[CfP][FOIS 2026] Call for Contributions – Journal-first track and main track reminder
Giorgio Ubbiali
[apologies for cross-posting]
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16th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2026)
21–25 September 2026, Vitória, ES, Brazil – 9 September 2026, Online
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/
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FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology.
FOIS is a meeting point for all researchers with an interest in formal ontology. Formal ontology is the systematic study of the types of entities and relations making up the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. The conference encourages submission of high quality, not previously published results on both theoretical issues and practical advancements. FOIS 2026 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies.
FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication for researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web.
FOIS 2025 will be held both online and in Vitória, ES, Brazil, organized by the Federal University of Espírito Santo.
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Call for Papers (main track)
Mandatory abstract submission: 16 March 2026 (strict)
Paper submission: 23 March 2026 (strict)
Rebuttal period: 6–13 May 2026
Notifications: 27 May 2026
Camera-ready submission: 17 June 2026
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/cfp/
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Call for Journal-First Papers
Paper submission: 3 June 2026
Author notification: 15 July 2026
Camera-ready submission: 31 July 2026
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/journalfirst/
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FOIS Journal-First Papers
The FOIS 2026 journal-first track aims to showcase and discuss with the FOIS community recently published studies related and relevant to formal and applied ontology. The rationale of the journal-first track is to provide an opportunity to present and discuss already published results that have not yet been presented at a conference.
We invite submissions in forms of extended abstracts of journal papers that have been published or have been accepted for publication but have not been presented at a conference or workshop before.
Accepted proposals will be presented at FOIS 2026 with an accompanying (optional) poster session, either on-site or online, depending on the preferences of the author(s). For each accepted proposal, a short abstract will be published on the conference website along with a link to the original publication. Presentations can be either onsite or online. However, at least one author is required to register for the conference to present the research.
Submission Instructions
Individual submissions must be done using EasyChair, and include:
A cover page (single page) comprising:
the original title of the journal article;
authors;
bibliographic references of the paper, e.g. DOI of the original publication or, alternatively, a link to the publication at the journal’s website;
and a statement that this article is not an extension of an earlier ontology-focused conference or workshop paper
A one-page abstract of the paper. The abstract should describe the contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to applied/formal ontology, and explain the impacts of the results.
The full article is to be uploaded as supplementary material.
The materials must be submitted through the EasyChair conference system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fois2026
Submissions (i.e. cover page + abstract) must follow the one-column CEUR-ART style formatting. The CEUR-ART Overleaf template can be found at: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw.
For further details, especially on eligibility criteria and requirements, visit https://www.foisconference.org/journalfirst/ or contact fois2026...@easychair.org.
FOIS 2026 Organization
General Chairs
João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil
Tiago Prince Sales, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Program Committee Chairs
Sergio de Cesare, University of Westminster, UK
Fernanda Baião, PUC-Rio, Brazil
JOWO Chairs
Mara Abel, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
Mattia Fumagalli, Free University of Bolzen-Bolzano, Italy
Online Chair
Maria Hedblom, Jönköping University, Sweden
Local Organizing Committee
Monalessa Perini Barcellos, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil
Julio Cesar Nardi, Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES) Colatina, Brazil
Paulo Sérgio Santos Jr., Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES) Serra, Brazil
Ontology Show Case Chairs
Torsten Hahmann, University of Maine, USA
César Bernabé, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Demonstrations Chairs
Bart Gajderowicz, Utah State University, USA
Claudenir Morais Fonseca, University of Twente, Netherlands
FAIR Chair
Luiz Olavo Bonino, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Industry Chair
Jim Logan, Ontogenesis Solutions, LLC, USA
Early Career Symposium Chairs
Renata Wassermann, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Maria Luiza Campos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Journal-First Chairs
Greta Adamo, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Ludger Jansen, PTH Brixen College, Italy
Research Project Chairs
Fumiaki Toyoshima, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Adrien Barton, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Tutorial Chairs
Guendalina Righetti, University of Oslo, Norway
Laure Vieu, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Publicity Chairs
Giorgio A. Ubbiali, PTH Brixen College, Italy
Vitor Souza, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil
Proceedings Chair
Sander van Leeuwen, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
JOWO Proceedings Chair
Cauã Roca Antunes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil