Conference Publications

Intending participants in the 2026 Open Conference of the IFIP WG 8.3 are invited to make a submission for consideration for presentation at the conference and publication in its proceedings. Submissions must be original contributions that have not been previously published. Accepted submissions will be published when there is a unique author registration (to attend the conference) for each submission. Full academic research papers and research-in-progress papers will be presented in regular sessions.

Submission Types

• Full Research Papers (max 14 pages): The maximum length of submitted manuscripts is 14 pages. The maximum length of final versions of manuscripts is 17 pages. This includes the title page, references, and appendices. Over length manuscripts will not be accepted for publication (manuscripts with smaller page margins and font sizes than specified in the author instructions and set in the template files will also be treated as over length). Accepted full papers will be published in the Journal of Decision Systems (a Taylor & Francis publication) as a supplemental proceedings and available on the JDS site.
• Research-In-Progress Papers (max 8 pages): The maximum length of submitted (RIP) manuscripts is 8 pages. This includes the title page, references, and appendices. Over length manuscripts will not be accepted for publication (manuscripts with smaller page margins and font sizes than specified in the author instructions and set in the template files will also be treated as over length). Accepted research-in-progress papers will not be published in the supplemental proceedings.

Number and order of authors

Each author can be ‘lead’ on at most two (2) submissions and ‘co-author’ on at most four (4) submissions. After initial submission, authors cannot be added to or deleted from full research papers or research-in-progress papers.

Reviewing process 

The review process is double-blind (authors identities not known to reviewers). Manuscripts will be evaluated based on technical quality, novelty, potential impact, and clarity. Participants will be asked to confirm that no generative AI tools have been used in the writing of the article. If authors use AI tools in the production of images or graphical elements for the paper they should be explicitly mentioned and disclosed in the appropriate section of the paper.

Submission process

Electronic submissions for the 2026 IFIP WG 8.3 Conference will be handled through the Journal of Decision Systems Submission Portal. To submit your manuscript, please use the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Journal of Decision Systems Submission Portal
2. Use the “Login / Register using ORCID” button to login or create an account. If you don’t already have an ORCID, you will now be asked to create one.
3. Once you have logged on, you will be taken to a short submission form with four steps.
4. On the first page of the submission form, you will be asked to confirm the journal title and article type; make sure you have selected “Journal of Decision Systems”.
5. On the same page, you will be asked, “Are you submitting your paper for a specific special issue or article collection?”. Click “Yes” and then select “IFIP WG 8.3 Conference 2026 Human-Centric Decision Making”; this step is very important.

Manuscripts must be written in English and formatted according to the Taylor & Francis format. Download the author instructions and MS Word templates. References should use the American Psychological Association (APA) reference style.

Key Dates

Further Information

For further information please contact the Conference Co-Chairs:

Dave: dsammon@ucc.ie | Ciara: c.heavin@ucc.ie