Pre-Conference Proceedings (Springer eBook)

The IFCS 2026 Pre-Conference Proceedings will be published as an open-access eBook within the prestigious Springer Series “Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization.”
This long-standing series hosts influential volumes in statistics, data science, and machine learning, making it a highly visible venue for your work.

Submission format

  • Submitted papers must be 6–8 pages in length.
  • All contributions will undergo peer review to be included in the official IFCS 2026 proceedings.

Submission timeline

  • Deadline for submission of pre-conference proceedings: January 18th, 2026
  • Notification to authors of pre-conference proceedings: March 1st, 2026
  • Deadline for submission of revised pre-conference proceedings: 15th March, 2026

Please prepare your manuscript using the Springer templates:

Proceedings LaTeX package

Submit your contribution here:
Navigating Complexity – Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, and Machine Learning for Actionable Insights (IFCS 2026)

For detailed information on pre-conference proceeding submission, review, and publication, please click here.

To give authors a sense of the series style and visibility, here is an example of a recent volume in the same Springer collection:

Data Science, Classification, and Artificial Intelligence for Modeling Decision Making
(Eds. J. Trejos, T. Chadjipadelis, A. Grané, M. Villalobos)

Special Issues

We are proud to announce a forthcoming Special Issue in collaboration with the Journal of Classification, which will provide a high-profile venue for outstanding contributions. In parallel, preliminary discussions are underway with other leading international journals to explore additional Special Issue opportunities.

Updates in Progress – Stay Tuned!