ISSEP 2026

Submissions

The International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives (ISSEP) is an established international research forum for researchers, educators, policy makers, and practitioners working to advance informatics education from early childhood through secondary and higher education. The conference fosters an inclusive and collaborative platform to share rigorous research, innovative pedagogies, curriculum initiatives, and evidence-based practice in the evolving field of informatics education.

ISSEP 2026 will take place at Tallinn University in Estonia from 20–23 September 2026, featuring a doctoral consortium, main conference sessions, and optional school visits/tours.

Call for Contributions

Authors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the scope of the conference. All papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed by Programme Committee members.

We invite submissions of original research and practice-oriented manuscripts addressing key issues in informatics education, with particular emphasis on emerging and high-impact themes such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Science, and Data Literacy for learners and teachers in the context of school informatics.

Work submitted to ISSEP should be novel and material that has been previously published should not be republished unless the work has been significantly revised. Note, however, that while novel work is highly valued, constructive replication of previous studies can also be a significant contribution, and a new interpretation or evaluation of previously published work can make a good contribution.

Conference Topics

The main topics of the conference include (but are not limited to):

Submission Guidelines

Format and Structure

Manuscripts must conform to the Springer LNCS format and will be peer-reviewed. Templates and detailed formatting instructions are available at:

• Springer LNCS Conference Proceedings Guidelines
• LaTeX (recommended) or Microsoft Word templates
• For online LaTeX editors, see Overleaf

Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts should be 200–300 words and clearly communicate the purpose, methods, key findings, and relevance of your work.

Double-Blind Review Process

All full and short papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed. To ensure anonymity:

• Remove author names and affiliations from the submitted version
• Avoid details in the article that could reveal author identity, including:
  • Institution-specific information
  • Specific funding information
  • Clear self-citations

Publication and Proceedings

Selected high-quality full and short papers will be invited for publication in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (indexed in Scopus). Other accepted papers, posters, abstracts of workshop proposals, and other shorter contributions will be included in the local conference proceedings with DOI.

How to Submit

Abstracts, papers, posters, workshops, and doctoral consortium applications can be submitted through the EasyChair submission portal. Details about the submission link will be announced soon on the conference website.

All submissions must report original work not under review elsewhere. Detailed submission instructions and the submission portal link will be available on the conference website.