{"id":3763,"date":"2022-11-30T05:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T05:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.sigappfr.org\/apweb2026\/?page_id=3763"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:20:56","slug":"call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.sigappfr.org\/apweb2026\/call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Research Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: red; text-align: center;\"><strong>Extended Deadlines are provided for the 1st Round of Research Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Asia Pacific Web (APWeb) and Web-Age Information Management (WAIM) Joint International Conference on Web and Big Data (APWeb-WAIM) is aiming at attracting professionals of different communities related to Web and Big Data who have common interests in interdisciplinary research to share and exchange ideas, experience and the underlying techniques and applications, including Web technologies, database systems, information management, software engineering and big data. It is our great pleasure to invite you to contribute papers and participate in this premier annual event. With the increased focus on Big Data, the new joint conference is expected to attract more professionals from different industrial and academic communities, not only from the Asia Pacific countries but also from other continents.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Topics of Interest (but not limited to)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669785090648-608172ee-d777&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Advanced database and Web applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Big data management and analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Block chain and distributed systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Cloud computing and Crowd sourcing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Content management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Data and information quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Data management on new hardware<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Data mining<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Data warehousing and OLAP<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Data security and privacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">E-learning analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Graph data management, RDF, social networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Information retrieval<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Information security<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Knowledge extraction and managements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">LLM for data management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Machine Learning and security<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Multimedia information systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Parallel and distributed data management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Query processing and optimization<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Semantic Web and ontology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Sensing data management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Sensor networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Spatial and temporal databases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Streams, complex event processing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Text database, keyword search<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Trusted and interpretable AI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Uncertain data<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Web advertising and community analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Web information quality and fusion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Web security<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Web search and meta-search<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">Web service management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"j_topics_table_font\">XML and semi &#8211; structured data<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Paper Submission Guidelines&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669785090648-f7ad8cd8-c890&#8243;][vc_column_text]All submissions must be written in English and conform to the Springer LNCS proceedings format with the following page limits: 15 pages for regular papers including references. Submitted papers will undergo a &#8220;double-blind&#8221; review process, coordinated by the Program Committee. To ensure anonymity of authorship, authors must ensure that authors&#8217; names, affiliations, funding, and any other identifying information of authorship do not appear on the title page or elsewhere in the paper. The submissions rejected in the 1st round cannot be resubmitted for the 2nd round. Authors must provide the complete and final list of authors at the submission stage. No addition, removal, or change in the order of authors is allowed after submission.<\/p>\n<p>Please use one of the following templates for the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format:\u00a0<span class=\"j_topics_table_font\"><a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/computer-science\/lncs\/conference-proceedings-guidelines\">https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/computer-science\/lncs\/conference-proceedings-guidelines<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Submission&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669785447595-1c1d0f03-fbd3&#8243;][vc_column_text]All paper submissions for APWeb-WAIM 2026 will be via <a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/cmt3.research.microsoft.com\/APWebWAIM2026\/\"><strong>Microsoft CMT<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Publication&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669785475566-0693b539-58c8&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">The proceedings of the main conference and workshops of APWeb-WAIM 2026 will be published by Springer in <a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/computer-science\/lncs?srsltid=AfmBOoq2lONIbLSoXKO1kHZqBcpCDRIc45ajRBrv7CyJTZPy46cE8QJY\">Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)<\/a> and Communications in <a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/series\/7899\">Computer and Information Science (CCIS)<\/a> respectively. Additionally, the Best Paper and the Best Student Paper will be awarded to recognize outstanding contributions.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Special Issue&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1701251831915-da6b28e0-2580&#8243;][vc_column_text]Furthermore, the best papers accepted to APWeb-WAIM 2026 will be invited to special issues of some prestigious journals, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/41019\"><strong>Data Science Engineering<\/strong><\/a> (IF 4.6, JCR Q1)<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #ffbb00; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/11280\">WWW Journal<\/a> (IF 3.4, JCR Q2)<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/array\"><strong>ARRAY<\/strong><\/a> (IF 4.5, JCR Q2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This provides an excellent opportunity for authors to extend the impact of their work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Important Dates&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669785352215-8e3485c4-ec7d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">The 1st Round.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Full paper submission (extended)\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\"><s>March 9, 2026<\/s> March 31, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Acceptance Notification (extended)<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\"><s>April 20, 2026<\/s> April 30, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Camera Ready<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\">May 18, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">The 2nd Round.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Full paper submission<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\">May 4, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Acceptance Notification<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\">June 22, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0Camera Ready<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\">July 6, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders j_important_dates_table_column_1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"j_important_dates_table_borders\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Policies&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1701251795904-152fe4f1-05ba&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">All contributions should be original and not published elsewhere or intended to be published during the review period.<br \/>\nPapers are invited from prospective authors with interests on the indicated conference topics.<br \/>\nContributions from more applied related fields in industry and commerce are very welcome.<br \/>\nAll accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors, who must register for the conference and pay the fee.<br \/>\nOnly personally presented papers can be nominated for the Best Paper competition and considered for publication in an expanded form in special issues of prestigious journals.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"brazowy\">Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism<\/h4>\n<p>The authors are requested to avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism in their works.<br \/>\nYou can find in the Internet numerous guidelines on ethical writing, such as a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/aciids.pwr.edu.pl\/2021\/download\/Avoiding_plagiarism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comprehensive guide prepared by Miguel Roig<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn turn, a two-page extract from this guide you can find\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffbb00;\" href=\"https:\/\/aciids.pwr.edu.pl\/2021\/download\/Extract_from_Avoiding_plagiarism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease note that the members of the Program Committee will give special attention to plagiarism and self-plagiarism while reviewing papers submitted to the conference.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Participation Modes&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1699369177324-39e153e8-c8b9&#8243;][vc_column_text]APWeb-WAIM 2026 will be an in-person conference. 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