Call for Papers

Please join us in Boston this June for the 4th edition of “Networks in Science of Science” workshop, a satellite of NetSci26. We invite researchers and practitioners to share their work on the use of network approaches applied to studies in science of science. We particularly encourage submissions from junior researchers, including graduate students, postdocs, and pre-tenure professors. We will award a Best Student Paper Award, recognizing the best submission led by a graduate student(s). We will host a networking lunch following the morning workshop.

Scope

We welcome submissions that explore the use of network approaches applied to studies in science of science. This includes (but is not limited to): the analyses of relevant network data (e.g., citation networks, collaboration networks, semantic networks, knowledge graphs), development of novel methods for science of science applications (e.g., graph embedding, link prediction), and experimentations with representations (e.g., hypergraph, multilayer graph). We encourage diverse perspectives and seminal work targeting under-explored topics related to Science of Science. A Best Student Paper Award will be voted on at the workshop by the audience.

This workshop does not have archival proceedings. Therefore, submissions can be:

Submission Format

Option 1: Submit a PDF file of your publication or preprint. This option requires minimal work and is suitable for authors having no copyright restrictions or other concerns that prevent them from uploading their paper/preprint to a different site.

Option 2: An abstract. The file should be a PDF. We suggest 1 to 3 pages with unlimited pages for references and figures, but you are free to go beyond 3 pages. You can use any template of your choice.

Submission Portal

Enter your submission on EasyChair https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=netscisci2026. The portal and any updates to CFP can be found on the workshop website: https://netscisci.github.io/cfp

Important Dates

We will conduct two rounds of submissions. If you want to take advantage of NetSci’s early bird registration rate, please submit to Round 1, and we will let you know our decision by March 18, 2026.

-February 4: Call for abstracts is released
-March 4: Round 1 deadline
-March 18: Round 1 acceptance notice
-March 20: Deadline for early bird registration rate (-US$100 from the regular rate, https://www.netsci2026.com/registration)
-April 18: Round 2 deadline
-May 1: Round 2 acceptance notice
-June 1: workshop (afternoon)

The Organizing Committee

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