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The 1st International Online Conference on Biology

Across Levels of the Biological Organization

Part of the International Online Conference on Biology series
10–12 February 2026
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
Abstract Submission Deadline
10 October 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification
10 November 2025

Registration Deadline
5 February 2026

Biological Complexity, Climate Change, Global Biodiversity, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Plant Adaptations
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IOCBI 2026 will be FREE for participation!

Join us today to register and submit your abstract, and be part of cutting-edge discussions and networking opportunities!

Welcome from the Chair

Dear Researchers,

Biology (ISSN 2079-7737, Impact Factor 3.6, Citescore 5.7) is a multidisciplinary life sciences journal that aims to be a forum for presenting recent fundamental biological research. It is currently organized into 27 research areas covering all levels of organization of living beings, from the biology of organisms to biological systems at all scales. We have decided to delve deeper into this activity by participating in an Online Conference to present fundamental biological research in all those areas.

The 1st International Online Conference on Biology 2026 (IOCBI2026) aims to be a forum where senior and junior researchers can contribute, exchange ideas, and debate, as well as foster collaborations in Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Infection Biology, Marine Biology, Zoology, and Plant Science.

Biology is a journal that has been gaining a reputation since its beginnings in 2012 as a solid scientific journal among multidisciplinary journals in the field of living beings, paying special attention to impartial reviews by qualified peers and the Editors-in-Chief of the different sections.

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Conference Chair,
Prof. Dr. Andrés Moya
University of Valencia, FISABIO and CIBEResp, Spain

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Event Chair

Integrative Systems Biology Institute, University of Valencia and CSIC, Valencia, Spain,
Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), Valencia, Spain,
CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain

Introduction
Bio
Dr. Moya has a PhD in Biology and Philosophy and has been Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia (UV) since 1993. He works at the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2Sysbio, UV-CSIC), at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), and the CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp). He is the director of the FISABIO University Chair for the Promotion of Biomedical Research. He has been a promoter of the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Valencia and of I2Sysbio, of the Center for Astrobiology (INTA-CSIC) and the Higher Center for Public Health Research (CSISP), currently part of FISABIO. He has been president of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology (SESBE). He has been a visiting professor at the University of California (Davis and Irvine) and Harvard University. He is, among others, the winner of the National Genetics Award (2012), the Lilly Foundation Award (2013), the Mexico Science and Technology Award (2015), Doctor Honoris Causa of the UIMP (2016), and the Maestro Andrés Laguna Award (2019).

Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Zed Rengel

Faculty of Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Introduction
Biography
Zed Rengel received BSc (Biology) and MSc (Cell biology) from University of Zagreb, PhD (agronomy, botany) from Louisiana State University, and Doctor Honoris Causa from Zagreb University. He is Professor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the University of Western Australia. Zed is Editor-in-Chief of Crop & Pasture Science and section Plant Science in journal Biology. He works on soil-plant-microbe interactions in food production and environmental management and remediation. Zed is a HiCi researcher.

Registration


The registration for IOCBI 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.

If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.

Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 5 February 2026.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission
IOCBI 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Important Deadlines
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 10 October 2025.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 10 November 2025. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The abstract should contain about 200–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCBI 2026 in MDPI’s Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9976) after quality check. If you wish to publish a research article in the journal, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.

Detailed Requirements

1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.

Note: We only accept live presentations.

Oral Presentation and Slides Submission
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software.
Poster Gallery
Poster:

a. Your submission should include the title, authors, contact details, and main research findings, as well as tables, figures, and graphs where necessary.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M

You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.

Authors who wish to present a poster are invited to send it to the conference email at iocbi2026@mdpi.com. All posters will be permanently exhibited online in the Poster Gallery.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

Publication Opportunities

  1. Biology Journal Publication
    Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be announced), published in Biology (ISSN: 2079-7737, Impact Factor 3.6), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note that if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

  2. Proceeding Paper Publication
    All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCBI2026 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.

    Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCNu2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.

    Proceedings submission deadline: 30 March 2026.

    Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
    Title;
    Full author names;
    Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
    Abstract;
    Keywords;
    Introduction;
    Methods;
    Results and Discussion;
    Conclusions;
    Acknowledgements;
    References.

    IOCBI2026-Proceeding Paper-Template

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.

The Awards
Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Awards

Number of Awards Available: 6

The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.

Sponsors and Partners

For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.

Organizers


Media Partners

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Ioana Vintila
Ms. Zeta Chen
Mr. Kent Zhang
Email: iocbi2026@mdpi.com

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.

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