ICT4S 2022 – Call for Papers
https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2022/ict4s-2022-papers
https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2022/ict4s-2022-papers

Dear Smalltalkers, With apologies for cross-posting, we would very much like to disseminate the Call for Papers of: The International Conference on Information and Communications Technology for Sustainability (ICT4S 2022). https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022 Please note that *in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held in a hybrid form*. Also, *the Research Track of the conference will have its proceedings published by Conference Publishing Services (CPS)*. All the best! Gordana On Dec 7, 2021, 16:56, at 16:56, "João Paulo Fernandes" <jpaulo@fe.up.pt> wrote: >Dear Cerciras Community members, > >With apologies for cross-posting, we would very much like to >disseminate the Call for Papers of: >The International Conference on Information and Communications >Technology for Sustainability (ICT4S 2022). >https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022 ><https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022> > >This is a conference we believe clearly intersects the interests of our >action, and it would be great to receive your contributions and >participation. > >Please note that *in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference >will be held in a hybrid form*. >Also, *the Research Track of the conference will have its proceedings >published by Conference Publishing Services (CPS)*. > >On behalf of the Organizing Committee, >With best regards, >João Paulo Fernandes > >*** >ICT4S 2022 – Call for Papers >https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2022/ict4s-2022-papers ><https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2022/ict4s-2022-papers> >============================ > > >13–17 June 2022 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria >In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held in a >hybrid form: in person at the University of Plovdiv and virtually >through the means of synchronous communication. > > >The International Conference on Information and Communications >Technology for Sustainability (ICT4S) is the premier international >conference aiming at bringing together leading researchers in ICT for >Sustainability with government, industry and community representatives, >including decision-makers and end-users with an interest in using ICT >for sustainability, researchers focusing on ICT effects on >sustainability and developers of sustainable ICT systems or >applications. ICT4S is devoted to covering all types of research, >developments and applications of ICT to support sustainability. In this >context, there are still numerous problems to be addressed that require >collaborative research across multiple disciplines. > > >To provide a broader forum for reporting on scientific progress as well >as practical experiences on ICT for sustainability, ICT4S 2022 invites >submissions (Research Paper track) that range from well-founded >technical papers, to exploratory, empirical and application papers. >Papers recently published in related journals (Journal-first Paper >track) are also welcome. Details of the different tracks are below: > > >Research Paper Track >-------------------- > > >ICT4S 2022 will have the proceedings published by Conference Publishing >Services (CPS). Accepted submissions will be submitted to IEEE Xplore >and the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library. Content will be >submitted to the indexing companies for possible indexing. Indexing >services are independent organizations, and CPS cannot guarantee that >any particular abstract or index entry will be included in Ei Compendex >or any other indexing service.[a] > > >We welcome original papers reporting on research, development, case >studies, and experience and empirical reports in the field of ICT4S. >The following type of papers are possible: >- **Technical Papers** describing original scientifically rigorous >solutions to significant sustainability development problems. A >technical paper should clearly describe the problem addressed, the >relevant state of the art, the scientifically-founded solution, and the >impact and benefits of the contribution. Appropriate examples, >synthetic or otherwise, should be used to explain all aspects of the >contribution. >- **Exploratory papers** describe new, non-conventional ICT for >sustainability development research positions or approaches. These >papers should challenge the status-quo and describe vision solutions >based on new ways of using ICT for the development of sustainable >systems, tools, methods and environments. They must clearly describe >the inadequacies in the current state-of-the-art and rigorously present >their approach, clearly demonstrating and discussing its pertinence, >correctness and significance. >- **Application papers** provide a realistic and verifiable picture of >the current state-of-the-practice in ICT for sustainability and explore >the problems encountered by the industrial, community, or other >adoption of sustainability techniques. Contributions should describe >and analyze the application of ICT for sustainability techniques to >industrial problems, preferably identifying challenges, shortcomings, >innovative solutions, and concepts arising from the practical >deployment of tools and techniques. >- **Empirical Evaluation papers** evaluating existing problem cases or >scientifically validating proposed solutions through, for example, >empirical studies, experiments, case studies, or simulations. The topic >of the evaluation presented in the paper must be clearly stated and >motivated. The research method must be sound and appropriate. The >results must highlight the advances found, but also the current gaps >and challenges. > > >### Evaluation Process and Selection Criteria ### > > >ICT4S 2022 will follow a double-blind review process. The manuscripts >should be submitted for review anonymously (i.e., without listing the >author’s names on the paper) and references to own work should be made >in the third person. >All submitted papers will be reviewed by three members of the program >committee. Papers will be evaluated (in accordance with their type) >based on their novelty, significance, soundness, reproducibility, >evaluation, quality of presentation and appropriate comparison to >related work, and general presentation of the overall contribution. >Since the ICT4S conference is also a place where researchers and >practitioners can exchange personal perspectives on values and impact, >particular attention will be given to the explicit description and the >significance of how the work has or would positively impact any aspect >of sustainability of the environment, society or economy. > > >Journal-first Paper Track >------------------------- > >Authors of recently published journal papers are invited to present >their work at ICT4S 2022, therefore providing an opportunity for the >authors to engage directly with the community and offering the >attendees an additional dimension to the conference program. > >Journal First papers should relate to ICT4S and describe original >results that have not been presented at a conference. Papers that are >extensions of previous conference papers are not eligible. For a >journal paper to be eligible to participate, the paper must be: in >scope of the conference (see the conference topics), accepted in one of >the following journals (if you would like us to consider a paper >published in another journal of equal reputation to those presented in >the list, please contact the Program Chairs), and accepted for >publication after January 1st, 2021 and before December 31st, 2021. > >List of considered journals: T-SUSC, SUSCOM, Technol. Forecast. Soc. >Change, Solutions, JSS, IST, GMD, JSDTL, Telematics and Informatics, >STS, FGCS, EIA Review, IEEE Series on Green Communications and >Computing Networks, INFOGG, Journal of Cleaner Production, JSME, >Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, Energy >Policy, TSE, TOSEM, Environ. Model. Softw., IEEE Software, IEEE >Computer, CACM, SoSyM, ASE, JOT, IJSEKE, IJCTT, IJSE, CSRD, JIIS. > > >### Evaluation Process and Selection Criteria ### > > >Authors will be invited to present their journal paper at ICT4S 2022 >after a check that the paper satisfies the criteria listed above. Since >the papers have already been reviewed and accepted by the respective >journals, they will not be reviewed again for their technical content. > > >In case an exceptionally high number of submissions is received, we may >not be able to select all papers. In this case, priority will be given >to the papers with authors that have no (or fewer) papers accepted at >other ICT4S tracks. If we still need to select from papers with the >same priority, we will choose papers that best fit the technical >program, offering a balance across the conference topics. > > >Topics of interest >------------------ > > >ICT4S 2022 seeks submissions to one of the proposed tracks (research >papers and journal-first papers) on diverse topics related to ICT for >sustainability, including, but not limited to: > >- Sustainable community building via ICT >- Potential of ICT for economic growth and decentralization >- Green E-Commerce, sustainable online-shopping >- Digital Sufficiency / Digital Sobriety >- ICT and circular economy / circular society >- Sustainability-driven resilience by and of ICT >- Social sustainability implications, contributions and limitations of >- ICT >- Enabling and systemic effects of ICT on society and/or the >environment >- Smart cyber-physical systems (grids, city, home, farming) >- Sustainability in data centers and high-performance computing >- Green networking, monitoring and adaptation of software-intensive >systems and services >- ICT-induced behavioral and societal change >- Design principles for sustainable ICT >- Sustainable software engineering >- Sustainability of technical infrastructures >- Software for sustainable business governance >- Reduced hardware obsolescence >- Incentives and nudges for more sustainable ICT >- Challenges for an environmentally sustainable ICT industry >- Art and education in ICT for sustainability >- Systematic interdisciplinary efforts in ICT for sustainability >- Computational sustainability >- Climate informatics >- Blockchain and Sustainability >- Cloud and sustainability >- Smart and Sustainability >- FinTech and Sustainability >- IST sustainability and SDGs >- Agile & Sustainability > > >Important Dates >--------------- > > >- 14 Jan 2022: Abstract Submission >- 21 Jan 2022: Paper submission >- 28 Mar 2022: Acceptance notification >- 15 Apr 2022: Journal-first submission >- 30 Apr 2022: Journal-first acceptance notification > >For more details, check out the website: >https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022 ><https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022> > >— >The organising committee of ICT4S 2022 > > > >-- >João Paulo Fernandes >Associate Professor >DEI-FEUP & LIACC >http://fe.up.pt/~jpaulo <http://fe.up.pt/~jpaulo> > >SANER 2022 Financial Chair >https://saner2022.uom.gr/ <https://saner2022.uom.gr/> > >ICT4S 2022 General Co-Chair >https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022 ><https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >cerciras.participants mailing list >cerciras.participants@liste.pmf.uns.ac.rs >http://mail.pmf.uns.ac.rs/mailman/listinfo/cerciras.participants