Call for Papers, Short Summaries & Abstracts

Loxbridge High‑Tech Forum 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.

All the accepted papers and short papers will be published in the eBook series, conference proceedings or leading and reputable proceedings with an ISBN number and DOIs. Accepted abstracts and short summaries will be published in relevant eBook series with an ISBN number.

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 2nd IFIMITAI Forum: 28 February 2026 — Online and Onsite in Cambridge, UK (ID: IFIMITAI280226) (View Streams/Tracks)
• ICIM ITAI for business, industries, civilisation & education: 28 March 2026 — Online and Onsite in Oxford, UK (ID: ICIM-ITAI280326) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 3rd IFIMITAI Forum: 25 April 2026 — Online and Onsite in London, UK (ID: IFIMITAI250426) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 4th IFIMITAI Forum: 30 May 2026 — Online and Onsite at Oxford, UK (ID: IFIMITAI300526) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 1st ICIMITAI Conference: 10-12 July 2026 — Online and Onsite at Oxford, UK (ID: ICIMITAI110726) (View Streams/Tracks)
• The 2nd ICIMITAI Conference: 23-25 October 2026 — Online and Onsite in New York, USA (ID: ICIMITAI241026) (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 passing triple peer review and meeting the standards and criteria will be published in world-leading and reputable conference proceedings or book series.
• Papers and short papers passing double peer review and meeting the standards and criteria will be published in other conference proceedings and the Loxbridge High-Tech Forum eBook Series (with ISBN and DOIs).
• Short summaries and abstracts that pass double reviews will be published in the Loxbridge eBook Series (with ISBN, and if applicable, with DOI).
• All accepted works may be indexed and archived in relevant repositories.

4. Reference style & format for papers

The 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 and ACM/IEEE/Springer conference proceedings, the requirements for referencing styles and formatting are given below.

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. [2000] show ...".

Reference list

Provide a numbered list of references at the end of the paper. Although the list is numbered, entries should be ordered alphabetically by the first author's last name.

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 all submissions via the Loxbridge High-Tech Forum Submission Portal “Submission” link by one week before the forum or conference dates, with the event ID such as IFIMITAIddmmyy or ICIMITAIddmmyy.

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

For forums, the relevant submission, acceptance notification, and the deadline for final papers or abstracts are one week before the date of each event. For conferences, one month before the conference date is required.