The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences

Name: The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences
Start: 2026-03-31T22:00:00
End: 2026-04-02T22:00:00

Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time

Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognition, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry, Intervention and Health Promotion, Organizational Behavior

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Welcome from the Chair

Dear colleagues,

Please join us at the 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences (IOCBS 2026), promoted by MDPI’s open access journal  Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X; IF 2.5), which will be held online from 1 to 3 April 2026.

The field of behavioral sciences continues to advance at a rapid pace, encompassing key areas such as psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral genetics. As new challenges in mental health and behavior emerge, the need for interdisciplinary collaboration has never been more urgent. IOCBS 2026 provides a platform for researchers and professionals to come together, share insights, and explore innovative solutions.

Conference Themes and Sessions

IOCBS 2026 will cover nine core domains of behavioral sciences, providing a comprehensive look at the latest research and developments. Presentations will be organized into the following sessions:

S1. Psychiatric/Behavioral Disorders;
S2. Cognition;

S3. Developmental Psychology;

S4. Educational Psychology;

S5. Social Psychology;

S6. Health Psychology;

S7. Child/Adolescent Psychiatry;

S8. Organizational Behaviors;

S9. Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences.

This conference will enable you to share and discuss your most recent research findings with a community of scientists and professionals in the field from across the world. Your presentation will be accessible to hundreds of researchers worldwide and receive active engagement throughout the session.

Submission and Review Process

We invite you to submit your abstracts (in English only) by 2 December 2025. To maintain high academic standards, all submissions will undergo a peer-review process, conducted by the conference committee. The authors of accepted contributions will then have the opportunity to give an oral presentation or present a poster online. This process will ensure that submissions are topically relevant, of high quality, and present novel findings or discoveries.

Abstract Guidelines: Abstracts should be concise (200–300 words) and clearly state the research question, methodology, and key findings.
Submission Expectations: Both empirical research and review papers are welcome. Presenters should specify whether their work includes data-driven findings or is a theoretical/conceptual review.
Submission Criteria: All abstracts must be submitted in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling. Submissions must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journal, or they may be rejected. Each abstract should include the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and References. The contents of the abstract must align with the selected session.
Prizes and awards: Those with accepted contributions will be eligible to give oral presentations or present a poster online, with CHF 800 awarded for the best presentation and best poster.

Registration & Participation

Registration is free for all attendees, with a deadline of 27 March 2026. Following the conference, outstanding contributions will be invited for submission as full-length papers in a Special Issue of Behavioral Sciences, with a 20% discount on the article processing charge.

We believe IOCBS 2026 will be a landmark event, bringing together diverse perspectives to address critical issues in behavioral science. We look forward to your participation, whether you are presenting your latest research or contributing to meaningful discussions. Together, we will shape the future of behavioral sciences.

Best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, USA

Prof. Dr. Gianluca Serafini

Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Event Chairs

Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady

Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, 47306, United States Website

Sessions

S1. Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
S2. Cognition
S3. Developmental Psychology
S4. Educational Psychology
S5. Social Psychology
S6. Health Psychology
S7. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
S8. Organizational Behaviors
S9. Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

Registration

The registration for IOCBS 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 27 March 2026.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

IOCBS 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Important Deadlines

Deadline for abstract submission: 2 December 2025
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 31 January 2026.

You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral presentation in a separate email.

Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under “My Certificates” after the conference. Please note that the certificate is only for authors with accepted abstracts or registrations who attend the live session.

Abstract submissions

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function on conference homepage. No physical template is necessary.

1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. 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 Preparation

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, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.

Poster Presentation

All accepted posters will be permanently exhibited online in the Poster Gallery.

- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster.

The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the author's 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 Opportunity

1. Behavioral Sciences Journal Publication

Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X, Impact Factor 2.5), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note, 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 IOCBS2026 in Proceedings (ISSN: 2504 - 3900) after quality check. 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 IOCBS2026 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 paper submission deadline: 29 May 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
Acknowledgments

References.

Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Proceedings.
Proceedings Template.docx

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 4 awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.

The Awards

Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards

Number of Awards Available: 4

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 four winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.