CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstract Submission

With an exciting theme for the upcoming conference, we invite paper submissions on relevant sub-themes, including, but not limited to the following:

• Topic 1: Emerging Trends for OPEX in the era of Digitalization
• Topic 2: OPEX for Manufacturing companies (including SMEs)
• Topic 3: OPEX for the Service Sector (Banking, Finance, Airline, Transportation, etc.)
• Topic 4: OPEX for the Public Sector and Voluntary or Third Sector (Police, Ambulance, Health, Local authorities or Municipalities, Education, Charity or non-profit, etc.)
• Topic 5: Sustainability of OPEX
• Topic 6: Integration of OPEX with Industry 4.0 (AI, Big data, Blockchain, IoT, etc.) and 5.0
• Topic 7: Integration of OPEX with Innovation
• Topic 8: OPEX in Supply Chain and Logistics Operations
• Topic 9: Applications of quality improvement and OPEX tools (VSM, QFD, Design of Experiments, TPM, etc.)
• Topic 10: Miscellaneous topics (Leadership, Integration of ISO standards with OPEX, Business Excellence Models, Shingo Model, EFQM Model, World Class Manufacturing, etc.)

The basis for acceptance of papers is that they must be relevant and make a contribution to the current literature of OPEX topics, Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, and Total Quality Management. Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 300 words to the conference chair/local chair/co-chairs. All conference abstracts will be double-blind reviewed by members of a Scientific Committee to ensure their academic rigor, practical significance to industrial arena and value to existing literature. Each abstract should have a separate title page that includes the title of the paper, author name/s, affiliation/s and full contact details including address, fax, phone and e-mail. Your abstract must include up to five key words that capture the contents of the paper. For multiple authors, please indicate clearly to whom correspondence should be made. Authors must register for and attend the conference if their submission is accepted. We encourage electronic mail submission in Microsoft Word. When an abstract is accepted, the authors are encouraged to submit the full paper.

Abstracts of papers to be submitted to ICOPEX 2025 should be e-mailed to ICOPEX for review: icopex@isep.ipp.pt

Proceedings Paper Submission

• The initial papers must comply with Lecture Notes in Mechabical Engineering (LNME) Springer Guidelines for Authors and paper template. The limit of pages for these papers is 10 pages. Extra pages can be accepted but a fee per page need to be paid. Papers not adhering to this formatting will be rejected without review. The usage of this template is mandatory.

• The authors can choose to work with Microsoft Word or Latex. Templates can be found on the official Springer Conference Template page.
• For the first double or triple blind review, no author names, academic titles, or descriptions of academic positions should be included in the paper. After the paper is accepted, author information, affiliations, and e-mail addresses will be allowed to include in the accepted paper. Please remove the acknowledgment section.
• According to a ICOPEX Charter, a maximum of five co-authorships in submitted papers per author/participant is allowed.
• Also according to ICOPEX Charter, excess of self-citations is not allowed and can be a reason for paper rejection.
• Every paper has to be presented by one of its authors and no more than two papers can be presented by full delegates or one paper by students.
• After the paper has been approved for LNME publication and depending on the selected/recommended journal for extended version submission, this new extended version should be resubmitted for the second double or triple blind review following the journal rules. Papers should follow the journals' template and guidelines. There is no page limit for the submissions regarding the fast-track or special issue journals. 
• The title, abstract, authors, and affiliations, as well as the order of authors in the submission system, should be the same as in your accepted paper.

Journal Publication Opportunities

The ICOPEX Organising Committee will carefully evaluate all submitted papers. Only the most outstanding papers — those offering the most relevant and innovative contributions to the field of Operational Excellence — will be selected. Their authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their work to associated academic journals. These submissions will be subject to an additional peer-review process, in accordance with each journal’s editorial standards.

Publication Opportunities:

International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

(More opportunities to be announced soon)

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