Submission

Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of Procedia CIRP by Elsevier (ISSN: 2212-8271). In principle, papers will only be published in Procedia CIRP if one of the authors presents them on-site.

All authors are required to use the template provided by Elsevier for submitting their papers. The paper template can be downloaded here [docm format] [PDF format].

Please use the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) to submit your abstracts or full papers. Submissions can be made via: https://www.editorialmanager.com/procir/

Abstract Submission

Authors wishing to submit papers are asked to send an abstract (maximum 300 words) by July 13th, 2025. The authors are required to use the provided template. For abstract submission, please fill in the template with the title, authors and their affiliations, and the abstract body. Suitability of the submitted abstracts will be evaluated.

If you do not receive a notification regarding the acceptance of your abstract by the designated deadline, please contact the conference secretariat directly at secretariat@cirp-lce2026.jspe.or.jp as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT: For abstract/full paper submission, you will have to go through several steps. Please follow the instruction provided on EES. On the step “Article Type Selection,” please select “SI: PROCIR_2026LCE 2026.”
Do the same on the step “General Information.” On the Step “Additional Information,” please enter “LCE2026” in the “name of the conference.” These steps are shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 (See below).

fig1 — Figure 1: Choose **“SI: PROCIR_LCE 2026”** in the “Select Article Type” in the “Article Type Selection” step.

fig2 — Figure 2: Choose **“SI: PROCIR_LCE 2026”** in the “Section/Category” in the “General Information” step.

fig3 — Figure 3: Enter **“LCE2026”** in the “name of the conference” in the “Additional Information” step.