Call for Papers, Short Summaries, Abstracts & Attendance

Loxbridge High‑Tech Forum (英国伦敦牛津剑桥高科技论坛会议) invites submissions of research and development papers, applications, industry case studies and abstracts for our forthcoming forums and conferences. We welcome multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary contributions that advance practice and theory in information management, information technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, data science, analytics, the Metaverse, applied mathematics, computing, quantum models and cybersecurity. We are also keen to receive work on the applications of relevant high technologies to domains such as business, innovation, tourism, fashion, marketing, finance, economics, human resources, manufacturing and production, supply chains, engineering, agriculture & farming, medicine and healthcare, wellbeing, computer games, sports, art, music, media, public administration, education and training, humanity, civilisation and others.

Following peer review and subject to the applicable publisher requirements, accepted papers and short papers may be published in the Loxbridge eBook series or conference proceedings. ISBNs and DOIs are provided where applicable to the publication route. Accepted abstracts and short summaries may appear in the relevant eBook series with an ISBN.

Please note: A listener is not required to submit or publish anything. Listeners are just cordially invited to attend!

Upcoming Forums and Conferences

Sponsors: Loxbridge High-Tech Forum, UK; University of Oxford, UK; University of Cambridge, UK; Imperial College London, UK; California State University, USA; Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands; Southwest Jiaotong University, China.

• The 3rd ICIMITAI Conference (ICIMITAI051226): 4–6 December 2026 — Online and onsite in Cambridge, UK (ID: ICIMITAI051226) (View Streams/Tracks) Initial submission deadline has passed; please contact the organisers about late submissions.
• The 4th IFIMITAI Forum (IFIMITAI270227): 27 February 2027 — Online and onsite in Oxford, UK (ID: IFIMITAI270227) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 5th ICIMITAI Conference (ICIMITAI290527): 29 May 2027 — Online and onsite in Cambridge, UK (ID: ICIMITAI290527) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 6th ICIMITAI Conference (ICIMITAI310727): 31 July 2027 — Online and onsite in Oxford, UK (ID: ICIMITAI310727) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 7th ICIMITAI Conference (ICIMITAI091027): 9 October 2027 — Online and onsite in Cambridge, UK (ID: ICIMITAI091027) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 8th ICIMITAI Conference (ICIMITAI181227): 18 December 2027 — Online and onsite in Oxford, UK (ID: ICIMITAI181227) (View Streams/Tracks)

Submission Guidelines

Please note: Listeners do not need to prepare or submit papers or abstracts. A listener is not required to submit or publish anything, unless she or he wishes to do so.

1. Overview

Loxbridge High-Tech Forum encourages interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaboration and welcomes theoretical, empirical, and applied research, and development and applications.

2. Submission Categories

• Full Papers (6–12 pages): Complete research studies, models, development, or applications.
• Short Papers (3–5 pages): Emerging research, research and development in progress, frameworks, or preliminary findings.
• Abstracts / Short Summaries (300-1000 words): Conceptual work, proposals, work in progress, posters, or an abstract or summary of completed research or development work.

All submissions must be written in clear academic English.

3. Review and Publication Process

• All the submissions will be reviewed carefully and rigorously by committee members and experts.
• Papers meeting the criteria following triple peer review may be considered for suitable reputable proceedings or book series, subject to publisher acceptance.
• Papers and short papers meeting the criteria following double peer review may be considered for proceedings or the Loxbridge High-Tech Forum eBook Series (with ISBNs and DOIs where applicable).
• Short summaries and abstracts passing double review may be considered for the Loxbridge eBook Series (with an ISBN and DOI where applicable).
• All accepted works may be indexed and archived in relevant repositories.

4. Reference style & format for papers

Submissions for the forums (IFIMITAIddmmyy) should follow the Harvard referencing style.

• Journal article: Author(s) (Year) ‘Article title’, Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page range. DOI or URL (accessed [date]).
• Book: Surname, Initial(s). (Year) Title. Edition. Place: Publisher.
• Conference paper: Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year) ‘Title of paper’. In: Initial(s) Surname (ed.), Title of Conference Proceedings, full date, place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher, page numbers.
• AI-specific citation: OpenAI ChatGPT (year), Title and the hyperlink (accessed on dd/mm/yyyy).

For conference (ICIMITAIddmmyy) papers, use the specified proceedings template and referencing style when supplied by the publisher. The numbered examples below are illustrative and may differ from a publisher's final requirements.

In‑text citation style

Use numeric citations in square brackets in the order they appear in the text (for example: [1], [2], ...). For parenthetical citations enclose the reference number in brackets, e.g. [1]. Sequential parenthetical citations should be separated by commas: [1, 2].

When a citation is part of a sentence, the author name is not enclosed in brackets but the citation number is: for example, "So we see that Lee et al. [2] show ...".

Reference list

Provide a numbered list of references at the end of the paper. For a numbered citation system, list references in order of first citation, unless the specified publisher template requires a different order.

Reference examples

• Article: [#] Author A., Author B., and Author C. Year. Title of Article. Title of Publication, Vol(Issue), pages. DOI.
• Journal article (paginated): [#] Author A. and Author B. 2007. Title of article. Communications of the ACM, 50(1), pp. 36–44.
• Conference paper: [#] Author's Initial(s). Last Name, “Title of paper,” in Abbreviated Name of Conference, Location, Year, pp. xxx–xxx. URL [Accessed: date].
• Book: [#] Author A. Year. Title of Book. Publisher, City.
• Multiple authors: For up to three authors, list them all separated by commas and the word "and". For four or more authors, list the first author followed by et al.
• Springer (LNCS): LNCS uses a more formal, book-style layout. Follow the LNCS template when required. More details

Detailed and specific formatting and submission requirements will be provided upon acceptance for publication.

5. Submission Process

Upload submissions through the Loxbridge High-Tech Forum Submission Portal with the relevant event ID (for example, IFIMITAI300526 or ICIMITAI051226). Please check the event-specific deadline below: the general forum and conference deadlines differ.

Each submission must include:

• Title, author(s), affiliation(s), and contact email.
• Abstract and keywords.
• Full or short paper (in Microsoft Word).
• File naming convention: Forum/Conference ID, Stream, Session or Track Title.

6. Listener Policy

Listeners are welcome to attend Loxbridge High-Tech Forum events. They are not required to submit or publish papers or abstracts unless they wish to do so voluntarily.

7. Ethics and Originality

Authors must ensure all submissions are free from plagiarism and properly referenced.

The use of AI tools must be clearly acknowledged following the Harvard citation example provided above.

8. Key Dates

One week before the deadline!