Abstract Portal & Submission
The ENC 2026 Abstract Portal is open for submissions now.
Abstracts will be reviewed in early 2026 and authors will be notified in good time before early registration deadline at end February 2026.
All accepted abstracts will be offered either an oral presentation or a poster presentation at ENC 2026.
Peer reviewed papers for accepted abstracts for oral presentation will be published and indexed as part of the conference proceedings (see below).
Thank you for your interest in presenting at ENC 2026.
Full Paper Submission
Authors of accepted abstracts have the option to submit a full paper. The deadline for full paper submission will be early May 2026.
Note that submission of a full paper is not required for presentation at the conference, but papers submitted for publication will only enter peer review if presented at the conference. For posters, one of the authors must present it during the Poster Session.
Submissions are limited to scientific (research) papers. All submitted papers will undergo a further peer review process. Authors who choose to submit a full paper will be invited to review a manuscript within their area of expertise.
Publication
Accepted papers will be published in a dedicated volume of the Open Access journal Engineering Proceedings (ISSN 2673-4591) and in the Conference Proceedings e-Book (with ISBN), both published by MDPI. The Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license will apply, meaning that authors retain copyright and the content can be reused with attribution. All published papers will be assigned a digital object identifier (DOI) and citable.
General Paper Guidelines
Papers should cover high-quality scientific work and create an advance towards the current knowledge that is of interest to the scientific community. Papers should not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere. Papers must be original and include references where appropriate. Specialized software will be applied to identify potential plagiarism, including self-plagiarism.
In case a paper is deemed to be of a commercial nature only, the conference organisers reserve the right to reject the paper.
Formatting Guidelines
Papers should be written in clear English language (MDPI publishes in US English). Paper length must be between 4 and 9 pages. Note that this refers to the total page count (including abstract, references, appendices, etc.). The paper length requirement must be strictly complied with.
Paper Reviews
All submitted papers will undergo a further peer review process. Authors who choose to submit a full paper will be invited to review a manuscript within their area of expertise.
Further information will be available soon.
Summary of important Dates for Authors
- Abstract submission deadline: December 2025
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 2026
- Early Bird registration deadline: February 2026
- European Navigation Conference 2026: 28-30 April 2026
- Full paper submission deadline (for peer review): early May 2026
- Revised papers due: within three weeks of receipt of the review comments
