The Diagrams conference offers a collective platform for researchers interested in diagrams. It promotes interdisciplinary collaboration by uniting specialists from diverse fields—such as computer science, mathematics, psychology, philosophy, history (including the histories of science and art), education research, and more—to share insights on both the theory and practical uses of diagrams.
Diagrams 2026 will feature three dedicated special tracks:
Submissions whose primary research contribution aligns with these themes are encouraged to be directed to the relevant tracks, each overseen by its own program committee.
In addition to these tracks, Diagrams 2026 will also include:
each providing further opportunities for scholarly exchange and community engagement.
Information on the themes, programme committees, and other details will be provided in the respective calls.
The conference program will include presentations of accepted papers, posters, and abstracts, as well as a graduate symposium, workshops, and tutorials. At least one author of every accepted submission is expected to attend the conference to present their work and engage with questions from participants.
Submission Categories Across the Three Tracks
We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagram research for each track, as follows:
- Long Papers (16 pages)
- Short Papers (8 pages)
- Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum requirement)
- Abstracts, i.e. non-archival contributions (3 pages)
Long and Short Papers should present original research contributions.
Submissions in the Abstracts category should describe significant research findings that have either been published elsewhere (with clear citations) or are intended for future publication.
Posters may showcase original early-stage research or previously published work that is relevant to the Diagrams community, provided prior publications are properly cited.
Long Papers, Short Papers, and Posters will be included in the conference proceedings. Abstracts, however, will not appear in the published proceedings but will be made available on the conference website. The Abstracts category is designed for presenting research at the conference without publishing a paper and is not intended for work-in-progress; such work should be submitted as a Poster.
All accepted submissions, regardless of category, are expected to be presented at the conference. Abstract submissions accepted for presentation will receive the same time allocation in the program as Long Papers. Exceptional Abstract submissions that do not meet the full acceptance criteria may be offered a short presentation slot.
Please refer to the respective calls for submission processes for Tutorials, Workshops, and the Graduate Symposium.
Proceedings
The proceedings will be published by Springer in a Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) proceedings volume. Authors must consult and follow Springer’s formatting requirements (see formatting guidelines below).
Previous editions of Diagrams were also published by Springer.
The proceedings are expected to be published on the first day of the conference.
There is no charge for publication via the standard route. However, some authors may be interested in Open Access or Open Choice publication routes, and they should refer to Springer’s webpage for details. Authors need to inform the Diagrams 2026 organisers as soon as possible, and no later than one week after final notification, if they wish to pay to publish openly. This publication route is available only at cost to the authors’ and they must supply the invoice address and the CC-BY Consent-to-Publish form (instead of the standard Consent-To-Publish form) with their files for the publication.
Formatting Guidelines and Requirements
Authors should consult Springer’s authors’ guidelines and use their LNCS proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for MS Word, for the preparation of their papers. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made.
Springer’s LaTeX templates are available in Overleaf.
All submissions should be made by the respective deadline via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=diagrams2026