SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACT
- an abstract and full paper for peer review by: 15 September 2025
- an abstract for regular/non-peer-review by: 1 November 2025
We encourage you to consider the overall theme of FIG Congress 2026: The Future We Want – the SDG’s and Beyond and the main topics when submitting your abstract and paper. Many topics are multi-disciplinary and are relevant in both developing and developed world contexts. We encourage submissions of cross-disciplinary nature cutting across many disciplines/subject-areas.
Abstracts will be reviewed and if your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit a full paper. If you want to add a video presentation you are welcome. All abstracts, papers, presentation handouts and videos will be included in the final proceedings for this conference.
The conference sessions will be thoughtfully curated to align with the topic, incorporating various formats such as presentation sessions, discussion panels, interview sessions, open discussion sessions, or a blend of different types. A chosen group of authors selected from the open Call for Papers will have the opportunity to actively present in these sessions. The rest will be included with paper in the sessions and are encouraged to participate actively in the discussions. There might be an option for posters.
How to submit
Before you begin – To submit your abstract you will need to have the following items ready:
- Your 250-500 words abstract describing the objectives, results, conclusions and significance of your work. Please feel free to submit an abstract on any topics identified for the FIG Congress 2026.
- The names and email addresses of all contributing authors.
- The full title of the paper as you would like it to appear in the programme book / proceedings.
- Your choice of maximum three (3) commissions/special themes in prioritized order, which best corresponds to the subject of your paper.
- Keywords for your paper.
- Whether you want to submit your paper as a peer review paper or non-peer review paper.
- Choice of author(s) as the presenter(s) at the Congress.
Submitting your abstract
- Begin by filling in the abstract submission form – https://www.fig.net/abstractdb/submit.asp?id=37 ensuring that you fill in all mandatory fields. Please note that submission of an abstract is NOT equivalent to registering for the FIG Congress.
- Please note that when you submit your abstract the number of abstracts is limited to a maximum of two per author; one as first author and one as co-author. Further, an author can only present one paper.
- An email from the conference organisers will serve as confirmation of a successful abstract submission. Your contribution ID will be contained in the confirmation email.
- Please note that abstracts must be submitted for non-peer review papers by 1 November 2025 and submission of full paper and abstract for peer review papers is 15 September 2025.
SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS
Peer review papers
If you wish to present a peer review paper at the FIG Congress 2026, submit your full paper by 15 September 2025, (for regular/non-peer review paper the deadline is 1 November 2025). When preparing the paper, please follow the guidelines prepared for papers (paper guidelines and the specific paper template for FIG Congress 2026 that are available on the conference web site: https://www.net/fig2026/presenter_practicalities.htm). Please include at the end of your paper all your contact details, including your name, address, phone number and email address. These papers will go through the extensive double-blinded academic peer review process.
Full peer review papers shall be submitted in electronic format to International Federation of Surveyors by email to fig@fig.net.
Full regular/non-peer review
Receipt of your abstract and paper will be acknowledged electronically according to the time schedules.
We encourage all authors of regular/non-peer review abstracts to submit a full paper which will be included in the proceedings. Deadline for the submission of full paper is 1 November 2025.
Please submit the full paper through the FIG abstract system, https://www.fig.net/abstractdb/submit.asp?id=37
When submitting a paper and video, the author(s) agree that FIG has the right to publish the paper and video in the conference proceedings (at the conference and on the FIG web site), in the FIG Surveyors Reference Library, and in the FIG online journal (if selected for this purpose) without any further agreement or compensation. The copyright of the paper remains by the author(s).
PEER REVIEW PAPER PROCESS
This review process is “double-blind”. At least two independent anonymous experts will review your anonymized paper twice. After submitting your abstract, you will receive a confirmation email. Please submit the full paper by 15 September 2025, otherwise your paper will be dropped from the peer review process, and your abstract will be handled as a regular paper instead.
In the conference programme, a paper that has been accepted by the peer review process will be marked “This is a peer reviewed paper”. Papers that are not accepted by the peer review process can be offered to the conference as non-peer reviewed papers. Accepted peer review papers will be published in FIG Peer Review Journal (ISSN No 2412-916X). For the journal, please visit www.fig.net/resources/publications/prj/index.asp
When preparing the paper, it is important to follow the guidelines outlined at https://www.fig.net/fig2026/presenter_practicalities.htm.