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50% discount on the second paper
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EAI AFRICOMM is an established and growing academic forum that has continually attracted strong participation. Our motivation is to build on this solid foundation and further elevate the event’s scholarly impact and visibility. 
The central theme of EAI AFRICOMM 2026 is “Digital Transformation and the Blue Economy,” focusing on how emerging technologies and data-driven innovation can accelerate sustainable ocean-based development.

Topics to be addressed include digital infrastructure, AI applications, blue economy entrepreneurship, marine conservation technologies, data governance, smart coastal communities, and innovation ecosystems supporting sustainable maritime resources.

Conference Proceedings All registered and presented papers will be submitted for publication in the Springer – LNICST series and made available through the SpringerLink Digital Library: EAI AFRICOMM proceedings. This series is indexed in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Inspec, SCImago and Zentralblatt MATH. Available journals All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track: Authors have the opportunity to publish their articles in the EAI Endorsed Transactions journal selected by the conference (Scopus, Ei-indexed, ESCI-WoS, Compendex) by paying an additional $250, discounted from the standard $400 rate for conference authors. The article’s publication is subject to the following requirements:  
  • It must be an extended version of the conference paper with a different title and abstract. In general, 30% of new content must be added.
  • The article will be processed once the conference proceedings have been published.
  • The article will be processed using the fast-track option.
  • Once the conference proceedings are published, the corresponding author should contact us at [email protected] with the details of their article to begin processing.
Additional publication opportunities EAI is an open community dedicated to creating an environment where every member receives the same opportunities and benefits to develop and grow their research mission and career. As the largest free professional research society in the world, EAI offers a complete range of conference proceedings publication opportunities. Based on the qualification of the conference and its scope, EAI provides the opportunity to publish the proceedings for every sponsored conference. Consistent with its mission to support developing communities, all EAI-sponsored conferences are listed in EUDL, the European Union Digital Library (EUDL). EUDL is Open Access and free for EAI members, reaching a community of 250,000 subscribers and providing the visibility that allows the conference organisers to develop the conference into a fully fledged indexed proceedings publication in subsequent years.

Papers should be submitted through the EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).

  • Regular papers should be 12-20 pages in length. (Excluding appendices, references, appreciation, etc.)
  • Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length. (Excluding appendices, references, appreciation, etc.)

*Please note that additional pages will be subject to an extra charge for each extra page uploaded.

All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. You can learn more about Community Review here.

A 50% discount on the second paper is available for participants registering two accepted papers, provided both papers are authored by the same individual who will also be the sole attendee.

How to Submit a Paper in Confy:
  1. Go to Confy+ website.
  2. Log in or sign up as a new user.
  3. Select your desired track.
  4. Click the ‘Submit Paper’ link within the track and follow the instructions.

Alternatively, go to the Confy+ homepage and click on “Open Conferences.”

Submission Guidelines:

  • All papers must be submitted in English. 
  • Submitted PDFs should be anonymized.

  • Previously published work cannot be submitted, nor can it be concurrently submitted to any other conference or journal. These papers will be rejected without review. 
  • Papers must follow the Springer formatting guidelines (available in the Author’s Kit section). 
  • Authors must read and agree to the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
  • As per new EU accessibility requirements, going forward, all figures, illustrations, tables, and images should have descriptive text accompanying them. Please refer to the document below, which will assist you in crafting Alternative Text (Alt Text)

HOW TO WRITE GOOD ALT TEXT

Papers must be formatted using the Springer LNICST Authors’ Kit.

Instructions and templates are available from Springer’s LNICST homepage:

Please make sure that your paper adheres to the format as specified in the instructions and templates.

When uploading the camera-ready copy of your paper, please be sure to upload both:

  • a PDF copy of your paper formatted according to the above templates, and
  • an archive in .ZIP file, containing LaTeX or Word source material prepared according to the above guidelines.
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