24th ICAIS (2026) Conference Proceedings – Call for Papers
General information
ICAIS is cooperating with the International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Species (INVASIVESNET – https://www.invasivesnet.org) for publication of ICAIS 2026 conference proceedings in a special issue of the INVASIVESNET open access, peer-reviewed international journal Management of Biological Invasions.
INVASIVESNET journals already served as the publication platform for previous ICAIS proceedings – please see details in the Conference Proceedings 2008 – 2024 section below this call.
For ICAIS 2026 Proceedings, we will publish a special issue of Management of Biological Invasions focusing on both academic and applied research of invasive species. Of course, all research in the area of bioinvasions has implications for management, and we ask contributing authors to discuss these implications in the Discussion section of their papers.
We encourage all ICAIS 2026 participants to submit their research manuscripts for publication in the conference proceedings. Responsible thematic Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the special issue – Dr. Mattias Johansson.
Submission Deadline and Review Process
The tentative deadline for manuscript submission is November 30, 2026, and authors should use our online submission system for each journal. Within the cover letter, please state that this submission should be considered for inclusion in the ICAIS-2026 special issue of Management of Biological Invasions. Please see the author guidelines before submitting your manuscript. Accepted papers will be published online 2-3 weeks after the publication decision (although time to completion may vary due to delays in reviewing times, revisions of manuscripts, and the need for several rounds of reviews). All papers will be reviewed in accordance with the usual Management of Biological Invasions review processes and cannot be assured of acceptance until they have met the standards for peer review. The guest editors will manage the special issue, although the Deputy Editor-in-Chief for ICAIS proceedings retains the final decision on the acceptance of papers and will work closely with the guest editors during the editorial process. If a submitted paper is authored or co-authored by a guest editor, that submission will be handled by a different guest editor.
Article Processing Charges
Information on article processing charges (APCs) is available at the journal website. We will offer a regular 15 % discount for APCs for all ICAIS-2026 participants, and also additional discounts for INVASIVESNET members (see https://www.invasivesnet.org/registration/ to register and join the Association). If you have financial constraints and need support, please contact the managing editor of INVASIVESNET journals, Dr. Vadim Panov directly (vepanov@gmail.com).
Expressions of Interest and Contact Information
Before the start of ICAIS 2026, please send your expression of interest 1) to contribute to conference proceedings with full research papers (please provide tentative title of your paper), and also 2) to serve as a Guest editor and/or reviewer for this special issue of Management of Biological Invasions.
Expressions of interests and any questions or inquiries can be directed towards Dr. Mattias Johansson (thematic Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Management of Biological Invasions for ICAIS Proceedings) at m.l.johansson@gmail.com, mattias.johansson@ub.edu.bs, and Dr. Vadim Panov (managing editor of INVASIVESNET journals) at vepanov@gmail.com or mbi_editor@reabic.net.
Conference Proceedings 2008 – 2024
23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species May 12–16, 2024, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Special Issue of Management of Biological Invasions (Volume 16, Issue 3): Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species | Edited by Mattias Johansson This special issue of Management of Biological Invasions includes applied papers presented at the 23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 12–16, 2024. The publication of these special issues is supported by the International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET) and the European Union’s Horizon Europe project GuardIAS. 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (Volume 18, Issue 2): Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Management of Biological Invasions (Volume 14, Issue 2): Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species The publication of these special issues is supported by the International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET). 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (March 2021, Volume 16, Issue 1): Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species This special issue of Aquatic Invasions includes papers presented at the 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 27-31, 2019, and additional research articles on bioinvasions in inland waters. Special Issue of Management of Biological Invasions (March 2021, Volume 12, Issue 1): Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species This special issue of Management of Biological Invasions includes applied papers presented at the 21st International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 7-31, 2019. The publication of these special issues is supported by the International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET, https://www.invasivesnet.org). 20th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (November 2018, Volume 13, Issue 4): Invasive Species in Inland Waters This special issue of Aquatic Invasions includes papers presented at the 20th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, October 22–26, 2017, and additional research articles on bioinvasions in inland waters. This special issue of Management of Biological Invasions includes applied papers presented at the 20th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, October 22–26, 2017. The publication of these special issues is supported by the International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET, https://www.invasivesnet.org). 19th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species This special issue also includes six additional applied papers on invasive aquatic species in inland waters by European authors that were presented at two international meetings held in Europe in 2016 – Freshwater Invasives – Networking for Strategy II (FINSII) and a special session of the 33rd Congress of the International Society of Limnology (SIL). 18th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Management of Biological Invasions (September 2014, Volume 5, Issue 3): 17th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (March 2012, Volume 7, Issue 1): 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (March 2010, Volume 5, Issue 1): 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Special Issue of Biological Invasions (November 2009, Volume 11, Number 9): Aquatic invaders: from success factors to ecological risk assessment. Selected Papers from the 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species and Special Issue of Aquatic Invasions (October 2008, Volume 3, Issue 3): Invasive Aquatic Molluscs – ICAIS 2007 Conference Papers and Additional Records. 12th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species 11th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species 10th International Aquatic Nuisance Species and Zebra Mussel Conference 9th International Zebra Mussel and Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference 8th International Zebra Mussel and Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference |
