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Submissions are invited for full papers, oral presentation abstracts, and posters at the 1st Great Plains Bioinformatics Conference, an official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology. This is an invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality original research papers for presentation at Great Plains 2026. Authors of papers and oral abstracts that are accepted to the conference will present their work at the conference (longer talks for full papers, shorter talks for the abstracts). Accepted full papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of Bioinformatics Advances.
Publication Fees
Authors are responsible for the processing charges associated with the publication of the proceedings paper. The processing charges are:
Key Dates
Topics
A wide definition and inclusion of bioinformatics/computational biology will be considered, and topics of interest include the following:
- Computational Biology Algorithms
- Application of ML and LLMs in Biosciences
- Bioinformatics Education
- Cheminformatics and Drug Design
- Clinical & Health Informatics
- Databases, Ontologies & Biocuration
- Disease Models & Molecular Medicine
- Epidemiology & Biodiversity
- Evolutionary, Comparative Genomics & Phylogenetics
- Gene Regulation & Transcriptomics
- Genome Informatics
- Imaging Data Analysis
- Macromolecular Structure & Function
- Metagenomics
- Microbiome Informatics
- Network Biology
- Proteomics & Metabolomics
- Sequence Analysis
- Structural Bioinformatics
- Synthetic Biology
- Systems Modeling
- Text Mining & Natural Language Processing
- Visualization
Submission Guidelines
All submissions MUST select at least one corresponding author. Papers must be submitted by following the template for author submission to the journal Bioinformatics Advances; no other formats will be accepted. Using the OUP template, the paper length must not exceed nine pages. EasyChair will not allow uploading of papers that exceed 9 pages in length. The page count should include any required author information (submissions are not double-blind), abstract, figures, tables, and bibliography. Note that alt text is required for any image used in the paper. Papers must be submitted as a PDF. The paper must contain a structured abstract whose length does not exceed 250 words, divided into sub-sections under the following five headings: Motivation, Results, Availability and Implementation, Contact, and Supplementary Information (the latter only if applicable). The order and titles of the remaining paper sections can be chosen by the authors to best match their work. Violations of paper formatting, including changes to the font size or spaces in the OUP template, and violations of length rules will be grounds for rejection.
If absolutely necessary, submissions can be accompanied by supplementary material, similar to submissions to scientific journals. The supplementary material must be collected in a separate file that is appropriately marked and uploaded as an attachment on the paper submission page in EasyChair. However, we advise against adding supplementary material in general. Supplementary material will be published on the proceedings site alongside the online version of the conference paper. We do not support supplementary material presented at any site other than the publisher's site. Additionally, OUP does not edit or typeset supplementary data—it is uploaded online exactly as it is received. Authors must ensure its accuracy before submitting.
In addition to the standard submission information, authors are expected to submit a PDF of the written article following the preparation guidelines as outlined by Bioinformatics Advances
ISCB strongly prefers that submissions accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. We understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, or visa problems. Presenters are expected to attend in person unless genuine barriers exist. Inability implies circumstance, not choice. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate in-person you will need to request a waiver by writing
Any pre-approved virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform in advance of the conference as a precaution due to possible technical issues.
This conference follows the ISCB policy for acceptable use of large language models (https://www.iscb.org/about-iscb/policy-statements-bylaws-and-legal-documents/acceptable-use-of-large-language-models-policy).
Review Process
Submissions will undergo a single round of peer review to determine acceptance for presentation at the conference. Decisions will be based on reviewer evaluations, and accepted papers will be included in the conference program.
Following the conference, accepted papers will be invited to submit an updated version for publication in Bioinformatics Advances. These submissions will undergo a separate round of peer review conducted by the journal. Authors will have the opportunity to respond to reviewer comments and revise their manuscripts accordingly.
All reviews are confidential and will not be disclosed outside the review process.