CALL FOR PAPERS

Submissions for ICIL 2025 are now closed. Thank you to all authors for your contributions. All decision notifications have been sent to submitting authors.

IMPORTANT DATES

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The following is a preliminary outline of the ICIL 2025 program to assist with travel and participation planning. The structure is subject to change based on the number of submissions and final session organization. The conference opens on Thursday, 30 October with registration and a welcome reception in the evening.

• Registration will be available on 30 October (Thursday) and the morning of 31 October (Friday)
• An optional social excursion is scheduled for 2 November (Sunday)

This schedule is provisional and subject to change.

SOCIAL EXCURSION

Hakone & Mt. Fuji Scenic Bus Tour | Sunday, 2 November 2025 (08:00–18:00). Full-day scenic bus tour with potential views of Mt. Fuji (weather permitting). This is a sightseeing trip; no hiking or climbing. Light walking only. Depending on weather or group size, the itinerary may be adjusted. The destinations noted below offer views of Mt. Fuji when conditions allow. This activity is optional and is not included in the registration fee. The excursion fee includes lunch.

Tentative itinerary: 08:00 Depart Tokyo Station • 10:00–10:45 Oishi Park • 11:00–13:00 Oshino Hakkai (lunch) • 14:00–14:45 Hakone Shrine • 15:00–16:00 Owakudani • 18:00 Return.

This schedule is provisional and subject to change for traffic or safety. Stops may be substituted if conditions require. Owakudani access may be restricted by volcanic gas levels.

PUBLICATION

Selected high-quality papers will be recommended for publication by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Operations Research series. Final selections will be made prior to the conference, and authors must submit revised versions by the deadline to be eligible.

INDEXING INFORMATION

The Lecture Notes in Operations Research series is indexed in Scopus, Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), and zbMATH. The LNOR volume containing selected papers from ICIL 2025 will also be submitted to Clarivate (Web of Science) for evaluation. Indexing in Web of Science is not guaranteed and is subject to Clarivate’s independent review process.

PAPER INSTRUCTIONS & TEMPLATE

To maintain consistency across the proceedings, we ask that all submissions adhere to the following guidelines. Please ensure the paper title clearly reflects its content and does not exceed 15 words, and that the abstract is limited to 250 words. The full manuscript, including all tables, figures, and references, should not exceed eight pages. Submissions must be formatted using either the Springer Nature Word template or the official LaTeX template. Adherence to one of these templates is a prerequisite for the paper to be considered for publication. Download links are provided below:

Please note that Lecture Notes in Operations Research follows the Reference Style APA and Citation Style Numbered. Submitted papers must be original and free from plagiarism; all submissions will be checked for originality. Please familiarize yourself with the Springer Nature Guide to Copyright and Permissions , which contains advice on including third-party content or material that you have created yourself and published elsewhere in your manuscript. For more detailed information, please visit the Key Style Points or the Manuscript Guidelines on springernature.com.

Submissions are closed. Templates remain here for authors preparing revisions or camera-ready versions.

RESUBMISSION & CAMERA-READY

Before resubmitting, please ensure that your camera-ready manuscript addresses all remarks from both reviewers. Upload in EasyChair only; email submissions are not accepted. Please upload exactly two files: (1) final camera-ready PDF using the Springer template with all fonts embedded; (2) a single .zip source package (LaTeX sources or Word file plus original-resolution figures). .rar and .7z are not accepted. To be considered for Lecture Notes in Operations Research, the corresponding author must upload a signed Springer Nature Licence to Publish (PDF), obtained via EasyChair (submission templates). You may replace files in EasyChair until the camera-ready deadline stated in your notification; only the latest version will be used.

Proceedings inclusion requires registration: At least one author of each accepted paper must complete conference registration by Monday, 22 September 2025 at 23:59 Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Papers without a registered presenting author after the deadline may be removed from the program.

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Each presentation is allocated 15 minutes. A computer and projector will be available for slide presentations. The conference language is English.

CONFERENCE FEES (USD)

Registration includes access to all sessions, conference materials, meals, the Welcome Reception, and the Gala Dinner. The social excursion is optional and is not included in the registration fee.
Invitation letters are issued after registration. Names must match passports to avoid visa issues. ICIIL cannot assist with visas or appeal denials.
Registration fees for authors are non-refundable. For attendees not presenting a paper, a refund (minus a $50 processing fee) will be granted if the request is made before September 15, 2025.
Additional guests are welcome to attend the Gala Dinner for a supplemental fee of $110 per person. Please indicate guest attendance during registration.
Deadlines: Gala Dinner guest passes and Social Excursion seats by 10 Oct 2025, 17:00 JST. After these dates, requests are waitlisted and confirmed only if capacity allows. You may register for the conference first and add these later by the deadlines noted here; for separate invoicing please contact us.

REGISTRATION

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

ICIL 2025 recognizes outstanding contributions with the following awards:

Award amounts will be announced at the conference and presented at the gala dinner.