The Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) is a major venue for academic research and developments in the area of the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. The 22nd edition will take place from June 1 to 5, 2026, in Portorož, Slovenia.

Main Tracks

ESWC 2026 features three primary submission tracks:

• Research Track – for novel research contributions
• In-Use Track – for practical applications of semantic technologies
• Resources Track – for data and software that support the community

Important Dates

(All deadlines are at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC–12))

Submission Guidelines

• ESWC welcomes original research and application submissions covering all aspects of Semantic Web technologies and Knowledge Graphs.

• Submissions should be original, present significant results, and include rigorous, principled, and repeatable evaluations.

• Changes in authorship after acceptance are not permitted.

• Authors are encouraged to link datasets, evaluation code, demos, and other supporting materials.

• Work under review or already published elsewhere, including in other ESWC tracks, will not be accepted.

• Accepted papers will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Open access preprints will also be available.

• Abstracts must be submitted in advance of full papers.

• Submissions must:

  • Be written in English
  • Not exceed 15 pages, excluding references
  • Be formatted in PDF or HTML using the LNCS format
  • HTML submissions must follow the HTML submission guide

• Review process:

  • Research Track: Double-anonymous review
  • In-Use and Resources Tracks: Single-anonymous review
  • Authors may submit a rebuttal during the rebuttal period

• At least one author of each accepted contribution must register and attend the conference to present.

• Submission is handled via EasyChair. Be sure to select the correct track when submitting.

Policy on Use of Generative AI Tools

For ESWC 2026, we follow the ACM Policy on Authorship regarding the use of Generative AI:

“Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) may not be listed as authors. Their use is allowed, but must be disclosed in the Acknowledgements section.
Example: ‘ChatGPT was used to generate sections of this work, including text, tables, graphs, or code.’

Tools that perform spelling/grammar checks or basic language translation do not require disclosure.”

If in doubt, disclose. For any questions about this policy, please contact the organizing committee.

Program Chairs

Research Track

• Maribel Acosta – Technical University of Munich, Germany
• María Poveda-Villalón – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

In-Use Track

• Marieke van Erp – KNAW Humanities Cluster, Netherlands
• Adegboyega Ojo – Carleton University, Canada

Resources Track

• Katja Hose – TU Wien, Austria
• Cogan Shimizu – Wright State University, USA