Call for Papers: WEBIST 2025

The International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is dedicated to bringing together researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. WEBIST focuses on real-world applications and encourages discussions on solving business problems using web-based information systems and technologies.

Scope

WEBIST covers different aspects of Web Information Systems, namely Internet Technology, Web Intelligence and Semantic Web, Social Network Analytics, and HCI in Mobile Systems and Web Interfaces. The conference is open to academic, research, and industrial contributions, including technical papers, position papers, survey papers, short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Conference Areas

1. Internet Technology
2. Web Intelligence and Semantic Web
3. Social Network Analytics
4. HCI in Mobile Systems and Web Interfaces

Keynote Speaker

• Pietro Ducange, University of Pisa, Italy

Paper Submission

Authors can submit their work as a complete paper (Regular Paper or Position Paper) or an abstract. Accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings.

• Regular Paper: Represents completed and validated research.
• Position Paper: A short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue.

All submissions must be in English, carefully checked for grammar and spelling, and address one or several of the conference areas.

Double-Blind Submission: Papers must be submitted WITHOUT any reference to authors, including personal details, acknowledgments, or any other identifying information.

Originality: Only original papers should be submitted. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are strictly prohibited. Avoid an excessive number of self-citations.

Submission Platform: All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS.

Publications

• All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings with an ISBN reference, in paper and digital format.
• Each paper will be given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) via CrossRef.
• Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI, and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
• A short list of best papers will be invited for a post-conference special issue of the Springer Nature Computer Science Journal.
• Revised and extended versions of presented papers are planned for publication with Springer in a LNBIP Series book.

Important Dates (All dates refer to AOE time, i.e., "Anywhere on Earth")

• Conference Date: October 21 - 23, 2025

Regular Papers

• Paper Submission: June 6, 2025
• Authors Notification: July 17, 2025
• Camera Ready and Registration: July 31, 2025

Position Papers / Regular Papers

• Paper Submission: July 3, 2025
• Authors Notification: July 31, 2025
• Camera Ready and Registration: September 5, 2025

Late-Breaking

• Paper Submission: July 24, 2025
• Authors Notification: September 3, 2025
• Camera Ready and Registration: September 11, 2025

Workshops

• Workshop Proposal: May 27, 2025

Special Sessions

• Special Session Proposal: May 27, 2025

Tutorials

• Tutorial Proposal: September 11, 2025

Demos

• Demo Proposal: September 11, 2025

Panels

• Panel Proposal: September 11, 2025

Abstracts Track

• Abstract Submission: July 31, 2025
• Authors Notification: September 8, 2025
• Camera Ready and Registration: September 17, 2025

Secretariat

WEBIST Secretariat
Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C, 2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +351 265 520 186
e-mail: webist.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: https://webist.scitevents.org

Venue

The conference will take place at the Barceló Marbella hotel, located in the heart of the Costa del Sol, Spain.

Chairs

• Conference Chair: Massimo Marchiori, University of Padua, Italy
• Program Co-Chairs: Karl Aberer, EPFL, Switzerland; Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain