Call for Research Papers
Digital libraries are essential guardians of global knowledge and culture, preserving humanity’s collective memory and fueling innovative research, learning, and discovery. In an era of unprecedented data growth and transformative AI, JCDL continues to be the premier international forum for the multidisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners in digital libraries and allied fields. To support broad international participation while fostering live interaction, JCDL 2025 will be held as a fully virtual, synchronous event. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to present their work live during scheduled sessions and submit a pre-recorded video for asynchronous access. We invite original research that advances the state-of-the-art in managing, accessing, analyzing, and curating digital collections. JCDL 2025 welcomes contributions across computer science, information science, library science, social science, and cultural heritage domains. We particularly encourage submissions that leverage cutting-edge approaches, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, data science, knowledge graphs, generative models, recommendation systems, and information retrieval. Whether building more intelligent search systems, organizing knowledge at scale, or applying foundation models to digital archives, your work should demonstrate innovation and impact.
Important Dates
All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time:
Full/Short Paper Submission Deadline (EXTENDED): August 22, 2025 September 12, 2025
Author Notification: October 10, 2025 October 31, 2025
Camera-Ready Deadline: November 1, 2025 November 14, 2025
Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl25
Topics of Interest
JCDL 2025 topics include, but are not limited to:
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Analytics for Digital Libraries:
Machine learning and deep learning methods for digital libraries
Large language models, generative AI, agent-based systems, and foundation models in information access
Data mining, data analytics, and visualization of library collections
Knowledge graphs, semantic web, ontologies, and graph-based knowledge representation
Natural language processing, information extraction, and semantic search
Predictive analytics, neural retrieval, and data-driven innovation
Search, Retrieval, and Recommendation Systems:
Information retrieval, indexing, and ranking for large-scale digital collections
Personalized search, user modeling, and recommender systems
Semantic search, question answering, and conversational interfaces
Navigational and exploratory search, interactive retrieval, query understanding, and multimodal retrieval (text, images, audio, video)
Knowledge discovery, entity-centric retrieval, and cross-lingual retrieval
Human Interaction, Communities, and Collaboration:
User experience (UX) design, usability, and accessibility in digital library systems
Collaborative and social information environments, including crowdsourcing and citizen science
Social networks, social tagging, folksonomies, and community curation of content
Human-centered design, interactive visualization, and user behavior analysis
Community building, scholarly communication, and engagement with digital content
Content, Collections, and Digital Humanities:
Digitization, transcription, and analysis of cultural heritage and multimedia collections
Digital humanities methods, computational social science, and arts-based informatics
Metadata standards, linked data, semantic annotation, and interoperability in digital collections
Document genres, scholarly content management, and digital exhibits
Multilingual and multicultural digital libraries; inclusion of diverse voices and resources
Domain-specific applications of digital libraries
Infrastructure, Preservation, and Data Management:
Digital preservation, long-term archiving, and sustainability of digital collections
Data curation, stewardship, and repository infrastructure
Linked open data, metadata integration, and semantic interoperability
Cloud computing, distributed architectures, and scalable library systems
Open science, open data initiatives, and reproducibility of digital library research
Policy, Ethics, and Societal Impact:
Intellectual property, copyright, and licensing issues in digital collections
Privacy, security, and trust in digital library systems and AI applications
Ethics of AI, algorithmic fairness, bias, and accountability in information access
Accessibility, inclusion, and equitable access to knowledge for diverse communities
Social, cultural, and legal implications of digital preservation and access
Paper Submission Categories and Formats
JCDL 2025 invites high-quality submissions in the following categories:
Full Research Papers (up to 10 pages, including references): These should present mature, well-developed work with significant contributions to digital library research and practice.
Short Research Papers (up to 4 pages, including references): These may present early-stage research, novel ideas, smaller studies, or concise contributions that are valuable to the community.
For more information, visit: https://2025.jcdl.org/call-for-papers/