Organizers
About
WFCES 2025 returns for its seventh edition, continuing the tradition of bringing together leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners across information technologies, energy, and adjacent disciplines. The forum emphasizes translating scientific advances into practical action that supports sustainable development and environmental well‑being. Its core aim is to accelerate progress in IT and energy while providing a platform to discuss current challenges and explore new solutions. WFCES fosters rigorous research and actively encourages the adoption of innovations across industry and society.
E3S Web of Conferences — Tracks
Soil conservation and land restoration
Erosion control, topsoil rebuilding, revegetation, monitoring of degraded lands and protective farming systems.
Water resources & irrigation efficiency
Smart irrigation, water reuse, watershed modelling, water‑saving agritech and governance for sustainable supply.
Food–energy–water nexus & circular valorization
Integrated planning, waste‑to‑energy, biogas and biofertilizers, circular resource flows across agri‑food chains.
Environmental engineering & pollution control
Treatment technologies, emissions control, monitoring, and cleaner production for agri‑food operations.
Climate risk adaptation & nature‑based solutions
Resilience metrics, agroforestry, wetlands, green infrastructure and adaptation pathways for rural landscapes.
Proceedings of SPIE — Tracks
Optical Physics, Quantum Electronics & Photonics
Lasers, nonlinear & quantum optics, ultrafast phenomena, optical communications.
Photonic Sensing & Precision Optical Metrology
Optical sensors, LiDAR, fiber‑optic systems, interferometry, hyperspectral & spectroscopic methods.
Computational Imaging, Vision & Optical AI
Processing for optical data, compressive & computational imaging, inverse problems, ML for optical systems.
Remote Sensing, Earth Observation & Aerospace Optics
Payload optics, hyperspectral/thermal imaging, sensing of atmosphere & terrain, calibration and onboard processing.
Integrated Photonics, Optoelectronics & Semiconductor Photonics
PICs, III–V & silicon photonics, detectors, modulators, photonic crystals, plasmonics.
Photonics for Energy & Environment
Photovoltaics and solar photonics, diagnostics in power engineering, materials for energy conversion, spectroscopy.
Materials & Nanostructures for Photonics
Optical materials, coatings, metamaterials, nanophotonics, polymers for waveguides and fiber technologies.
Proceedings & Indexing
Conference papers will be published in two venues. Both are indexed in Scopus.
- Soil conservation and land restoration
- Water resources and irrigation efficiency including reuse and watershed management
- Food–energy–water nexus and circular bioresource valorization
- Environmental engineering and pollution control for agri‑food chains
- Climate risk adaptation and nature‑based solutions in rural landscapes
- Optical Physics, Quantum Electronics & Photonics
- Photonic Sensing & Precision Optical Metrology
- Computational Imaging, Vision & Optical AI
- Remote Sensing, Earth Observation & Aerospace Optics
- Integrated Photonics, Optoelectronics & Semiconductor Photonics
- Photonics for Energy & Environment
- Materials & Nanostructures for Photonics
Highlights
Paper Submissions
- Use the official templates and the IMRaD structure.
- Provide accurate references (include DOIs where available) and ethics approvals where applicable.
- Choose one proceedings venue (E3S or SPIE) based on the tracks above.
Important Dates
| Full Paper Deadline | 10 October 2025 |
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| Review Notification | 30 October 2025 |
| Camera‑Ready Deadline | 15 November 2025 |
| Presentation Submission | 29–30 November 2025 (conference dates) |
| Publication Materials to Publisher | May 2026 |
Registration & Fees
Regular Registration: €300
- At least one author must register per accepted paper.
- Payment instructions and invoices are provided upon acceptance.
- Both on‑site and remote (online) participation are available.
Policies
▾ Publication Ethics & Integrity (COPE)
WFCES 2025 adheres to the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and maintains independent editorial decisions. Editors, reviewers, and authors engaging with the symposium and its proceedings agree to the principles below.
