• Foundations and theories of KO

• Epistemological debates and classification philosophies

• Cultural, indigenous, and alternative knowledge perspectives

• Social epistemology and power structures in knowledge organization

• Knowledge Organization Systems: ontologies, taxonomies, thesauri, folksonomies

• AI, Machine Learning

• Metadata standards, interoperability, and linked data

• Semantic Web in KO

• Controlled vocabularies

• Authority control

• KO in library management and digital repositories

• ILS, OPACs, and discovery tools

• Data curation, RDM, 

• Digital preservation

• Information retrieval and recommender systems

• User behavior and search patterns

• Accessibility, inclusivity, 

• Multilingual systems

• KO in Big Data and cloud environments

• Open Science and Open Access

• KO in social media, 

• Digital humanities, and e-learning

• International collaboration in KO and LIS

• Policy, ethics, privacy, and IP

• Capacity building and professional development

• FAIR data principles

• Global perspectives on KO research, teaching, publishing

• Curriculum models and frameworks

• Integrating KO theories with digital competencies

• LIS programs for AI, data science, and digital transformation

• Metadata, KOS, and semantic technologies in curricula

• Outcome-Based Education (OBE) approaches

• Training for emerging roles: data librarians, curators, metadata specialists

Prospective authors are encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference by submitting their research papers. Contributions may also include topics that fall within the broader scope of the conference theme. High-quality research papers presenting original and unpublished work—whether conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical—are invited for presentation at the conference.

Selected high-quality papers will be published in reputed journals, while the remaining accepted papers will be considered for publication in an edited book with an ISBN.

Please note that the similarity index of submitted manuscripts must comply with UGC guidelines.

Authors are requested to submit their full papers as email attachments to: info@ickolis.com

The manuscript should include the title of the paper, followed by the name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and email ID(s) of the author(s).

The paper should be prepared in MS Word format using Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing on A4 size paper. The manuscript should include 2–5 keywords and should be between 3 to 8 pages in length.

All references must be formatted according to APA style.

The paper must be accompanied by a declaration letter stating that the work is original and has not been published or presented elsewhere.

The manuscript should clearly mention the names of the author(s), along with their email IDs and contact numbers.

Most of the sub-themes are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in nature. Original research papers, review articles, case studies, or action plans related to any of the sub-themes—aligned with the core theme of the conference, but not limited to it—may be submitted.