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The 1st International Online Conference on Fermentation

Part of the International Online Conference on Fermentation series
12–13 November 2025
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
Abstract Submission Deadline
11 July 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification
8 September 2025

Registration Deadline
7 November 2025

Non-saccharomyces Yeast, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Probiotics, Gut Health, Health Benefits, Fermented Drinks, Yoghurt
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The IOCFE2025 is now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.

Instruction for authors are available online.
Submit your abstracts HERE.

For any inquiries, please contact us at: iocfe2025@mdpi.com

Welcome from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

In November 2025 (12-13), we are holding the 1st International Online Conference on Fermentation (IOCFE2025), organized by the MDPI journal Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637, Impact Factor 3.3).

It will focus on interesting topics in the following four tracks:
  1. Fermentation and Micro-Organism/Biotechnology
  2. Fermentation and Sensory Profiles/Impact
  3. Fermentation Foods, Drinks, and Food Safety
  4. Fermentation and Health (Nutraceutical Impact)

The conference will feature keynote speakers in these topics. It will also be possible to participate through flash talks, e-posters, and oral presentations. All submissions will be evaluated by an expert scientific committee.

Feel free to submit your abstract and participate in this amazing event. All accepted abstracts will be available online in open access form on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

All accepted abstracts will be available online in open access form on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

With warm regards,
Professor Antonio Morata
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
Chairman of IOCFE2025

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Event Chair

Department of Food Science and Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – UPM, Spain

Introduction
Bio
Antonio Morata is a Professor of Food Science and Technology at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, specialized in wine technology. He is Director of the master’s program in viticulture and enology and a Coordinator of the master’s program in food engineering at UPM. Dr. Morata is also a Professor of Enology and Wine Technology at the European Master of Viticulture and Enology, Euromaster Vinifera. He is a Spanish Delegate to the group of experts in wine technology and the President of wine microbiology for the International Organizations of Vine and Wine (OIV). He has authored more than one hundred research articles, seven books, six journal special issues, and twenty-three book chapters. Dr. Morata was listed among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University, USA, in 2021–2022-2023-2024. Recently an article of Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research has icluded to Professor Morata among the tenth more productive researchers in wine science at world level in the period 2016- 2021.

Registration


The registration for IOCFE 2025 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 7 November 2025.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

The 1st International Online Conference on Fermentation 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: 11 July 2025.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 8 September 2025.

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

Certificates of Participation will only be available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under “My certificates” after the conference.

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

1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200 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 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, 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
Poster:
a. Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
b. Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
c. Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥16.
e. 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 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 Opportunity

1. Fermentation 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 Fermentation (ISSN: 2311-5637, Impact Factor 3.3), 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 the 1st International Online Conference on Fermentation in Biology and Life Sciences Forum Proceedings (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (3-6 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.

Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCFE 2025 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: 2 January 2026

Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
1. Title
2. Full author names
3. Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
4. Abstract
5. Keywords
6. Introduction
7. Methods
8. Results and Discussion
9. Conclusions
10. Acknowledgements
11. References.

Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Environmental Sciences Proceedings.
blsf-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 eight awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.

The Awards
Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards

Number of Awards Available: 8

The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission 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 eight 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. Ang Kai Lin
Ms. Jelena Licinar
Email: iocfe2025@mdpi.com

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