HICL: Call for Contributions

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The submission of Paper for HICL 2026 is administered via Conftool. Please follow this link to submite your paper for the conference:

https://www.conftool.pro/hicl2026/

Guidelines and Dates

All authors seeking to present their work at HICL 2026, are invited to submit an abstract of 300 to 500 words.

Guidelines

Abstracts must be written in English.
Length is limited to 500 words.
Please assign your abstract to one of the above tracks.

Important dates

01.03.26 - Abstract submission opens
31.05.26 - Abstract submission closes
15.06.26 - Acceptance notification

30.09.26 Submission of full paper (optional)
30.11.26 Notification of review results of full paper
15.01.27 Submission of Camera-ready paper
March 2027 Publication of HICL proceedings

Themes of HICL 2026

We invite empirical, theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions addressing topics in logistics and supply chain management related to one of the following tracks:

Logistics Management and Operations, e.g.

Urban Logistics and Last-Mile Delivery
Maritime Logistics and Port Operations
Multi-Modal Transportation Networks
Competences and Organizational Structures in Logistics Systems
Innovation, Leadership and Teams in Logistics Systems

Advanced Logistics Technologies, e.g.

Advanced Manufacturing and Material Flow Systems
Digitals Twins and Simulation of Logistics Systems
Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics
Digital Logistics Platforms
Case Studies and Best Practices

Sustainability and Resilience, e.g.

Climate-Resilient Transportation Systems
Logistics Systems for the Circular Economy
Social and Environmental Responsibility in Supply Chains
Sustainability and Resilience Assessment
Supply Chain Risk Management

Participation Options

In addition to the abstract submission, authors have the option to submit a full paper after their contribution has been accepted for presentation at the conference. Submission of a full paper is optional and not required for participation.

Authors may therefore choose between the following two participation options:

Option 1 – Abstract + Conference Presentation
Authors submit an abstract which, upon acceptance, leads to a presentation at the conference.

Option 2 – Abstract + Conference Presentation + Full Paper
In addition to the accepted abstract and conference presentation, authors may submit a full paper. Accepted full papers will be published in the official HICL 2026 conference proceedings, which will appear as an online book with ISBN. Each paper will receive an individual DOI to ensure long-term accessibility and citability.

Detailed formatting guidelines as a downloadable document will soon be available on this website.

Full-Paper Submission

The full paper submission will also be handled via ConfTool and will be available after the abstract has been successfully reviewed.

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