- Authorship, Contributions, and Transparency
Substantial contributions: Listed authors have made significant contributions to the conception, design, data acquisition, analysis or interpretation, and approve both submission and final version.
Contribution disclosure: Specific roles (e.g., methodology, software, validation, investigation, resources, data curation, writing, visualization, supervision, project administration, funding) are described. Non‑author contributions are acknowledged with consent.
Authorship changes: Any addition, removal, or re‑ordering of authors before acceptance requires written agreement of all authors and explanation of the change; after acceptance, such changes are permitted only in exceptional circumstances subject to editorial approval. - Originality, Prior Dissemination, and Simultaneous Submissions
Original work: Submissions are original and not under consideration elsewhere. Prior public posting as a preprint is allowed but must be disclosed and properly cited.
Redundant publication: Overlap with prior works must be justified, clearly referenced, and limited. Self‑plagiarism is not permitted.
Simultaneous submissions: Parallel submission to another venue is prohibited and may lead to immediate rejection and sanctions. - Similarity, Image Integrity, and Research Records
Similarity screening is conducted at submission and pre‑production. Problematic overlap or recycled images lead to investigation and potential rejection.
Image/data integrity: Manipulation that misleads is prohibited; raw data must be provided upon request.
Record keeping: Editorial records are stored securely for an appropriate period. - Human/Animal Research, Safety, and Approvals
Studies with humans/animals must state approvals and consent; field work must document permits and safety measures. Dual‑use or hazardous work must include risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. - Data, Code, Materials, and AI‑Tool Transparency
Provide availability statements and sufficient methodological detail. Use of AI tools must be disclosed; AI tools are not authors and authors are responsible for content and permissions. - Conflicts of Interest and Editorial Independence
All parties declare relevant relationships; editors recuse where needed. Decisions are based on merit and integrity. - Citation Integrity and Research Reporting
References are accurate and balanced; DOIs included when available. Reporting follows accepted standards with clear limitations. - Misconduct, Corrections, Retractions, and Appeals
Verified misconduct may lead to rejection or retraction; corrections are issued for verified errors. Appeals are reviewed by a senior editor. - Presentation Requirement and No‑Show Policy
Accepted manuscripts must be presented; verified no‑show papers are excluded from the proceedings set delivered to the publisher. - Legal, Export‑Control, and Compliance
Authors must ensure compliance with laws, institutional policies, funding terms, and export‑control/sanctions regulations.
▾ Peer Review
WFCES 2025 operates a rigorous, independent, double‑blind review process to ensure scientific quality, transparency, and alignment with the symposium’s optics/photonics scope.
- Workflow and Screening
Desk screening for scope, template, ethics statements, language clarity, and similarity/image integrity. Anonymized manuscripts are required. - Reviewer Selection and Ethics
At least two independent experts; objectivity, confidentiality, and conflict‑free participation are required. Editors may add a third reviewer. - Evaluation Criteria
Novelty; rigor; clarity and figure/table quality; reference completeness (with DOIs); reproducibility and transparency; ethics and approvals. - Decisions and Revision Rounds
Accept / Minor Revision / Major Revision / Reject. Revisions include point‑by‑point responses. - Acceptance / Rejection Process (Finalization)
Acceptance requires positive reviews, verified ethics, similarity checks, complete camera‑ready package, and author registration. Grounds for rejection include scope mismatch, methodological flaws, unresolved concerns, undisclosed overlap, manipulation, missing approvals, template non‑compliance, or legal concerns. No‑show papers are excluded. - Timelines (Targets)
Desk 7–10 days; review 2–4 weeks per round; revisions 1–3 weeks; production checks before deadlines. - Ethics Escalation and Appeals
COPE‑aligned investigation of concerns; appeals reviewed by a senior editor; decisions after appeal are final for the current edition.
Publication History
All WFCES proceedings since 2021 are indexed in Scopus. Indexing of future volumes depends on third‑party databases and adherence to editorial and production standards.