CALL FOR PAPERS

Smart Cities: Urban Nature, Culture and AI

Aug 20 ~ 22, 2025 / Chung Hua University, Hsin Chu, Taiwan

Scope & Topics

2025 ICAPPS Conference will provide an excellent international knowledge-sharing platform for sharing knowledge and results in urban planning. The Conference looks for significant contributions to all major fields of the urban and regional planning.

Authors are requested to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to :

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following.

• Regional and Urban Planning
• Regional and Urban Economics
• Transportation and Safety
• Infrastructure and Development
• Urban Design and Landscape
• Urban Regeneration and Management
• Urban Policy and Welfare
• Real Estate
• Land and Housing
• Land-use and Spatial Structure
• Environment and Disaster Management
• Smart City and GIS

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission : April 14 ~ April 30 18:00
• Notification of Acceptance : May 12 May 16
• Final Paper Submission : June 9 ~ June 27 17:00
• Early-Bird Registration : July 1 ~ July 21 17:00

Originality of Submissions

Submissions must represent new and original work. Concurrent submissions are not allowed. Papers that have been published in or accepted to any peer-reviewed journal or conference/workshop with published proceedings, or that are currently under review, or that will be submitted to other meetings or publications while under review may not be submitted to ICAPPS 2025.

Qualifications of Applicants

The first author and the presenter should be individual or incoming members of KPA, or members of an overseas organization which has the formal exchange agreement with KPA, at the time of paper submission for the screening review. Here, overseas organizations which have the formal exchange agreement with KPA include City Planning Institute of Japan (CPIJ), Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning (TIUP), Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC), Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association (VUPDA), Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP), Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and Indonesian Association of Urban and Regional Planners (IAP).

Content of Papers

2025 ICAPPS calls for full paper which should be submitted as the outcomes of planning research and case studies. These papers must be previously unpublished, however those which are reorganization of published papers with independent and complete findings may be submitted, but only if these copyrights are clear.

Paper Submission

The contents of the final version papers must be the following.

Publication and Presentation

Only the conference brochure and abstract proceedings will be distributed on the day of the conference. The full-text electronic proceedings will be available for download for a limited time after the conference. However, each paper must be presented orally or as a poster by a registered author in person at ICAPPS 2025 to be included in the full-text electronic proceedings.

Oral Presentation

• All presenters are requested to be in your presentation room at least 10 minutes before the session starts.
• Presenter is requested to save the presentation material in advance on the session room computer to ensure it is functioning normally.
• Each presenter has 15 minutes for a presentation. The first 10-12 minutes would be for the presentation and the rest would be for Q&A with the audience.

Poster Presentation

• Poster presenter should submit the Extended Abstract within the period and bring the A0-sized poster to put up on the designated poster board at the conference.
• Poster presenters are expected to stay by your poster for the duration of the Q&A session.

Others

• 1) All the communications between applicants and KPA should be in English.
• 2) Applicants who have had either an extended abstract or full paper accepted must make an oral or poster presentation in English at 2025 ICAPPS.
• 3) Only the conference brochure and abstract proceedings will be distributed on the day of the conference. The full-text electronic proceedings will be available for download for a limited time after the conference. However, each paper must be presented orally or as a poster by a registered author in person at ICAPPS 2025 to be included in the full-text electronic proceedings.
• 4) Copyrights of all the extended abstracts and full papers are owned by KPA according to KPA’s copyright rules.

Inquiries :

ICAPPS 2025 Conference Secretariat : icapps@kpa1959.or.kr

Downloads

• Application Rules
• Abstract for Screening
• Extended Abstract Sample
• Full Paper Sample

Presentation

• a) Oral Presentation :
  • All paper presenters must arrive in the presentation room at least 10 minutes before the meeting starts.
  • Please save the presentation materials on the classroom computer in advance to ensure their normal operation.
  • Each paper presenter is expected to have 15 minutes for his/her presentation. The first 10-12 minutes are used for briefing, and the rest of the time is used for commenting on teachers and on-site Q&A. The actual speaking time is still mainly based on the conference announcement agenda.
• b) Poster presentation :
  • Poster presenters should submit their posters within the specified time and bring A0-sized posters to be posted on the designated poster board of the conference.
  • Poster presenters should stay with your poster during the Q&A session.

Paper Submission

1. Originality of Submissions

Submissions must represent new and original paper. Papers that have been published or accepted in any journal or published symposium, or papers that are currently under review, or papers that will be submitted to other conferences or publications during the review period, shall not be submitted to ICAPPS 2025.

2. Qualifications of Applicants

The first author and the presenter should be individual or incoming members of KPA, or members of an overseas organization which has the formal exchange agreement with KPA, at the time of paper submission for the screening review. Here, overseas organizations which have the formal exchange agreement with KPA include City Planning Institute of Japan (CPIJ), Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning (TIUP), Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC), Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association (VUPDA), Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP), Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and Indonesian Association of Urban and Regional Planners (IAP).

3. Content of Papers

2025 ICAPPS calls for full papers which should be submitted as the outcome of planning research and case studies. These papers must be previously unpublished, however those which are reorganization of published papers with independent and complete findings may be submitted, but only if these copyrights are clear.

4. Application and Schedule

• 4-1 Submission of Abstract for the Screening

  Applicants should apply for the conference and submit the following document no later than April 30, at www.kpa1959.or.kr. The form can be downloaded from the KPA website.

  • - Abstract for Screening: It should be written according to the writing guidelines of KPA. It should be a maximum of two pages of A4 size, with the title, name of authors and text. It is acceptable to include figures, tables and references if necessary (with the two-page limit).
• 4-2. Abstract Review and Acceptance

  International Committee of KPA reviews submitted abstracts and notifies applicants whose abstracts are accepted by May 12, 2025. The Committee reviews based on the following principles.

  • 1) Application rules
  • 2) Relation to the theme of the suggested points of interest
  • 3) Academic appropriateness of text.
  • 4) Appropriateness of English writing

  Papers participating through overseas institutions shall be reviewed by the relevant institutions.

• 4-3. Submission of Full Paper

  Applicants whose abstracts have been accepted must submit full paper from June 9 through June 27, 2025. The contents of these final documents must be based on the abstracts screened.

  • a) Volume
    - Extended Abstract Track : upto 4 pages including abstract, tables, figures.
    - Full Paper Track : 8 to 24 pages maximum of A4
  • b) Composition : Should be with such information as title, name of authors, abstract, keywords (three to six) included in the front page, the rest should contain text with figures, tables, acknowledgement. The first should contain an abstract only.

Rundown Schedule

• Abstract Submission : April 14 ~ April 30 18:00
• Abstract Review Notice : May 12 May 16
• Final Paper Submission : June 9 ~ June 27 17:00