Call for papers

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 2026 edition of the HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies. The conference intends to attract original, pertinent and relevant contributions on the technological, organizational and management dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies.

Submission Procedure:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the HCist webpage until Sept. 15th (2nd call). Submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis, and authors will be notified of the review process results by October 15th. Authors of accepted papers can receive recommendations to revise their manuscript according to the reviewers’ comments and should submit the revised version until October 30th.

Paper format:

Manuscripts must be written in English. Each manuscript should not exceed the maximum number of pages predefined for each submission type, considering the format available (here).

Important dates:

Deadline for paper submission: Sept. 15th (2nd call)
Notification of acceptance/rejection: October 15th
Revised version: October 30th
Conference: November 11-13