bio evaluates submissions based on their scientific merit and the soundness of the work. This ensures that meaningful contributions to the community, whether descriptive or hypothesis-driven, can be shared openly and without barriers.
Molecular Oncology publishes high-impact research across the full spectrum of basic, translational and clinical cancer science. The journal also publishes reviews, commentaries and policy papers that explore emerging concepts in cancer diagnosis, prevention and care. As an open-access journal owned by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), it reinvests its profits into the scientific community and operates a transparent peer-review process led by dedicated academic Section Editors.
Molecular Oncology is committed to advancing the understanding of cancer biology and improving patient care. The journal features contributions ranging from fundamental mechanistic insights to innovative clinical research and oncology policy strategies. Discover vital research from Molecular Oncology:
By indexing these collections on ScienceOpen, FEBS Press is boosting the visibility of its journals within our discovery environment of over 100 million publications. This integration enhances discoverability, widens dissemination, and connects FEBS Press research to a global community of scholars across disciplines.
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We’re happy to announce that the Future Facing Learning Conference Collection is now live on ScienceOpen. All accepted abstracts will be published in the collection to improve their visibility and discoverability. Accepted posters and final papers will be published as well, extending the impact of the research beyond the event and making posters, abstracts, and proceedings openly accessible and permanently archived.
At the Future Facing Learning and AI in Higher Education 2026 conference, researchers, PhD students, educators, and technologists will have the opportunity to explore the potential impacts of artificial intelligence in higher education over three days. The conference will provide a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across several tracks, including peer-reviewed research, practical workshops, tutorials, and poster sessions. From ethical design to transformative pedagogy, it brings people together for critical dialogue, cutting-edge research, and collaborative innovation.
The conference offers attendees a range of benefits. You can look forward to inspiring talks and panel discussions, alongside hands-on workshops designed to deepen your understanding of effective teaching practices. It’s also an excellent opportunity to connect and network with peers. The programme explores the latest topics in AI and higher education, blending showcases of cutting-edge research with practical tutorials on tools and pedagogical approaches. It also examines policies and strategies for integrating AI into higher education, placing a strong emphasis on the ethical, inclusive and equitable use of AI technologies.
To get a better understanding of the conference agenda, take a look at the main themes below.
AI-enhanced pedagogy
Personalised learning at scale
Adaptive curriculum design
AI-powered tutoring and feedback
Student engagement through intelligent systems
Research, innovation and practice
Latest academic research and interdisciplinary studies
Institutional case studies and pilot projects
AI’s role in reshaping scholarly practice and knowledge creation
Collaborations between universities and industry
Tracks
Research: peer-reviewed academic paper presentations
Practice: case studies, panel discussions, innovation showcases
Tutorial: Skill-building sessions on tools, data, and methods
Posters and demos: Work-in-progress, concepts, and applied innovations
Responsible AI and digital ethics in higher education
Mitigating bias in AI tools
Ensuring data security and privacy
Inclusive and equitable access to AI-enhanced learning
Ethical decision-making and governance frameworks
Rethinking assessment in the age of AI
Automated grading and academic integrity
Predictive analytics for student success
AI in formative and authentic assessments
Call for Paper!
The conference offers six submission tracks:
AI in pedagogy and assessment
learning analytics and data use
equity, ethics and inclusion
student voice and experience
institutional change and strategy
EdTech innovation and practice
Future Facing Learning welcomes five submission types including full papers (4,000–6,000 words) and short papers (3,000–4,000 words). All submissions must be original and must not be under review elsewhere. Papers will be evaluated through single-blind peer review. Any use of AI-generated text must be disclosed in the Acknowledgements section of the submitted paper.
So, keep an eye out or follow the collection to see all the contributions, and note that paper submissions are still open. All accepted papers and abstracts will be published with a DOI on ScienceOpen in the Future Facing Learning Collection. Selected papers will also be invited for publication by Springer Nature in the book Future Facing Learning and AI in Higher Education.
If you are interested in registering as an attendee, the registration is still open. The last booking date is 16 April 2026.
Upcoming Key dates for already submitted proposals
Registration deadline for presenters 15 December 2025 – 1 March 2026
Submission deadline full papers extended: 30 January 2026
Notification of acceptance full papers: 15 February 2026
